"What being in Philly does to a guy" - Fans buzz as Bryce Harper’s fresh look turns heads at charitable event in Nashville

Veteran Philadelphia Phillies All-Star Bryce Harper has turned heads with he new look in the offseason. The two-time MVP, renowned for his long hair and full beard, has shaved off his beard.

Harper joined fellow MLB sluggers Vinnie Pasquantino and Brent Rooker for The Lucky Classic charity event in Nashville over the weekend. Harper rocked his beardless look with a stubble and a moustache.

Baseball fans reacted to Harper's new look during the offseason.

"What being in Philly does to a guy." "That’s not Bryce Harper, I saw that guy smoking a Marlboro golf outside chickie’s and Pete’s on broad street this morning." "Harper looks like he’s been playing in the big leagues since the ’90s." "Bro became addicted to cigarettes and whiskey after getting knocked out of the playoffs." "So Bryce is the reason my dealer never has percs anymore 🤔 dang."

The Phillies infielder has been in the news after he was reportedly threatened by an MLB executive following his altercation with MLB commissioner Rob Manfred earlier this year.

Phillies hitting coach content with Bryce Harper despite lackluster season

Bryce Harper has also been the subject of trade rumors after the All-Star infielder's underwhelming season with the Phillies. Despite his down year, Phillies hitting coach Kevin Long is content with the star infielder.

"I was pleased with Bryce’s year, what he did, how he performed," Long said. "If you look at everybody’s numbers and what they did, Bryce was a big part of our offense, which was a top-five offense, and performed very well during the season, and actually in the playoffs did a stand-up job as well." "He saw the least amount of strikes in baseball," Long added. "And he probably ended up swinging too much and probably needed to control the strike zone a little bit better than he did."

Harper's performance was also impacted by a wrist injury that caused him to miss almost a month for the Phillies. His bat also stayed quiet during the postseason as the Los Angeles Dodgers eliminated the Phillies in the division series.

Edited by Chaitanya Prakash