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MLB Debut While Harper did not make the Opening Day roster to start the 2012 MLB season with the Nationals, it did not take long before he ascended to the big leagues. It only took 21 games into the season for the Nationals to call Harper up for his first appearance in the majors. Harper had a ground out and a fly out in his first two at-bats, but he got his first career hit by drilling a double over the center fielder’s head that dropped just in front of the center field wall. Harper even showed off his arm strength on a throw to home later in the game that would have been an out if the catcher had held on.

While the Nationals would fall in extra innings that day, Harper also added his first career RBI on an eighth-inning sacrifice fly to give his team a 2-1 lead.

Harper flashes both his bat and arm in his 2012 MLB debut.

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