If you’ve been living under a rock lately and haven’t yet heard the name Bryce Harper, get accustomed to it because you’re going to be hearing it a lot over the next year.
Harper is the 16-year-old Las Vegas High School baseball player who graced the cover of a recent Sports Illustrated with the words “Chosen One” written besides his photo. This season, he’s batted .626 with 14 home runs and 55 RBIs. In 2008, he batted .590 with 11 home runs and 67 RBIs in 38 games for LVHS.
He’s being hyped as the best amateur baseball player at his age since Alex Rodriguez turned heads at Miami’s Westminster Christian High School. And thanks to his decision to skip his junior and senior year of high school by taking a GED test that will allow him to enroll in community college, Harper could be eligible for the 2010 MLB Draft.
