Phillies' Bryce Harper has best stats in MLB since his haircut

Bryce Harper needed a change.

The Phillies superstar was hitting .237 through May 11. That wasn't good enough for a guy who is consistently one of the best hitters in baseball.

So Harper made a change. He chopped off the long hair and went instead for a buzzcut.

And in 43 plate appearances since the haircut, Harper is batting .432 with a .488 on-base percentage and .649 slugging percentage.

In that span since May 12, Harper has homered once, totaled six extra-base hits and driven in 10 runs.

The haircut wasn't the only change. On Thursday in Colorado, Harper rocketed multiple baseballs the other way as he's begun to use the whole field better.

MORE: How Ronald Acuna Jr. made it back from injury

But hey, baseball is a game of superstition. Harper changed something up, and the new thing is working.

It's safe to guess that Harper won't be in a hurry to grow his hair out that long again if he keeps hitting like this with the tight shave.

The Phillies will gladly take this version of Harper. He's raised his season average from that .237 up to .275 during this torrid stretch.

Look good, feel good, play good. 

MORE MLB NEWS:

• Guardians' Carlos Santana keeps historic MLB company with Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez
• Riley Greene has the steepest uppercut in MLB, and it works
• Tigers legend announces comeback from retirement
• Rays' Brandon Lowe, Josh Lowe make MLB history only achieved by Ken Griffey father-son
• Red Sox sign 6-foot-7 pitcher from New York Boulders
• Jackson Holliday uses dad's advice to go on incredible hot streak