MLB: After he was voted the most overrated, Bryce Harper, he is the best of 2021 in the National

The right fielder of the Philadelphia Phillies Bryce Harper, has been named 2021 National League Outstanding Player (NL Outstanding Player) at the Players Choice Awards, which is voted on by the MLB Players Association. On American League, Japanese two-way Shohei Ohtani, was the winner of this same Harper award.

Harper’s 2021 season, fueled by a historic second half, fueled his bid for the award. It was one of the best seasons of Harper’s career, if not the best, and by far the best as a member of the Phillies:

Harper was a key offensive piece for the Phillies in 2021, leading the team in batting average, hits, doubles, home runs, RBIs and slugging percentage, despite dealing with injuries that kept him out for most of the games. in May and June.

Harper’s slash line of .309 / .429 / .615 with 35 home runs, 42 doubles and a major league-leading 1.044 OPS earned him the award for the second time in his career, the first in his 2015 MVP season. with Washington Nationals.

Harper also led the majors in doubles, slugging percentage and OPS +. Beyond the stats, Harper secured the award because of his impact on the Philadelphia lineup night after night.

He was a force to be reckoned with in the second half, and had it not been for his outstanding numbers and leadership, the Phillies would have been eliminated from playoff contention much earlier.

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Harper is also nominated for an NL Silver Slugger Award, to be announced on November 11, and the NL MVP Award, announced on November 18. Congratulations and good luck, Bryce!

Rafael Martinez

I am fond of the King of Sports, especially the Boston Red Sox in MLB and in general all of Mexican baseball. This profession has given me the opportunity to cover major events such as the Caribbean Series, LMB All Star, LMP (uninterrupted since 2009), signings of important players. I had the chance to attend the 2013 World Classic in Arizona, USA, albeit as a fan. Apart from this beautiful sport, I love basketball, where I have also narrated games and even an NBA friendly 10 years ago, but I carry baseball in my veins. BA in Communication Sciences from the Autonomous University of Sinaloa (UAS) , from which I graduated in 2011. I was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa and started in the world of sports journalism in 2004 in the newspaper El Sol de Mazatlán, where I was a baseball columnist and a reporter at the same time. In January 2009 I came to El Debate as a journalist reporter and it was almost six years (in the first stage), until in November 2014 I emigrated to the radio providing my services at Línea Directa-Grupo RSN. My cycle there ended in July 2019 and after a few days, El Debate gave me another opportunity to work and opened the doors for me again. That is how I came to Al Bat, where I have been since 2019 as a web journalist.

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