{"id":1339,"date":"2026-06-21T23:10:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T23:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1339"},"modified":"2026-06-21T23:10:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T23:10:37","slug":"bryce-harpers-first-career-cycle-wouldnt-have-happened-without-his-aggressive-baserunning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1339","title":{"rendered":"Bryce Harper\u2019s first career cycle wouldn\u2019t have happened without his aggressive baserunning"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s perfectly accurate to say that Bryce Harper <i>hit <\/i>for the cycle Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1337\">With a city funding plan in place, Mayor Parker is headed to Harrisburg for help to shore up school finances<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>But he also <i>ran <\/i>for it.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Never mind that the Phillies star tied a bow on his first career cycle by sprinting for a triple in the fifth inning. Two innings earlier, he stretched a single into a double with the overaggressive base running for which he\u2019s often criticized.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Harper lashed a first-pitch fastball from Mets starter Freddy Peralta through the right side. He didn\u2019t hesitate around first base, even though he had barely made the turn when right fielder Eric Wagaman cut off the ball and unleashed a throw.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>A strong, accurate throw likely would\u2019ve gotten Harper. But after backhanding the ball, Wagaman\u2019s throw came up well short of second base. Harper\u2019s risk, with nobody out in the third inning and the Phillies leading 4-0, paid off.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>But even if it hadn\u2019t, he wasn\u2019t about to apologize for his daring run.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Chills.<\/p>\n<p>How every hit from Bryce Harper&#8217;s first career cycle sounded with Franzke and LA pic.twitter.com\/hEUDpeEqlh<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) June 21, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t really care what people think about my baserunning because that\u2019s how I\u2019ve always played,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve done it since I was 7 years old. I don\u2019t really play a different way when I know I can try to get to second base. I\u2019ve made mistakes on the bases. I\u2019m going to. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cLittle kids are going to do the same thing. And I\u2019ll preach to them that they just play the game hard. If they get thrown out at second or third, then so be it. If I don\u2019t do that tonight, then I don\u2019t have the opportunity to hit for a cycle.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Harper has made three outs on the bases so far this season. He made six last year, including three at second base after trying to stretch a single.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>In this case, given the situation in the game \u2014 and the fact that Wagaman, a utility player, was making only his second career start in right field \u2014 interim manager Don Mattingly agreed with Harper\u2019s decision to take second.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1335\">Strong storms and downpours Monday could affect Philly\u2019s next World Cup match<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe want to take chances,\u201d Mattingly said. \u201cWe want to take smart chances. That\u2019s a good chance there because the guy\u2019s got to backhand it. He\u2019s not truly, truly the right fielder. It\u2019s a guy that\u2019s playing out there sparingly, but also a guy that has to go to his right, backhand the ball, and try to get something on it.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cSo, it\u2019s a good chance.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Rating Rincones<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s been only 19 plate appearances over six games, but right fielder Gabriel Rincones Jr. has mostly struggled in his initial exposure to the majors.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Rincones, who didn\u2019t start Sunday night against a lefty (the Mets\u2019 David Peterson), is 2-for-19 with five strikeouts. He hasn\u2019t drawn a walk. Since his homer in his first Citizens Bank Park at-bat Monday night, he\u2019s 1-for-15.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cSome good, some bad,\u201d Mattingly said. \u201cI just don\u2019t want him to be passive. I want him to make sure he\u2019s being aggressive in the zone. He\u2019s a guy that\u2019s got a good eye. He\u2019s young and he is starting out, so you don\u2019t want to put too much emphasis on one day to the next. For me, you want to see the aggressive swings.\u201c<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Mattingly was encouraged by Rincones\u2019 swing on a fly ball to center field in his last at-bat Saturday night. But in his two previous at-bats, he chased a low-and-away fastball from lefty Cionel P\u00e9rez for a strikeout and got called out on a fastball over the plate from starter Freddy Peralta.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The Phillies plan to move forward with Rincones, a left-handed hitter, in right field against right-handed pitching. Brandon Marsh moves to right field, with righty-hitting Derek Hill in center, against lefties.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Extra bases<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Reliever Brad Keller (right forearm strain) began a throwing program by playing catch from 75 to 90 feet. &#8230; Lefty reliever Kyle Backhus (elbow) completed an injury rehab assignment with a scoreless inning Saturday for triple-A Lehigh Valley. He will be reinstated from the injured list at some point this week, Mattingly said. &#8230; Reserve outfielder Johan Rojas, serving an 80-game suspension for testing positive for a banned substance, had surgery in which an internal brace was used to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. The typical recovery is 6-8 months, according to the Phillies, who expect he\u2019ll be ready to begin next season. &#8230; The Phillies will open a four-game series in Washington at 6:45 p.m. Monday night. They haven\u2019t named a starter to fill demoted Andrew Painter\u2019s spot in the rotation. Left-hander Foster Griffin (7-2, 3.32 ERA) will start the opener for the Nationals.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1333\">A Delco man built a Harley in his dad\u2019s basement and could win $10,000 for it<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>His fifth-inning run to third was gutsy, but one that has always been in Harper&#8217;s nature to go after, and on Saturday, it paid off. 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