MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, and Philadelphia star Bryce Harper had a verbal altercation last week in the Phillies clubhouse during a part of the annual tour of the Commissioner’s teams, several sources told post.
Last Monday, Manfred was at Citizens Bank Park and was about five minutes after his opening remarks in the Phillies clubhouse when Harper strongly arrested on which he had intervened to talk about a salary ceiling, which the commissioner should leave, sources said. People familiar with the exchange said that Harper used blasphemy when the commissioner’s confrontation.
Manfred informed the first basic player in the phillies that he was the commissioner and would not leave. The two had a brief exchange in which Harper asked what Manfred had never done for the benefit of the players, sources said. The meeting then continued for about an hour, Harper and Manfred remaining, said sources.
The commissioners ‘office made no comments on this subject with the agent of Harper, Scott Boras, and the players’ association.
