Bryce Harper makes history with 1B Silver Slugger win
When it started to become a reality that Bryce’s days in the OF were numbered and that he would be picking up a position that he had never regularly played in his life, it would be fair to expect some growing pains. However, that is not Bryce Harper. He stepped into 1B in the latter half of 2023 and of course was immediately great. The offense never wavered and what might be more impressive than the Silver Slugger was the Gold Glove nomination.
Bryce Harper is 1/1. With this Silver Slugger win he becomes the first player in baseball history to win the award multiple times in the OF and then win it at another position; 1B. Everyone knows the one piece of hardware missing from the mantle, but Bryce’s sustained excellence, even in the face of learning a new position, while being the face of the franchise, remains something to be applauded. Bryce remains well on the path for a Cooperstown enshrinement and becoming a top 5 player at 1B in less than a calendar year is certainly adding to the resume.
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