The Philadelphia Phillies were facing the Kansas City Royals when a child by the name of Caleb was separated from his family at the Phillies' Citizens Bank Park and the right fielder helped him get together again.
Bryce Harper made the national headlines after a reporter from Philadelphia named Taryn Hatcher uploaded a video to Twitter/X of the right fielder while he was sitting next to Caleb while asking where his family was.
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Caleb a scared 7-year-old who was seen upset while wiping away the tears pointed to a place on the stands where he thought his family was, according to the MLB, the boy lost sight of his brothers as they were taking pictures with the Phillies players and staff on the team's photo day.
After the post went viral, the reporter added another picture to his feed where Harper was hanging out with the three brothers after the scare when they were reunited with their grandma Diane.
Bryce Harper is a father to Krew and Brooklyn with his wife Kayla, and many can see how his dad instincts kicked in as he handled the situation like an MVP a Most Valuable Parent,
While Harper made the kids' day, he also made the fans happy as he smacked a huge homer to win the game against the Kansas City Royals 9 to 6.
Devin Smeltzer's condition
Another Phillies player that made headlines in 2018 was former Phillies infielder Chase Utley who 13 before signed an autograph for Devin Smeltzer who was suffering from pelvic rhabdomyosarcoma when he was just 9 years old.
Smeltzer grew up to become a ball player himself and after being reunited with Utley in 2018, he mentioned that "When I go back home, it's always very humbling to see that picture because of where I'm at today. It's crazy to believe that I was going through such a hard time at such a young age, and how far I've grown."
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