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Bryce Harper looking to join himself on iconic Home Run Derby list
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The 2026 MLB All-Star Game is scheduled for July 14, and the Home Run Derby is the day before. Bryce Harper is taking part in the Home Run Derby before a home crowd at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia .
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In doing so, Harper has a chance to etch his place in history among other notable sluggers, per Sarah Langs of MLB.com. A history that already includes him. He is looking to repeat and join two other sluggers who have won the Home Run Derby at their home ballpark.
In 2018, Harper won the Home Run Derby while with the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. Three years before, Todd Frazier of the Reds won the Derby at the Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati . It was the late Ryne Sandberg who set the precedent back in 1990, when he won the Home Run Derby at Wrigley Field.
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Meanwhile, Harper is batting .264 with 86 hits, 20 home runs, and 57 RBIs. Additionally, he was selected as a Legend Pick by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred for the All-Star Game. He joins alongside outgoing Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander as a Legends Pick.
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Altogether, Harper is a nine-time MLB All-Star while playing with the Nationals and Phillies . In 2012, Harper was named the National League Rookie of the Year. He is a two-time National League MVP, in 2015 and 2021. In 2022, he was the NLCS MVP with the Phillies, hitting a home run in Game 5 against the San Diego Padres that won the pennant. The Phillies lost the World Series to the Houston Astros in six games.
Additionally, Harper has won four Silver Slugger Awards.
