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Bryce Harper slams first Phillies homer 465 feet in win over Braves

By Matt Loede
Phillies slugger Bryce Haprer crushes his first homer as a member of the franchise, a 465-foot blast to extend Philadelphia's lead in the seventh inning of his team's win over the Atlanta Braves. Photo courtesy Phillies/Twitter
Phillies slugger Bryce Haprer crushes his first homer as a member of the franchise, a 465-foot blast to extend Philadelphia's lead in the seventh inning of his team's win over the Atlanta Braves. Photo courtesy Phillies/Twitter

March 30 (UPI) -- It didn't take new Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper long to make a big impact for his new team in a clutch situation.

Saturday afternoon, Harper slammed his first homer as a member of the Phillies, blasting a pitch in the seventh inning to extend Philadelphia's lead to 7-4.

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The Phillies would go on to an 8-6 victory over the Atlanta Braves to move to 2-0 on the season.

Haper came to the plate 0-for-2 with a walk in the seventh inning, and hit a 1-1 pitch from Atlanta reliever Jesse Biddle well into the seats in right field for a based-empty homer.

The homer went 465 feet, the second longest blast of his career, second only to a 473-foot homer he hit in May of last season while with the Washington Nationals against his new team, the Phillies.

After the blast, Phillies fans gave Harper a standing ovation and chanted "MVP," to which the slugger came out and gave a curtain call.

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Harper went 0-for-3 in his first game with the Phillies with a walk in a 10-4 Philadelphia win.

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