Bryce Harper blasts a 465-foot dinger for his first homer as a Phillie

Mar 30, 2019; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Phillies right fielder Bryce Harper (3) watches the flight of his solo home run in the seventh inning against the Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: James Lang-USA TODAY Sports

MLBBy Matt Clapp on March 30, 2019

In his second game with the Philadelphia Phillies, Bryce Harper hit his first home run (after signing a 13-year, $330 million deal over the offseason), and it was no cheapie.

Harper annihilated a fastball from the Atlanta Braves’ Rocky Biddle, and sent it 465 feet — with 113.7-mph exit velocity — to the second deck in right field at Citizens Bank Park.

https://twitter.com/Phillies/status/1112124609174867969

Crushed it. pic.twitter.com/lEH25nMPSI

— MLB (@MLB) March 30, 2019

Madness pic.twitter.com/9UJZZmkDho

— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) March 30, 2019

Bryce Harper's first HR with the Phillies is his 2nd-longest HR tracked by Statcast, at 465 ft.

His longest HR? 473 ft off Nick Pivetta — who started today for the Phillies, now Harper's team. pic.twitter.com/aBfwfiK8vS

— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) March 30, 2019

What a bomb.

The Phillies would go on to win 8-6, and are 2-0 in the Bryce Harper era.

About Matt Clapp

Matt is an editor at The Comeback. He attended Colorado State University, wishes he was Saved by the Bell's Zack Morris, and idolizes Larry David. And loves pizza and dogs because obviously.

He can be followed on Twitter at @Matt2Clapp (also @TheBlogfines for Cubs/MLB tweets and @DaBearNecess for Bears/NFL tweets), and can be reached by email at mclapp@thecomeback.com.

View all posts by Matt Clapp