Bryce Harper probably started a dangerous new selfie trend
Bryce Harper hit a go-ahead RBI single in Washington’s 2-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday in the opener of a doubleheader at Nationals Park. But the Las Vegan’s best play of the day took place before the nightcap, when he thrilled a fan in right field by taking a selfie on her phone.
“We are sitting front row right field and the lady behind us threw her phone down and Bryce Harper took this selfie on her phone,” the person who posted the photo wrote on Instagram.
According to the owner of the phone, when people were taking pictures of Harper before the game, he gestured for someone to throw their phone down to him. She obliged, he took the selfie — and probably started a new trend that might result in a slew of shattered cell phones — and then threw the phone back.
“I’m just glad I caught it when he threw it back to me,” the woman told MLB.com.
She said she then sent the photo to about 30 nearby fans who wanted it.
One incredulous man posted, “Someone just threw Bryce Harper there (sic) phone and he took a selfie on it! Whaaaat.”
