MORE FROM FORBESAaron Judge Voices Displeasure With Yankees Move: \u2018If I Was A Fan, I Wouldn\u2019t Like It\u2019By Peter Chawaga<\/a><\/p>\n But if they\u2019re going to do so, the Phillies will need some better results from their offense. After performing as a top-five offensive team in recent years, the Phillies now rank toward the bottom in Major League Baseball for total hits, total runs and team batting average.<\/p>\n Even though he\u2019s toward the top of the team in many offensive categories, a turnaround for the Phillies might have to start with franchise slugger Bryce Harper.<\/p>\n He has been facing some significant questions about his offensive performance ever since team executive Dave Dombrowski openly questioned his \u201celite\u201d status at the start of the offseason. Harper is slashing .258\/.355\/.515 so far this year and his willingness to address Dombrowski\u2019s comments head on have served to prolong the talking point.<\/p>\n Harper also fueled off-field speculation about whether or not manager Rob Thomson holds him accountable by dedicating a recent TikTok caption to the issue<\/a>.<\/p>\n MORE FROM FORBESDodgers Star Sends 5-Word Message On Mets Owner After Catch UpBy Peter Chawaga<\/a><\/p>\n Now Harper has taken to social media once again to address his critics, responding to a TikTok user who noted that he was not among the Phillies players<\/a> to attend pitcher Aaron Nola\u2019s charity poker event on Thursday.<\/p>\n \u201cCouldn\u2019t go to Aaron Nola\u2019s event though,\u201d wrote one user below a TikTok video<\/a> that Harper posted, which featured himself brewing a pistachio latte and mentioning that he stayed at the Philadelphia Four Seasons and \u201cgot away from the kids\u201d ahead of the team\u2019s off day.<\/p>\n \u201cYea man you got me,\u201d Harper wrote in a response to that comment below the video. \u201cI shouldn\u2019t have coached last night in little league. I\u2019m a terrible teammate.\u201d<\/p>\n Harper\u2019s response solicited more than 250 likes as of this writing, with numerous messages of support from his followers. But ultimately, the Phillies will be hoping that his social media use, little league responsibilities and interactions with fans won\u2019t further distract from a season that has been less than elite from the plate so far.<\/p>\n This article was originally published on Forbes.com<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/9dda5d4cc22ef9e529200b1afde8ee24.jpeg\"\/)
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<\/a>Philadelphia Phillies Slugger Bryce Harper Offers 4-Word TikTok Response To Charity Event Criticism<\/p>\n