Bryce Harper's Wife Shares Emotional Post as Phillies Star Shines
During the Phillies' series against the Cardinals, Bryce Harper's wife shared a heartfelt post online, expressing her personal feelings.
The post came at a time when Harper is playing excellent baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies. His strong performance is helping the team's winning run continue.
According to reports, Harper has made a major change to his batting approach recently. This change involves how he decides which pitches to swing at.
As a result of this new approach, Harper is reaching base at an extremely high rate. This means he is getting on base more often than usual, either by hitting the ball or drawing walks.
His on-base success has been a key part of the Phillies' recent success against strong opponents like the Cardinals.
Sports writers have praised Harper's play, calling it 'elite,' meaning it is among the very best in the league right now.
Meanwhile, his wife's emotional post added a personal moment to the sports story, showing the human side behind the games.
Vocabulary9 words
- heartfelt
- showing true, strong feelings
- Phillies
- a baseball team from Philadelphia
- run
- a string of wins in sports
- approach
- the way someone does a task
- base
- a safe spot on a baseball field
- rate
- how often something happens
- on-base
- successfully reaching a base in baseball
- Cardinals
- a baseball team from St. Louis
- elite
- among the very best
Quiz
Answer key
1. She shared a heartfelt post online 2. His approach to batting 3. He is getting on base at a very high rate
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
During the Phillies' series against the Cardinals, Bryce Harper's wife shared a _____ post online, expressing her personal feelings.
The post came at a time when Harper is playing excellent baseball for the Philadelphia _____. His strong performance is helping the team's winning _____ continue.
According to reports, Harper has made a major change to his batting _____ recently.
As a result of this new approach, Harper is reaching _____ at an extremely high _____.
His _____ success has been a key part of the Phillies' recent success against strong opponents like the _____.
Sports writers have praised Harper's play, calling it '_____,' meaning it is among the very best in the league right now.
Discussion questions
- Why do you think fans are interested in personal posts from athletes' family members?
- What might a 'change in approach' mean for a baseball hitter?
- Why is getting on base important in baseball?
- How can personal moments, like a heartfelt post, connect fans to sports stories?
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