The Early Lead Archive: Bryce Harper

Bryce Harper takes batting practice at Nationals Park

About time the kid earned his paycheck. Bryce Harper, the Nats' 17-year-old phenom, is taking batting practice at Nationals Park, ahead of his 5:45 p.m. press conference. Here's the twitter-to-blog conversion: First swing? A long fly ball to center, off...

By Cindy Boren  | August 26, 2010; 3:03 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (1)
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Bryce Harper headlines Jordan Zimmermann, Stephen Strasburg show

The future is now. Or so buses around the city proclaim. For the Nationals, the future is right now...today, even. First up, Bryce Harper, presumably without the face paint, in his introductory news conference at 5:45 p.m. (Finally. He signed...

By Cindy Boren  | August 26, 2010; 11:55 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (2)
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Bryce Harper, Nationals face signing deadline tonight

The deadline by which the Washington Nationals and agent Scott Boras must get a deal in place for Bryce Harper, the 17-year-old who was baseball's top draft pick, is midnight tonight and at least one significant Nat is pretty blunt...

By Cindy Boren  | August 16, 2010; 7:15 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (4)
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