Having gone without a hit since slugging the 300th home run of his career on Aug. 30, Bryce Harper said he needed a change.
Harper shaved his beard on Tuesday.
\"I mean, you guys know,\" he said when asked why he changed his look. \"Everybody knows.\"
Harper snapped a career-high 20 at-bat hitless streak in the fourth inning in the Philadelphia Phillies\' 5-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday afternoon.
Harper hopes the hit leads to something, because now is not the time to slump.
\"Swinging at pitches out of the zone again,\" he said about his recent struggles. \"I do that, I\'ll hit .150 the last month, and it won\'t be good. Just got to keep going.\"
Via Todd Zolecki/MLB