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March 18, 2024

Bryant eager to catch up with Las Vegas rival Harper

Kris Bryant

Paul Beaty / AP

Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant, a Bonanza High School graduate, hits an RBI single during the fifth inning against the San Diego Padres on Saturday, April 18, 2015, in Chicago. Bryant’s single was his first major league hit.

PHOENIX — They played against each other and were teammates, starting when the pair were about 8 years old growing up in Las Vegas. On Monday, the Cubs' Kris Bryant and the Nationals' Bryce Harper will compete against each other at Wrigley Field in the first game of a three-game series.

"The thing that stands out to me is just how good he was and how much better he was than the competition," Bryant said Sunday of Harper, who starred at Las Vegas High School. "He was 11 years old and throwing 80 miles an hour off the mound. It was special to see that from a guy that young. He's obviously younger than I am, but watching him play, I was amazed. I knew he'd be doing what he's doing at this level someday."

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