Jalen Hurts had “baseball dreams” in high school — and that included hanging a picture of Bryce Harper on his wall. Now, the two are arguably the biggest stars in Philly sports.
That’s right. Years before Harper and Hurts became the faces of two Philadelphia sports franchises — and helped lead each of them to the World Series and the Super Bowl months apart — Hurts had Harper’s SI cover on his wall.
“Bryce Harper, who’s a guy in this city. When I had baseball dreams, you know, he was the guy that I always followed and had a lot of respect for,” Hurts said. Hurts played baseball in high school, though he quit to focus on football after 10th grade. He’s since shown off some of his old skills, taking batting practice with the Phillies and hitting a walk-off home run inwas released and 14 when Harper made his MLB debut for the Washington Nationals and won NL Rookie of the Year.“Seeing all the great athletes on the cover, a lot of athletes that I watched for my whole entire life, that I’ve looked up to, and had a lot of admiration for,” Hurts said.
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