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Phillies star hits milestone home run against Red Sox
Philadelphia Phillies infielder Bryce Harper (3) rounds the bases after hitting a home run against the Boston Red Sox in the first inning at Citizens Bank Park. Kyle Ross-Imagn Images

Phillies star hits milestone home run against Red Sox

In the first inning of Wednesday's game against the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper hit a milestone home run that turned some heads around baseball.

The 439-foot homer is Harper's 350th of his career, becoming the youngest active player to reach the career mark at 32.

The shot off Harper's bat turned some heads for reasons beyond the milestone, though, as it went 439 feet and came off the bat at 110.8 mph.

Harper now joins a list of just eight active players to reach the career milestone; (Giancarlo Staton, 434; Mike Trout 395; Paul Goldschmidt, 370; Manny Machado, 360; Freddie Freeman, 353; Nolan Arenado, 351; Aaron Judge, 351)

The home run comes as Harper's second since the All-Star break.

Earlier in the first inning, Kyle Schwarber launched a 409-foot blast to ring the bell in Citizens Bank Park and score Trea Turner from first base. The hot streak from both power hitters put the Phillies ahead, 3-0, after the first inning.

Luke Brown

Luke Brown is a sophomore studying Sports Communication and Media at Rowan University. He has covered hundreds of high school sporting events, Minor League Baseball games, and anything else he can get involved with. He also covered the 2025 US Open, getting to talk to Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy, his favorite career moment thus far.

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