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PHILADELPHIA, PA - MARCH 28: Bryce Harper #3 of the Philadelphia Phillies rounds the bases to score a run on a grand slam home run by Rhys Hoskins #17 during the game against the Atlanta Braves on Opening Day at Citizens Bank Park on March 28, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - MARCH 28: Bryce Harper #3 of the Philadelphia Phillies rounds the bases to score a run on a grand slam home run by Rhys Hoskins #17 during the game against the Atlanta Braves on Opening Day at Citizens Bank Park on March 28, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)Drew Hallowell/Getty Images

Video: Watch Bryce Harper Crush His 1st Home Run with Phillies into Upper Deck

Adam WellsMar 30, 2019

Apparently unhappy with getting some boos in Thursday's season opener, Bryce Harper gave fans at Citizens Bank Park something to cheer for Saturday by hitting his first home run with the Philadelphia Phillies.

Harper's blast came in the bottom of the seventh off Atlanta Braves reliever Jesse Biddle:

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If it seemed like the ball was hit hard and traveled really far, MLB.com's Todd Zolecki provided the Statcast numbers that confirm both things are true:

A small group of Phillies fans couldn't wait one game to turn on Harper, greeting the 2015 National League MVP with boos after his second strikeout on Opening Day. 

Hopefully Harper's first monster home run in a Philadelphia uniform calms those fans down, because the new-look Phillies have the potential to be special in 2019. 

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