Vegas-Born Bryce Harper Sympathizes with Oakland as ‘Reverse Boycott’ Fades Away

After days of revolting against the front office, Oakland Athletics fans now have a major league player vouching for them. Born in Las Vegas, Nevada, 30-year-old right fielder of the Philadelphia Phillies, Bryce Harper, has quite a lot to say about the Athletics and its fanbase. As the ‘reverse boycott’ dissipates, he expresses empathy towards Oakland, recognizing the challenges they faced.

Most recently, the Athletics rebelled against the Athletics owner Josh Fisher for his decision to move the team to Vegas. They did so by organizing a?Reverse Boycott?and bringing over 27,000 fans to the Coliseum. However, the very next day, not even half of those 27,000 fans were seen rooting for their team. Hence, within 24 hours of the apparent historical moment, it started to fade away. And now, 7x All-Star, the former Home Run Derby Champion, has stood up for the A’s fans.?

Bryce Harper feels for the Athletics fans!

Before the?Reverse Boycott?came into action, Nevada state law passed a motion that once again made the A’s fans furious. Per the law, a bill of $380 million was passed to help fund the Athletics move to Nevada. Notably, it had made the?Reverse Boycott?successful, but not for long.

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While the Phillies’ star Bryce Harper does want baseball in his hometown, he does not want it to happen at the cost of Oakland Athletics’ uprooting. Uprooted, an Oakland Athletics-centered Twitter handle, recently posted Harper’s views on the matter. While talking about A’s retaining their name despite the move, Harper said, “I don’t think they should use the A’s name… I don’t think it’s fair to anybody in Oakland for that to happen.”?

Furthermore, the athlete said,?“I feel bad for the A’s and their fans. They’re so rooted in Oakland. Those fans bleed green…Do I believe they should leave Oakland?…No.”?It doesn’t matter if Harper plays for the Athletics or not. Being a baseball player, he chose to side with the fans, who play a major role in making a baseball team what it is. Along with Bryce, fans came forward and gave their reactions.?

What do the fans think about the move?

From the moment it was announced that the A’s would be moving to Las Vegas, Nevada, fans have been fixating on only one thing, which has remained the same throughout. According to the fans, the issue behind the team being what it is, is the management, aka owner John Fisher, but not the fans.?

They’ve been adamant on the same. Fans think the team’s downfall started when the new management came in 2005. Since then, despite many tries, it hasn’t reached where it once was.?

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