Bryce Harper is less than a month into his baseball career with the Washington Nationals . `` You might suppress that young talent for a week , a month , maybe two months , '' he said . The Nationals are banking on the 19-year-old to put Washington baseball on the map . Most top players Harper 's age play for college or the minors , but he has been playing in the big leagues since 2012 and could be ready by Opening Day next year. A baseball history buff , Harper idolizes baseball legends ; he 's been compared to Willie Mays .
Bryce Harper is less than a month into his baseball career with the Washington Nationals . The Nationals are banking on the 19-year-old to put Washington baseball on the map . Most top players Harper 's age play for college or the minors , but he has been playing in the big leagues since 2012 and could be ready by Opening Day next year. A baseball history buff , Harper idolizes baseball legends ; he 's been compared to Willie Mays .