Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper just spearheaded the franchise’s NL East title and has hopes of bringing a World Series title to the city of Philadelphia.
In 541 plate appearances this season, Harper is batting .287 with 30 home runs and 87 RBI and remains a force in the middle of the order for the Phillies.
But that doesn’t mean that he hasn’t contemplated what he will do once his playing career is done. In fact, he has two distinct ways that he wants to remain involved in baseball once he eventually retires. Harper discussed those options with Sports Illustrated’s Tom Verducci.
“I talk to Scott [Boras, his agent] a lot and I tell him, ‘I want to coach after I’m done, but I want to go to college.’ That’s my dream,” he says. “I want to do it really bad. Scott always gives me crap. He’s like, ‘You’re going to be a Hall of Famer … [and] you’re going to go back and coach college kids?’
“I just want to put the baseball [playing] version of myself behind me and put my coach’s cap on. I want to do it that way at a college. I would never want to do it at the Major League level.”
But just because Harper doesn’t want to manage in the major leagues, doesn’t mean he wouldn’t want to be involved in the professional game entirely once his playing days are done. In fact, he could see himself owning a major league team someday.
