Bryce Harper, the Philadelphia Phillies' star, has expressed his desire to play with the team until he is 45 and is open to a contract extension to make that possible. Harper, who is currently under contract through 2031 and will be a free agent in his age-39 season, has also agreed to a permanent position change from right field to first base. This decision, endorsed by Phillies' Dave Dombrowski in the offseason, comes after a makeshift move to first base last year, which allowed him to return to the field following Tommy John surgery. Harper has stated he believes he can be 'really good' at first base and is in no rush to negotiate a new deal but wants to ensure his long-term presence with the Phillies, a sentiment he reiterated during spring training.
Bryce Harper wants longer deal with Phillies to go in his 40s, accepts move to first base https://t.co/1XEB7GfzEI
Phillies' Bryce Harper accepts move to first base, eyes longer deal https://t.co/gjy0R6JjaV
Bryce Harper wants longer deal with Phillies to go into his 40s, accepts move to first base https://t.co/H9tXUZyQho https://t.co/w5Apru4vh9
Phillies’ Bryce Harper on board with move to first base https://t.co/DBzQ8pu0f4 https://t.co/HHbTnPzdwt
"I want to be here a long time." 👀 Bryce Harper address the recent contract extension rumors. https://t.co/BEBIBOLetG
Phillies’ Bryce Harper Preparing for Permanent Position Change in Spring Training https://t.co/DJuU53z1X5
Bryce Harper said he is in no rush to negotiate a new deal, but did make it clear on Sunday that he wants to grow old in Philadelphia. https://t.co/CQ9w5anSID
"I want to be here for a long time and understand playing into my 40s, that's the biggest thing for me," Bryce Harper said Sunday in the Philadelphia Phillies' spring training clubhouse. "So I wanted to get that done." https://t.co/yAs96npQdW
Bryce Harper wants to finish his career with the Phillies, playing into his 40s and staying at first base, a makeshift decision last year that got him back on the field following Tommy John surgery. https://t.co/VJ5NLncjFf
Bryce Harper doesn't think he'll play right field again and will move to first base going forward, per @ToddZolecki https://t.co/SouVZiNu50
Bryce Harper wants to play for the Phillies into his 40's He's under contract through 2031 and is scheduled to become a free agent in his age-39 season https://t.co/QnqNGLUVad
Bryce Harper wants to finish career with Philadelphia Phillies, playing into his 40s https://t.co/Za9rBohg0Y
Bryce Harper got to camp today. He talked this morning about a permanent move to first base, and a potential contract extension. https://t.co/Kjbit0oM26
Bryce Harper content to be full-time first baseman: I have a chance to ‘be really good over there’ https://t.co/93YRdLPxdC
“Just understand I wanna be here for a long time, playing into my 40s. So I wanted to get that done.” -Bryce Harper has said he wants to play with the Phillies till he is 45 years old. He will be 38 when his deal is up. He believes an extension could be negotiated anytime https://t.co/rAXGy0fOFw
https://t.co/5PQyoiRfHv More on this shortly, but for now, some thoughts from Bryce Harper on his new position and his desire to revise his contract, via @PhillyInquirer:
“He said this would be great for our organization. They said first base is where we want you” -Bryce Harper says he met with Dave Dombrowski in the offseason and Phillies wanted him to play first base full-time. Bryce says he is not going back to rightfield https://t.co/ibqv4oDZOC