CONTENTS STARTING WITH A BANG 4 EARLY LIFE 8 TOP PROSPECT 4 ROOKIE SENSATION 20 BIG LEAGUE SUPERSTAR 24 Timeline 30 Glossary 31 Index 32 About the Author 32
STARTING WITH A BANG Washington Nationals fans packed the stadium for Opening Day in 2013 They had not seen many winners since the Nationals had moved to Washington in 2005 But now the future was bright The team was loaded with young stars The most promising was 20 year old Bryce Harper The crowd roared as Harper stepped to the plate in the first inning Miami Marlins pitcher Ricky Nolasco delivered a pitch CRACK Harper crushed it The ball sailed 385 feet and cleared the right field scoreboard It was a home
Harper is congratulated by teammate Ryan Zimmerman after his first Opening Day home run in
