Bryce Harper, a batter for the Philadelphia Phillies, has broken records before, but this time it's not about home runs. Instead, the internet is buzzing about his TikTok love of raw milk, coffee, and banana bread. Harper has been taking his fans on a caffeine-fueled journey over the last several weeks by showcasing his daily ritual of preparing fresh banana bread and grinding coffee beans.
As if Harper's obsession with raw milk wasn't odd enough, the MLB star's healthy choices have caused a wave of social media comments from followers who are both amused and perplexed. Harper is demonstrating that his abilities go beyond the field with his recipe for the ideal vanilla latte and his surprising baking prowess. Let's face it, who doesn't like watching a professional athlete indulge in gourmet bread and foamy lattes?
Bryce Harper’s love for raw milk, coffee, and banana bread has Twitter losing it
It didn't take long for Harper’s TikToks to start a social media storm. Fans flocked to Twitter, memeing and joking about everything from his unexpected dietary choices to his newfound role as a TikTok food influencer. Here’s a roundup of the internet’s best reactions:
“Nothing has ever surprised me less than finding out Bryce Harper is a raw milk drinker actually.”
“Me when bryce-harper-raw-milk-gate broke,” wrote one fan, pairing the caption with a meme: ‘fuuuu***k that is my circus. are those...? yep...those are my monkeys....goddammit.’
“BRYCE HARPER TIKTOK IS BACK AGAIN AND THIS TIME WE HAVE BANANA BREAD. THE BRYCETOK LORE IS GETTING DEEPER.”
“Bryce Harper the Influencer has to be the punishment for losing a fantasy football league.”
One fan took it a step further with a hilarious, albeit slightly morbid, prediction:
“When Bryce Harper poops on the field mid-game because of the E. coli and campylobacter in his raw milk….what then?”
In a crossover we didn’t know we needed, another fan tweeted,
“Just found out Bryce Harper is a raw milk drinking Mormon. I feel like this should be the plot of an It's Always Sunny episode.”
And, in a plea for Harper’s TikTok legacy, one fan declared,
“They can’t ban TikTok. Bryce Harper is showing me how to make a vanilla latte.”
Harper’s growing TikTok fame and culinary adventures
Harper's rise to fame on TikTok took time, but his abrupt shift to baking and coffee content has caught the interest of many outside of the athletics community. The MLB player, who is well-known for his extreme attention to fitness and health, has now reached out to the gastronomic world by showcasing his ability to make his own beer at home and his go-to ingredient for banana bread.
He has even discussed in detail his liking for raw, unpasteurized milk, which has drawn criticism due to possible health hazards but has also enhanced his eccentric, health-conscious persona. By the way, the off-field interests of the athlete are not particularly new. Although he has always promoted strict exercise regimens and a clean diet, his captivating TikTok delivery has attracted a whole new following.
Harper's excursion into influencer culture is both surprising and hilarious, from his gourmet baking exploits to his in-depth coffee-making instructions. Furthermore, his culinary material is more than just recipes. Fans are excitedly awaiting Harper's next post because of his easygoing style, which is interspersed with dad jokes and subtle flexes (we see that MLB kitchen, Bryce).
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