Watch: Harper's multi-HR effort ups spring total to 8

Bryce Harper is ready for the season to start.

Resolved to mash spring training into submission, the Washington Nationals star clobbered a pair of home runs Monday afternoon at First Data Field, bringing his Grapefruit League total to eight - tops in the majors - before making it clear that he's had enough of the fake games.

"I think it's just more not wanting to play anymore down here," Harper told MLB.com's Jamal Collier. "So just trying to get my work in when I can and do the things I can to get to D.C. Biggest thing, just trying to stay healthy and get up there."

Harper, who added 15 pounds of muscle this offseason following a disappointing 2016 campaign, had never homered more than three times in spring training prior to this year.

"He's not missing pitches and he's not fouling balls off," Nationals manager Dusty Baker said earlier this month. "When you're not doing well, a lot of times you're fouling balls off that you should put in play - whether it's a line drive, home run, or popup or something. To me, he was underneath and missing a lot of balls, fouling them off (last season).

"We'd like to see him hot. We love seeing him hit that ball out of the ballpark. If Bryce can stay where he is and we can get some other guys going, then bam, we're off and running."

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