Bryce Harper Went Viral For His Sick Celebration Following Home Run in Game 1 of NLCS

Bryce Harper of the Philadelphia Phillies turned 31 on Monday night, and he made sure to celebrate his home run in style.

Philadelphia Phillies superstar Bryce Harper hit a home run on Monday night in Game 1 of the NLCS against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The Phillies won the game 5-3 and now lead the best-of-seven series 1-0. They are just three wins away from a return trip to the World Series.

With the home run, Harper made some fun baseball history.

Per Sarah Langs of MLB.com:

BRYCE HARPER IS THE 4TH PLAYER TO HOMER ON HIS BIRTHDAY IN THE POSTSEASON JOINING 

- 2015 NLDS G2 Kolten Wong (25th) 

- 2013 ALDS G3 Evan Longoria (28th) 

- 1980 WS G1 Willie Aikens (26th) -- 2 HR (!!)

BRYCE HARPER IS THE 4TH PLAYER TO HOMER ON HIS BIRTHDAY IN THE POSTSEASON

JOINING

- 2015 NLDS G2 Kolten Wong (25th)
- 2013 ALDS G3 Evan Longoria (28th)
- 1980 WS G1 Willie Aikens (26th) -- 2 HR (!!)

— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) October 17, 2023

But even more fun was the celebration that Harper did when he crossed the plate after his home run, which went viral all around the internet.

Per Ben Verlander of Fox Sports MLB:

Hitting a homer in the NLCS on your 31st birthday and holding up a 3 and a 1 and blowing them out like candles is a level of cool that most will simply never reach.

Hitting a homer in the NLCS on your 31st birthday and holding up a 3 and a 1 and blowing them out like candles is a level of cool that most will simply never reach.

pic.twitter.com/FpjloCbB1u

— Ben Verlander (@BenVerlander) October 17, 2023

Yeah, Harper is definitely leaning into the fun of the postseason.

He went 2-for-3 with a walk on Monday and is now hitting .409 this postseason. In his career, between the Phillies and Nationals, he's a .292 postseason hitter with 15 home runs.

This regular season, Harper hit .293 with 21 homers and 72 RBI. He missed the first two months of the season while recovering from Tommy John surgery that he underwent last offseason.

Game 2 of the series is on Tuesday night at 8:07 p.m. ET.

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