Gordon’s ’15 batting title not on Harper’s mind

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ST. LOUIS — Bryce Harper said he was disappointed when he heard the news that Marlins second baseman Dee Gordon was guilty of using PEDs and received an 80-game suspension Friday morning for violating Major League Baseball’s drug policy.

Harper finished second to Gordon for the National League batting title last season, and Harper said he is not second-guessing Gordon’s claim to that crown.

“No, because I lost the batting title,” said Harper, who finished the season batting .330 while Gordon hit .333. “I lost it completely. I was hitting like .345 with three weeks left or so. I completely lost it. It was nothing to do with that. You’ve still got to hit the baseball. You’ve still got to perform. And he did that. I completely lost the batting title last year, so that’s all behind us.”

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