Posts Tagged ‘Bryce Harper’

Jun21st

Are Kids Fair Game for Sports Reporters?

AUTHOR: Ted Leshinski | IN: Sports PR | COMMENTS: 2 Comments

So I’m reading Sports Illustrated a few weeks ago and came across an article about an amateur baseball player who’s already projected as the number one pick in the 2010 MLB draft.
The story goes on and on about the incredible exploits of Las Vegas native Bryce Harper, a catcher who routinely belts home runs as far as 570 feet and posts seasonal batting averages in the .500 to .600 range.
With the title “Baseball’s Chosen One” splashed across an image of him swinging, Harper was on the cover of this particular issue of SI being touted as the biggest sports prodigy [...]