CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP/WMAL) – It’s a done deal. The Phillies officially signed Bryce Harper Friday night. He’ll be introduced during a news conference Saturday afternoon.
He has the potential of earning a lot more than $330 million under the 13-year deal he accepted from the Phillies.
According to contract details obtained by The Associated Press, Harper would earn an extra $50,000 each time he is an All-Star, wins a Gold Glove or a Silver Slugger or is selected League Championship Series MVP. Among the other bonuses, a World Series MVP trophy would be worth an additional $100,000, and an MVP award would earn him $500,000
Harper will wear No. 3 rather than the No. 34 he used with the Washington Nationals, where he spent his previous major league seasons.
Harper has a .279 career average with 184 homers and 521 RBIs, including a .268 average with 14 homers, 32 RBIs in 47 games at Citizens Bank Park.
His agreement tops the $325 million, 13-year agreement outfielder Giancarlo Stanton reached before the 2015 season with the Miami Marlins, who traded him to the New York Yankees in December 2017.
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