Bryce Harper's current contract with the Philadelphia Phillies doesn't expire until 2031. Yet, the 31-year-old has already expressed a desire to ink a contract extension so he could end his career with the Phillies. Harper's agent Scott Boras gave his thoughts on his client's wishes.
Phillies: Scott Boras breaks silence on Bryce Harper’s contract extension desires
Bryce Harper is already looking to extend his contract with the Philadelphia Phillies even though it doesn't expire until 2031.
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“Bryce has certainly expressed to them that he wants to end his career in Philadelphia,” Boras said, via Alden Gonzalez of ESPN. “I've certainly told [president of baseball operations] Dave [Dombrowski] I think Bryce is a franchise player. … He came there for the fans. Apart from my advice, he goes, ‘I just want to go and make sure I can recruit players in Philadelphia, let the fans in Philadelphia know that I'm going to be there for the duration, that I am committed.' I think he's been an important voice for them to attract major free agents.”
Harper signed a 13-year, $330 million deal back in March 2019, which was the largest contract signed in MLB history back then. The 31-year-old has remained adamant that he wants to stay loyal to Philadelphia and recruit players to come over.
Boras added that Harper “has a lot of goals that he wants to achieve in Philadelphia” and it seems like the 31-year-old is hell-bent on bringing the franchise its first World Series championship since 2008. He has established the Phillies as a contender after the franchise missed the postseason for a decade (2012 to 2021).
The first overall pick by the Washington Nationals in 2010, Bryce Harper has already spent half a decade in Philadelphia. He is a two-time NL MVP, the second of which he won as a member of the Phillies in 2021.