"When you bring his son into it, you're crossing a line" - When Bryce Harper’s wife Kayla lashed out at Nationals fans for taunting their newborn son

Bryce Harper played seven seasons with the Washington Nationals before he signed a 13-year, $330 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies in March 2019. This left many Nats fans feeling betrayed after seeing their MVP player in a different jersey.

So naturally, when the Phillies were at Nationals Park in September of that year, fans threw shade at Bryce Harper, which he said was "understandable." However, things soon turned bad when the fans started heckling his one-month-old son Krew (born on August 22, 2019) and included him into their taunts, during the eighth inning of the game, which the Nats won 5-2.

That was it for the new father and mother, Kayla, who called out the Nats fans the next day. Kayla took to social media and called out Nats fans for their "classless" behavior.

“When you bring his son or family into it, yes you’re crossing a line,” Kayla said in a post on X. “Stick to your overused overrated and Harper sucks chants if you’re really that loser that goes to a game to heckle someone. Phillies fans might boo him but they don’t bring his 4 week old son into it. Classless.”

During the eight innings of that same game, when nasty comments involving his newborn child came his way, Bryce Harper turned towards the fans sitting in the right field and gestured towards his jersey, which said Phillies instead of Nationals.

---

Bryce Harper spoke about the hecklers in a postgame interview

The Phillies outfielder talked about the situation in his postgame interview after the game. While he understands booing is part of being a sports person, it's not fine when it gets personal, involving his family.

“They were fine all game talking about myself and things like that,” Bryce Harper said. “I mean, I get it everywhere I go. It’s nothing new, but the last inning – it’s just not right. It’s just not right.”

“That’s part of sports,” he said. “I guess that’s what it is nowadays. Like I said the whole time, I’ve got 60,000 fans up in Philly that appreciate me as a player and appreciate me as an individual and my family, as well.

"I owe a lot to those people up there in Philly because they show up for me every single night and they are there to cheer us on and boo us and keep us going as a team and as individuals as well and I’m looking forward to the next 12 years. Can’t wait.” [via NBC Sports].

Interestingly, the Nationals won the title that year, with pitcher Stephen Strasburg winning MVP honors in the Fall Classic. However, since then, it has been all bleak for the club.

On the other hand, in the last two seasons, the Phillies have come closer to the World Series but have yet to taste success.