When asked about the confrontation with Harper during a visit to Wrigley Field, though, Manfred downplayed the issue with four simple words: "Not all that significant," Manfred said, per Rogers.

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.

Manfred: “It was an individual picking a particular way to express himself. And I don’t think you need to make more out of that than that."