If you thought the King of Pandering was running out of ideas, you’re dead wrong:

Yes…Bryce Harper got a Phillie Phanatic tattoo.

Here’s a closer look:

Hannah Matthews is a tattoo artist out in Salt Lake City, Utah, and did the art for Harper. She posted a few pictures on her TikTok, which you can find here. This is what she had to say about the experience.

“I often put a lot of pressure on what to say, wishing I was better with words— that way I could adequately explain the joy this moment brought me.

I would tell you how the game of baseball has taught me some of my favorite life lessons. About how my fondest memories growing up are playing catch with my dad, playing wiffle ball in the front yard and using the garden hose as bases.

I’d try to express the feeling of happiness, calling my dad when I was 14 to tell him I hit my first home run.
Center field. The park lights were humming. She didn’t even feel the ball hit the bat.

I’ll never know why I got this opportunity of a lifetime— but I could not be more grateful to Bryce for asking me to do this Phillies phanatic piece!!

Lizzie McGuire really said it best… this truly is what dreams are made of :’)”

Is there seriously a more elite panderer on planet Earth? The Phanatic bats, the cleats, the speeches after playoff wins, and everything in between. I think the tattoo takes the cake.


Bryce Harper said he hopes he dies in a Phillies jersey back in 2023. It seems like he really means that. This guy wants to win so bad and loves every single thing about this city. There’s nobody in all of sports that I want to see hold the trophy more than Bryce Harper.

35 days til Opening Day!