Bryce Harper wants MLB in-season tournament in London
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Bryce Harper is taking in the sights and sounds of London, but wishes he could do it for longer.
After a fourth-inning solo home run on Saturday against the New York Mets during MLB's London Series, Harper headed to his dugout and pulled out the soccer-style knee-slide celebration.
It's the third time the MLB went overseas, as the Yankees and Red Sox debuted the trip in 2019, and the Cardinals and Cubs went there last year.
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Bryce Harper of the Philadelphia Phillies rounds the bases after hitting a home run against the New York Mets at London Stadium on Saturday, June 8, 2024. (Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
After Sunday, it will be just six games played in the country, but Harper himself has an idea.
"We’re excited as a team to be over here and play in front of different fans," Harper said. "Obviously, they love their football over here and being able to go into a different country and play in front of a new fan base is going to be a really fun time for us, and fun time for them.
"I wish that Major League Baseball would bring four teams over here, make it a round-robin and stay for a week and a half or two weeks, just so U.K. baseball fans can rally around it," he said earlier Saturday. "It’s so in and out and so quick, it would be fun to rove across the country a bit, take the trains into different places and see all that. I think it would be a lot of fun."
Bryce Harper of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run in the London Series game against the New York Mets on Saturday, June 8, 2024. (Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty