The Phillies got off to such a slow start in 2022 (22-29 after 51 games) that manager Joe Girardi was fired.
BRYCE HARPER STATS SERIES
Harper has hit six home runs this October/November, with the signature blow coming in the decisive Game 5 of the NLCS, when he clubbed a two-run homer in the bottom of the 8th against the San Diego Padres’ Robert Suarez, which turned a 3-2 deficit into a 4-3 lead and, eventually, a 4-to-1 series win and an unlikely berth in the Fall Classic. Harper’s numbers in 2022 (.286 BA, 18 HR, 65 RBI, 145 OPS+) aren’t in the same league as those he logged in his 2021 MVP campaign (.309 BA, 35 HR, 84 RBI, 179 OPS+) but they were good enough to help the Phillies make it to the postseason. Additionally, although Harper suffered both a torn UCL in his right elbow and a fractured thumb this year, he was able to log 426 plate appearances in 99 games thanks to the newly implemented designated hitter rule in the National League. As the third-place team in the National League East (with 87 wins), the Phils made the playoff party as the third Wild Card and #6 seed thanks to Major League Baseball’s newly expanded 12-team playoff system. Harper and the Phillies are fortunate to be in the postseason. 211 batting average in his first 19 career postseason games from 2012-17, has emerged as a postseason star in 2022 he’s now hit 6 home runs with 13 RBI this October and November to go along with a. The 30-year-old Harper, who struggled to a. Tonight, in the first World Series game to be played in Philadelphia since 2009, two-time Most Valuable Player Bryce Harper hit the first pitch he saw deep to right field for a two-run home run, one which propelled the Phillies to an easy win and 2-to-1 series lead over the favored Houston Astros.
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