Bryce Harper is a big fan of Major League Baseball’s London Series.
The Phillies star raved about the opportunity when speaking with the media before Saturday’s game against the Mets across the pond.
“We’re excited as a team to be over here and play in front of different fans,” Harper told reporters. “Obviously they love their football over here and being able to go into a different country and play in front of a new fanbase is going to be a really fun time for us, and fun time for them.”
This weekend’s two-game series is the league’s third in London, following clashes between the Yankees and Red Sox in 2019, and Cubs and Cardinals in 2023.
MLB is scheduled to return in 2026 as well, but Harper said it can go even further.
“I wish that Major League Baseball would bring four teams over here, make it a round-robin and stay for a week and a half or two weeks, just so UK baseball fans can rally around it,” Harper said. “It’s so in and out and so quick, it would be fun to rove across the country a bit, take the trains into different places and see all that. I think it would be a lot of fun.”
Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo echoed Harper’s sentiment calling for a longer stay overseas.
“It’s a great idea,” he said. “Once you get acclimated to the time change, you might as well spend a couple of weeks over here and play in some different cities and go ahead and make a round-robin out of it. That would be fantastic.
“I think the biggest part is that initial 24 hours and once you get past that then you’re sitting in a lot better space physically and mentally. So I’d love to see that, I think it would be good for the game and I think it would grow in a sportive way. So I think it’s a great idea.”
London is the last of four international destinations for MLB this season following stops in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in Spring Training and regular-season games in Seoul, South Korea and Mexico City.
The Mets and Phillies will conclude the London Series at 10:10 a.m. ET on Sunday.
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