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Notebook: Harper signs with Nationals

Left-handed reliever has chance to go pro with brother Bryan Harper took a step toward fulfilling a dream this week Actually, make that two dreams. Harper, a left-handed reliever for South Carolina this past season, came to terms on his first professional contract with the Washington Nationals, who selected him in the 30th round of the 2011 MLB First Year Player Draft in June. The signing is all the more significant because it gives Harper a chance to eventually play professionally on the same team as his brother Bryce Harper, who is the gem of the Nationals’ farm system and one of the most heralded prospects in recent memory.