The Atlanta Braves saw their season come to an end on Wednesday after a two-game sweep in the wild-card series with the Padres. But Michael Harris II likely left San Diego with plenty of respect among Padres fans.
While much of the Braves lineup struggled to produce runs in the two games, Harris had himself an incredible series. He went 5 for 8 with a home run in the two games along with some stellar defense. And after he brought the Braves within a run of the Padres in Game 2, the ESPN cameras caught an awesome exchange between Harris II and Padres fans.
Michael Harris II is a fan favorite no matter where he is ❤️ pic.twitter.com/mJ8NUAwjnd
— MLB (@MLB) October 3, 2024
Harris went out of his way to give one Padres fan a baseball and then dapped up another fan.
We’re so used to seeing home fans torment visiting outfielders, particularly in the playoffs. But this series was clearly different.
Fans loved seeing that moment of respect play out in the postseason.
This was how Twitter/X reacted
baseball is the BEST https://t.co/wobbTWArXn
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) October 3, 2024
Class act here from Michael Harris. Had our number yesterday and tonight. Baseball is better with this type of player https://t.co/uYrB1a0Zsz
— Tom Blick (@tblick10) October 3, 2024
Michael Harris deserves the world bro https://t.co/rj79elcgb6
— espejoo ダトーム (@harukidatomu444) October 3, 2024
On the verge of the Atlanta Braves being potentially eliminated, Michael Harris gives the opposing fans a moment they'll never forget. https://t.co/rfcxCu7IgW
— lineup llama (@lineupllama) October 3, 2024
I was going to pull for him regardless (being from my general area), but man… what an easily likeable guy. I know part of it is that he's young, but he plays like someone that realizes he's living well off of a kid's game. https://t.co/9DhAVWx33X
— 𝙆𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙣 𝙏𝙧𝙤𝙮 (@KevinTroyGA) October 3, 2024
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 https://t.co/ZZJPd4LQAG
— Ed Werder (@WerderEdNFL) October 3, 2024
He had a great series and looks like a great guy. Respect https://t.co/cwmayGZivy
— Camden Nielson (@cam_nielson) October 3, 2024
it’s so nice to see that Michael Harris II’s hard work has paid off this season despite all the injuries he’s dealt with 🙏🏼 over the last two years, he had been extremely unlucky in the playoffs with a .000 BABIP and a strikeout rate under 20%pic.twitter.com/meyGiN6Tio
— Kevin Keneely (@KevinKeneely1) October 3, 2024
