National League home run leader Bryce Harper extended his National League home run lead. pic.twitter.com/lyjKYK9Q5N
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) May 29, 2018
Bryce Harper is locked in when it comes to hitting home runs. Entering Tuesday with a National League-leading 16 home runs, Harper needed just one pitch to crush his 17th. Harper caught up with a 91 mph fastball from Baltimore Orioles’ Dylan Bundy to send it into Camden Yards’ right-field bleachers.
I honestly am not sure what entirely to make of Bryce Harper’s season so far, but NL best 17 HRs seems much more important than his .232 batting average
— Jamal Collier (@JamalCollier) May 29, 2018
Harper has struggled at the plate entering Tuesday’s slate with a .228 batting average, however, he is slugging .528. His league-leading 46 walks also shows that he is seeing the baseball. His drop in batting average may be more of him pressing when he finally gets something to hit. Nonetheless, he is as good of a must-see attraction as there is in MLB.
