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Chapter 1

Greatest Moments It was apparent from an early age that Bryce Harper was destined for greatness. Take his phenomenal freshman season for Las Vegas High School, where he hit 11 home runs (HR), stole 36 bases, and had 67 RBI to go with a .590 batting average over 39 games, or when he played for the 16U National Team for USA Baseball in the Pan American Championships, where he hit four home runs and had 16 RBI in eight games with a .571 batting average. Inarguably, Harper dominated at a young age. Harper quickly cemented himself as one of the top prospects in the US while he was in high school, so much so that he dropped out of high school and enrolled at the College of Southern Nevada with his General Education Degree (GED) so he could be eligible to enter the MLB draft in 2010 rather than 2011. It was a risk, but it paid off as the Washington Nationals selected him first overall that season. Since then, Harper has been one of the best players in Major League Baseball (MLB). He earned the 2012 National League Rookie of the Year award and was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) in the National League (NL) twice, once in 2015 and again in 2021. In addition, he appeared in seven All-Star Games through his first 11 seasons in the majors. 7