Major League Baseball says that Bryce Harper has the sport’s top-selling jersey, ending a two-year reign for Aaron Judge’s No. 99.
Harper signed a $330 million, 13-year deal with the Philadelphia Phillies this spring, and his new No. 3 jersey set professional sports records for sales in 24 and 48 hours, according to online retailer Fanatics. His fresh get-up has been the top-selling jersey on MLB.com since Jan. 1, 2019.
Harper overtook Judge, the New York Yankees’ 6-foot-7 slugger who had topped the list since his breakout rookie season in 2017.
Reigning American League MVP and World Series champion Mookie Betts of the Boston Red Sox is third, two-time AL MVP Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels is fourth, and veteran St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina is fifth in figures released Thursday.
Bryce Harper has the most popular selling jersey in ⚾️ since start of 2019… And he didn’t even agree with Phillies until February 28 🔥
First Phillie to ever top this list
1. Bryce Harper
2. Aaron Judge
3. Mookie Betts
4. Mike Trout
5. Yadier Molina
6. Clayton Kershaw pic.twitter.com/X70r4Nvz0P— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) March 28, 2019
The Chicago Cubs are the only team with two players in the top 10: Javier Baez at seven and Anthony Rizzo at nine. The Chicago Cubs jersey is one of the most popular jerseys.
Bryce should keep his top spot for a while.
It’s all about a player switching to a new team.
Eventually someone else will replace Harper.
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