Bryce Harper is less than a year into his professional career with the Washington Nationals . The Nationals are banking on the 19-year - old to put their baseball on the map . Most top players Harper 's age play for college or the minors , he 's already in the majors . 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 , he 's already in the majors . A baseball history buff , Harper idolizes baseball legends ; he 's been compared to Willie Mays .