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Nats’ Harper given ‘mental day off,’ doesn’t start
- Updated: May 25, 2016
4:23 PM ET
WASHINGTON — Slumping Nationals slugger Bryce Harper appeared as a pinch hitter after not starting in Washington’s 2-0 loss to the New York Mets on Wednesday.
Harper came on in the eighth inning and grounded out to shortstop.
With Harper batting a season-low .246 entering Wednesday and struggling since mid-April, manager Dusty Baker said before the game he wanted the 23-year-old to take a “mental day off.”
That included not starting against the Mets and skipping any work in the batting cage.
“I told him to do nothing, just concentrate and watch the game,” Baker said. “You can straighten yourself out by watching others and by what …
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