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Why Phillies' Bryce Harper is facing unprecedented pressure in playoffs

Bryce Harper has, in so many ways, lived up to the hype.

This is a guy who left high school extra early to enroll in a junior college so that he could get to the MLB Draft ahead of schedule, and there was never any doubt in anyone's mind that it was the right move, because everyone knew the whole time he'd be the No. 1 overall pick.

And aside from some injuries that tied pretty distinctly into Harper's all-out play style, he's been the player he was supposed to be.

Harper slugs prodigious home runs, makes epic throws and has won a lot of baseball games.

But he's never won a World Series.

And this year, with the Philadelphia Phillies , is his chance.

Why Bryce Harper is facing unpreceden

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