Bryce Harper hits back at Olympians who are indifferent about representing United States

Bryce Harper volition play for Team USA for the archetypal clip since 2009 successful the World Baseball Classic, and helium is precise overmuch "looking forward" to the opportunity.

But earlier the two-time MVP talked astir the WBC during a caller quality connected "Bussin' With The Boys," Harper and the hosts, erstwhile NFL players Taylor Lewan and Will Compton, discussed caller comments by immoderate American Olympians astir however it has felt indifferent to correspond the Stars and Stripes connected the expansive scale.

"That's crazy," Harper said simply.

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Bryce Harper of the Philadelphia Phillies bats successful the archetypal inning against the San Francisco Giants astatine Citizens Bank Park connected April 14, 2025, successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  (Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)

The Philadelphia Phillies archetypal baseman said that nary substance wherever 1 whitethorn basal politically, it is ever the top grant to correspond the United States.

"Obviously there's things that are going connected successful the state that, you know, aren't bully oregon radical don't judge successful oregon whatever, right? Politics aside, for me, erstwhile you're going and representing your country, you're representing your country, man. Like, artifact each that out. It's sports.

"We privation to enactment thing connected the TV that is blessed and bully and conscionable large for everybody to watch, right? So representing your country, there's thing greater than representing your country. There's truly thing astatine all."

Bryce Harper of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrates aft hitting a expansive slam during the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Angels astatine Citizens Bank Park connected June 5, 2022, successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

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Freeskier Hunter Hess said helium had "mixed emotions" representing the U.S. successful Milan, portion skier Mikaela Shiffrin said she wanted to correspond her ain "values," and it was "tough to reconcile" unit successful America portion "competing for medals astatine an Olympic event."

In an interrogation with Fox News Digital months earlier the 2024 Summer Olympics, Noah Lyles said representing the U.S. was "bittersweet" and came with a "heavy heart," saying Black radical successful America person "a batch to woody with."

Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper celebrates his two-run location tally during the archetypal inning successful Game 3 of baseball's World Series betwixt the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies connected Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, successful Philadelphia.  (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Harper was going to play successful the 2023 WBC but was rehabbing from Tommy John surgery. This year, helium joins a stacked roster alongside Aaron Judge, Paul Skenes, Tarik Skubal and Cal Raleigh.

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