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Bryce Harper’s Opening Day jersey sold for $13,000 and he’s pissed about it

Washington Nationals Bryce Harper hits homerun on opening day MLB game against Miami Marlins in Washington

Washington Nationals Bryce Harper waves to the crowd after he hits a homerun on his first at bat on opening day MLB game against Miami Marlins in Washington, April 1, 2013. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASEBALL)

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Major League Baseball took Bryce Harper’s Opening Day jersey and auctioned it off. Harper was none too pleased that he’d lost a keepsake:

They just take my jersey away from me and don’t ask if I want it or anything! First opening day! Jersey gone! #MLB twitter.com/Bharper3407/st…

— Bryce Harper (@Bharper3407) April 18, 2013


He later tweeted that he hoped the proceeds went to charity. DC Sports Bog spoke to MLB about it and it turns out that, yes, the proceeds do go to charity, so hopefully he’s feeling better about it now.

(h/t to NatsLady, who has supplied me with two Nats-related stories today. Almost feel bad for trolling her about Strasburg’s shutdown last year. Almost).