“He’s a great player,” Bird said of Harper. “I get a little emotional on the mound sometimes,” said Bird, who added his comments toward the dugout weren’t directed at anyone in particular. Harper returned to the NL champion Phillies on May 2 after recovering from Tommy John surgery. “A guy yelling in your dugout? That shouldn’t happen,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said. Nobody really saw him after he did what he did.” Once we got out there, (Bird) just flew into the dugout and went away. I appreciate my teammates for coming out with me and doing that. “After that point, I went out there just to go,” Harper said. Harper was initially restrained by Rockies catcher Elias Díaz, then Phillies third base coach Dusty Wathan prevented the two-time NL MVP from entering a group of players and coaches gathered near the first-base line. “I understand getting fired up for an inning and stuff like that, but once you make it about a team or make it about yourself and the other team, that’s when I’ve kind of got a problem with it.” Harper appeared to respond to Colorado reliever Jake Bird, who clapped a hand against his glove and said something toward the Philadelphia dugout. DENVER (AP) - Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper was ejected from Sunday’s 4-0 loss to Colorado after charging at the Rockies’ dugout following the last out of the top of the seventh inning, setting off an altercation that cleared both teams’ benches and bullpens.
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