Harper practiced bunting before the final round

I think we can all agree that Bryce Harper's best strategy for the Home Run Derby would be trying to hit home runs.

To win, he needed to beat Kyle Schwarber's mark of 18 dingers in the final round (he did thanks to a furious late charge), so to get his mind right for the round at hand, Harper practiced … bunting?

During Schwarber's final round, the ESPN broadcast flashed to Harper in the batting cage as he was working on some bunts.

The quick camera transition made it look like Harper bunted a baseball out of Nationals Park. He did not, though. He bunted into a net.

In all likelihood, Harper was just messing around to stay loose. He hasn't attempted a sacrifice bunt this season, and he surely wasn't going to bunt in a Home Run Derby.

But hey, with hair like that and a headband, Harper can bunt if he wants. It clearly worked.

MORE:

Tony Miles writes emotional apology to WSOP champion John Cynn after slow roll talk

LaVar Ball now claims he could have beat LeBron James 1-on-1 back in the day

See the dramatic final hand that won John Cynn the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event

Kristin Cavallari hilariously shuts down Jay Cutler's attempt to buy a house on 'Very Cavallari'

Phil Hellmuth apologizes for foul-mouthed rant during World Series of Poker hand