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Washington Nationals superstar outfielder Bryce Harper is struggling this season and may be looking for a way to turn things around before it costs him a shitload of money. Harper, who is set to a get a huge payday this offseason, may be playing himself out of a $400 million contract by batting .217 this season. Today, the Nats slugger showed up to the field against the New York Yankees completely clean-shaven and looked nearly unrecognizable when he went up to bat.
Bryce Harper really shaved his beard… pic.twitter.com/EsaUAODNnx
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) June 18, 2018
.@Bharper3407's beard is gone. Mourn appropriately. pic.twitter.com/ubtw6e0fG5
— Cut4 (@Cut4) June 18, 2018
.@Bharper3407 is that you??? pic.twitter.com/lTL7vUphcE
— ESPN (@espn) June 18, 2018
Of course many Twitter conspiracy theorists believe Harper is making himself presentable for the NY Yankees, who have a strict no-facial hair policy.
Letting the yankees know how he is gonna look in pinstripes
— Reynaldo Almanza (@rey_almanza) June 18, 2018
Telling the Yankees that he is willing to have no facial hair to sign with the Yankees. Let's gooooo
— The Sports Guy (@Sports247Guy) June 18, 2018
First step towards signing with the Yankees…
— Ed McG (@resyegnivison) June 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/GioCatanzaro/status/1008819038875717632
https://twitter.com/DarthMalice95/status/1008819509145341952
Unfortunately Harper immediately struck out in his clean-shaven debut today against the Yanks. Hopefully Bryce can turn it around soon but at least the Nats have Juan Soto on the roster because he’s absolutely killing it right now.