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Bryce and Kayla Harper's baby announcement was as Philly as it gets

We're only one weekend into the 2019 season, but no athlete has ever seemed as happy to be in their team's city as Bryce Harper is to be in Philadelphia. One day he's playing catch with Rob McElhenney, the next he's making his Citizens Bank Park debut in Phillie Phanatic cleats and customizing his bat knobs and taking the world's most raucous curtain calls.

But in case all that (and, you know, that 13-year contract) aren't proof enough of his love for the City of Brotherly Love, Harper decided to kick it up a notch: He and his wife, Kayla, are set to welcome their first child, and they announced it in just about the Philliest way imaginable.

As if the caption and the Phanatic varsity jacket weren't enough, Bryce and Kayla went ahead and took a photo under the Ben Franklin Bridge at Race Street Pier -- which, back before it underwent a significant renovation, made a cameo on an episode of "It's Always Sunny."

It seems like Bryce'll be sticking around for a while, and/or possibly running for mayor.

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