Bryce Harper uses Phillie Phanatic bat in Little League Classic to cap busy day

Phillies star Bryce Harper was sporting a festive bat for Sunday’s Little League Traditional in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. 

When Harper stepped to the plate within the prime of the primary, he was holding a moderately distinctive bat for the looks.

The physique of the bat was lime inexperienced and on the barrel had the Phillies well-known mascot, the Phillie Phanatic on it.

Hilariously, ESPN broadcaster David Cone mistook the Phanatic for Spongebob Squarepants earlier than he was rapidly corrected. 

The bat was apparently considered one of three specifically designed bats that Harper had for Sunday’s recreation on the dwelling of the Little League World Sequence.

A post on Reddit on Friday confirmed Harper with two different bats, together with one with the design of a No. 2 pencil.

Bryson Stott broke out the pencil bat later within the recreation.

It wasn’t the primary time that Harper had damaged out a bat with the Phanatic on it. 

In 2021, he arrived at Spring Coaching with a distinct customized bat that featured the Phanatic that stole the present in Florida. 

Then-manager Joe Girardi even told the Philadelphia Inquirer on the time, “I really like the stuff he comes out with.”

Even earlier than his Phanatic-themed bat was used within the recreation, Harper had already been the subject of dialog on social media on Sunday. 

Harper and several other of his Phillies teammates arrived in Williamsport in time to see the Little League group from Media, Pennsylvania tackle Rhode Island, and have been captured on the published cheering for the Media group. 

Later the Phillies released video of him assembly with the Little Leaguers from Pennsylvania after they’d misplaced to Rhode Island. 

“You’re going to select up from proper right here and also you’ll be OK,” Harper mentioned within the video. “It’s a stepping stone to being nice. Only a stepping stone to being nice.”