New York Yankees announcer calls out Bryce Harper after World Baseball Classic Championship Game

Bryce Harper’s performance in the World Baseball Classic Final was very impressive, as he was the only offensive player on Team USA to come up and do anything at the plate. 

While Team USA entered the tournament with expectations to win it all, the offensive results didn’t match the hype. Several stars struggled to find anything at the plate, leading to frustration and criticism from the fans and media.

But according to New York Yankees broadcaster Michael Kay, one player rose above the rest, and it was the Philadelphia Phillies star.

“We can go up and down that All-Star-laden-Hall-of-Fame-to-be lineup and they all crapped the bed. Every single one of them except for Harper,” Kay said, via YouTube. “But the one guy who’s going to get villainized and scrutinized and criticized, the one guy that everybody decides, ‘I’m going to pile on this guy,’ is Aaron Judge, who if you look at his numbers in the WBC, probably had as good a WBC as anybody that played on Team USA.”

Harper has dealt with similar things as Aaron Judge has, as they both get treated unfairly whenever their teams lose, but that's part of the game of being two of the best players the game has ever seen. Harper, this time, did what he had to do, while Judge didn't. However, it's important to remember that a lot of the other players on Team USA didn't do much either.

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