Nationals’ Bryce Harper wins 2015 NL MVP award

By Noah Frank
November 19, 2015 | 6:20 PM

WASHINGTON — Bryce Harper was named the 2015 National League Most Valuable Player by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America Thursday evening, receiving all 30 first-place votes.

It was the first such award for the 23-year-old outfielder, who beat out fellow finalists Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt and Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto.

Harper led the National League in on-base percentage, slugging percentage and Wins Above Replacement, while sharing the home run title and finishing second in the batting title in his fourth Major League season.

He becomes the first Washington Nationals player to win the award and the youngest unanimous winner in MLB history.

WATCH: Nats celebrate World Series with parade ahead of Spring Training opener in Florida

By Dan Friedell
February 21, 2020 | 7:45 AM

The Washington Nationals showed off their trophy from winning the 2019 World Series in front of their local fans in South Florida during a parade on Thursday, February 20. Spring Training kicked off recently, and the first preseason game is Saturday, February 22, against the Houston Astros, the team they defeated in the World Series. Before the parade started, Michael A. Taylor and Sean Doolittle mingled with fans, some of whom were wearing hats supporting the local Miami Marlins. However, the West Palm Beach fans showed their support, as players like Kurt Suzuki, Trea Turner and Howie Kendrick rode in cars and buses through the main streets of Clemantis.

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