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A short photo series of Bryce Harper and Matt Harvey having a laugh together

Washington Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper (34) and New York Mets starting pitcher Matt Harvey (33) laugh before a spring training baseball game Monday, March 27, 2017, in Port St. Lucie, Fla. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) (John Bazemore/AP)

Bryce Harper and Matt Harvey were hanging out before the Nationals-Mets Spring Training matchup on Monday, enjoying each other's company during some pregame frivolity. At one point, Harvey told a joke or made some sort of funny that, apparently, Harper enjoyed.

Quite a bit.

They probably weren't laughing about Harper's .038/.133/.038 career line against Harvey, unless the Mets pitcher decided to roast the former NL MVP on the spot.
The Nationals won the game, 6-0, on the strength of two Harper dingers:

But Harvey wasn't pitching, so it's OK.

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