- Bryce Harper will enter free agency this offseason and likely sign one of the richest contracts in baseball history.
- Harper was also recently selected to be the cover athlete for the next edition of the video game "MLB The Show."
- Harper appears to be teasing which team he'll sign with through the eventual game cover.
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Bryce Harper is about to make a ton of money and is promoting his contract negotiations with a video game
Bryce Harper is set to sign a monster contract this offseason, and seems to be teasing his final destination in an odd way.
Bryce Harper is set to sign one of the richest contracts in MLB history this offseason.
Just 26 years old and still at the peak of his powers, Harper is a free agent this year and could demand a new deal that is a significant fraction of a billion dollars.
On Friday, the Nationals extended Harper a qualifying offer —
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Video game cover stars who switch teams have made for some interesting problems in recent years.
Kyrie Irving was set to grace the cover of NBA 2K18, but was traded from the Cavaliers to the Celtics between when the games were printed and released, resulting in an awkward series of ads from the video game franchise.
Having learned their lesson, when it came time for LeBron James the cover star of NBA 2K19, they made the decision to leave his jersey absent and opt for a headshot instead — a move that paid off when LeBron joined the Lakers in the offseason.
Now, it appears that "The Show" is taking a lesson from those two covers, and leaning into the mystery of Harper's jersey.
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Whichever one he dons, it will be worth hundreds of millions.
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