Bryce Harper crushed a tater over the eyes

Bryce Harper has been struggling lately. He has been a semi-regular subject of the Philadelphia faithful's boo birds, and is hitting a slash line of less than 222 / .363 / .430. He's also hitting a ton of shit. Still, Philadelphia has always decided to give it a $ 330 million deal. He showed it on Friday against the Rockies.

At the beginning of the match, Harper threw Antonio Senzatela's ball into the damn stratosphere, where he then ran into Ashburn Alley of Citizen Bank Park. Not only was it a beauty to look at, but it was also a nice crack to listen to.

Statcast determined that the dinger had an exit speed of 114.1 mph – the third hardest hit among the 137 that he has crashed since 2015, according to Daren Willman. The estimated distance on the circuit was 466 feet, but honestly, this seems like a slight estimate given the broadcasters' reaction and the fact that the ball seems to have landed more than 20 meters from the central ground wall.

Congratulations to Harper for buying at least one plate where he will not be ruthlessly booing when he hits. If anything, it will be much warmer.