Bryce Harper : "Oh my gosh, I just did that"

Reigning NL MVP and now NLCS MVP Bryce Harper is so good that he actually failed to grasp how sensational of a postseason he's been having. When you're as good as he is, it is sometimes be hard to believe it yourself.

With his Philadelphia Phillies trailing in Game 5 of the NLCS against the San Diego Padres, Harper smacked a go-ahead two-run 382-foot home run that blew the proverbial roof off Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. Looking at the replay and seeing the crowd's reaction, the superstar slugger couldn't believe what had just happened.

The home run was so superb that it had to be replayed and shared through multiple angles.

It was Bryce Harper's fifth home run of the postseason and was ultimately the coup de grace in the San Diego Padres' postseason hopes. Had they prevented the reigning MVP's home run, they could have held on to win the game and extended the series back at Petco Park in San Diego.

Bryce Harper's insane postseason stats

Harper's electric postseason continues into the Fall Classic. At the time of this writing, the 30-year-old has recorded 18 hits, five home runs, and 11 RBIs in 43 at-bats. This give's the NLCS MVP an absurd .419/.444/.907 and an OPS of 1.351.

With Harper's bat scorching hot, along with some help from Kyle Schwarber and Rhys Hoskins, it would be interesting to see how the prolific Houston Astros pitching staff shut down the Phillies' high-octane batting lineup.

About the author

Daniel Santiago is a journalist who has been reporting on baseball at Sportskeeda since 2022. He was drawn towards the sport after the underlying statistics and the analysis surrounding it grabbed his attention.

Daniel particularly enjoys furnishing reports about historic events in baseball and analyzing the game through a statistic-based outlook, based on Fangraphs and Baseball-Reference. This is in line with how he enjoyed watching baseball as a pastime. As a writer, he is very particular about cross-checking from reputable sources and doing his due diligence.

He became a lifelong Hideki Matsui fan after his exploits in the 2009 World Series for the New York Yankees. Among the current generation, Daniel's favorites include Shohei Ohtani and Jung Hoo Lee. Daniel is a huge follower of Asian baseball and both Ohtani and Lee have been in the top echelon of their respective leagues during their time with the NPB and KBO.

His favorite moment as a baseball fan was the final at-bat of the 2023 World Baseball Classic between Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout. He believes there aren't many words to fittingly describe the intensity of the moment.

As an avid sports fan, Daniel watches other sports and Esports when not writing about baseball.

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