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Hayden Dorfman, 10, of Voorhees, N.J., holds up Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper’s autographed helmet during a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Philadelphia on Sept. 28, 2023. Daniel Gelston/AP Photo
PHILADELPHIA—Bryce Harper flipped out on the third base umpire and then flipped his maroon Phillies helmet over the protective netting and into the stands.
This was no ordinary souvenir like a foul ball. Hayden Dorfman, a 10-year-old Phillies fan from Voorhees, New Jersey, had an autographed keepsake he could wear home.