Davey Johnson planned to give Bryce Harper some rest this weekend, but Harper had other ideas.
Harper changed his manager's mind with a light-hearted text on Friday night.
"In his text he said 'Play me or trade me,'" Johnson said. "And so since trading's out of the question I guess I'm going to play him."
Since returning from the disabled list and homering in his first at-bat Monday night, Harper has gone 0 for 18.
Via Associated Press