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Why Bryce Harper may just stick around at first base for a long time
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Phillies mailbag: Bryce Harper's future at 1B, where Aaron Nola
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Bryce Harper won't make pitch for Shohei Ohtani to join Phillies
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MLB MVP Awards: Bryce Harper takes home NL, Shohei Ohtani snags AL
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Bryce Harper won't make pitch for Shohei Ohtani to join Phillies
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Shohei Ohtani's sparkling future and impending free agency are
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MLB playoffs: Phillies turn to Aaron Nola to pitch them past
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Ohtani to keep playing, his future and impending free agency murky
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Shohei Ohtani won't pitch for rest of season because of a torn
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What they're saying: Bryce Harper's unexpected problem with the