MLB commissioner Rob Manfred downplayed a reported tense meeting with the Philadelphia Phillies and specifically superstar Bryce Harper while speaking with reporters on Friday in Chicago, where he was in town to announce that the 2027 MLB All-Star Game will take place in Wrigley Field.

Can money buy sympathy? That's the sort of question that probably plagues professional sports commissioners in the big four North American leagues. Even setting apart the annual tradition of being booed at their respective sports' drafts,

Bryce Harper told Rob Manfred to "get the f*** out of our clubhouse" if he wanted to talk about a salary cap, ESPN reported.