Bryce Harper of the Philadelphia Phillies has long been one of the biggest fighters in Major League Baseball. It didn’t take much to set him off on Sunday afternoon in the Phillies-Rockies matchup. Rockies’ pitcher Jake Bird clapped his glove at the Phillies’ dugout heading into the bottom of the 7th inning. Bryce Harper was not pleased about it and immediately came charging out onto the field. He had to be restrained by several Phillies’ personnel after charging at the Rockies’ players. A confrontation ensued between both teams.
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Eventually Harper cooled down but both teams had to be separated after several minutes. The video of Bird clapping his glove at the Phillies’ dugout begins at 1:27.
In nine games this season with the Phillies, Harper has hit two home runs and brought in nine RBIs.
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