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Bryce Harper hit 13 home runs to advance to the second round of the Home Run Derby, beating Javier Baez in front of a home town crowd that was going absolutely wild for every dinger by their star. But were they getting loud for Harper’s homers, or for his headband?
Harper, supported by his fellow Nationals All-Stars Sean Doolittle and Max Scherzer, stepped to the plate to mash baseballs sporting a District of Columbia flag headband that was as dorky as it was magnificent. If something was going to constrain his gorgeous hair, I’m glad it was this absurd accessory.
Very Bryce, and very appropriate for the occasion. We’re not the only ones who were fans either.
Bryce Harper's D.C. flag headband for the #HRDerby is everything ❤️ for D.C. When will there be headband t-shirts, @breakingtco though I really don't know how that would work: https://t.co/Vl1Apr0mus pic.twitter.com/jyt65xqCGJ
— federalbaseball (@federalbaseball) July 17, 2018
Bryce Harper looks like he’s about to go America all up on everyone’s ass with that headband #HRDerby
— Chris Mitchell (@ChrisMitch86) July 17, 2018
Bryce Harper’s hair/headband look is freaking phenomenal. So damn good pic.twitter.com/AD2KX9alVe
— Chris (@CL2076) July 17, 2018
Bryce Harper is gonna win this Derby solely because of the bad@$$ USA headband pic.twitter.com/nSMEI3VIHH
— Aaron Miller (@D_aaronmiller) July 17, 2018
yoooooo Bryce Harper's karate kid headband is lit
— Productive Outs (@ProductiveOuts) July 16, 2018
Bryce Harper’s headband is completely out of control and I love it
— Brett Ramey (@rameybrett5) July 17, 2018
Some were even advocating for their own Derby contestants to get similar headgear.
Please, please ...someone give Freddie a headband to wear like Bryce Harper.
— Sandra Golden (@sportsandra) July 17, 2018
It will make my night #HRDerby pic.twitter.com/RuHCPfTijr
Not everyone loved the look but thankfully they were in the minority. Otherwise we’d be worried.
Could Bryce Harper look any more ridiculous in that headband?? #HomeRunDerby2018
— Dave Conour (@daveconour) July 17, 2018
I'm a Bryce Harper fan, but that headband/bandana??? You better put on a show #HRDerby
— Spencer Jones (@SpencerJones51) July 17, 2018