WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 02: Bryce Harper #3 of the Philadelphia Phillies flips his bat after hitting a two-run home run in the eighth inning during the game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 in Washington, District of Columbia.

Watch: Harper flips bat with gusto after 458-foot moonshot against Nationals

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Bryce Harper's return to Washington as a member of the visiting Philadelphia Phillies didn't start great, but boy did he ever finish strong. In his fifth at-bat of the night, Harper crushed a 458-foot home run off Nationals reliever Jeremy Hellickson.

If that wasn't enough, he performed one of the most epic bat flips of recent memory as he watched the ball go flying into the night sky.

The crowd that vociferously booed Harper to begin the night had thinned, leaving a greater concentration of Phillies fans who started chanting "We got Harper" after the home run, according to Buster Olney of ESPN.

It was Harper's third home run of the season and his third straight game with a homer after going 0-for-4 on Opening Day. All told, he's hitting .429/.556/1.214 with three homers, two doubles, four walks, and five RBIs through his first four games with his new club.

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