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1000 th Career Hit and 200 th Career Home Run Hitting 200 home runs is a huge milestone for MLB sluggers. While reaching the 1,000-hit mark may not be as glamorous (more than 1,000 players have recorded at least 1,000 hits), accomplishing both feats with the same swing had never been done before Harper pulled it off. Harper joined the Philadelphia Phillies as a big-money free agent before the start of the 2019 season, and he wasted no time making history in his new uniform. In an early July game against the Atlanta Braves, Harper came up to bat with two outs in the top of the sixth inning and the Phillies trailing 3-0. The first pitch from Braves pitcher Bryse Wilson was just above knee-high and on the outer half of the plate. Harper reached out and got enough on the ball to just clear

the left field wall. While the Phillies went on to lose, Harper had done something no one had before, collecting hit number 1,000 with HR 200.

Harper collects his 1,000 th hit and 200 th homer with one swing of the bat.

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