BRYCE HARPER STEPS UP TO THE PLATE FOR A FAN’S BIG NIGHT PROM NIGHT PITCH
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Can you imagine opening your front door to find a Major League Baseball star ready to help with a “promposal”? That’s precisely what happened to Giulia Leonetti, a student at Haddonfield Memorial High School in New Jersey, thanks to a bit of help from her classmate Jake Portella and none other than Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper! According to “TODAY,” Portella had been racking his brain for a unique way to ask Giulia to prom. Knowing her love for the Phillies, he wanted to incorporate the team into his prom proposal. “I was thinking of something Phillies-themed because she loves the Phillies so much,” he explained to MLB.com. Little did Leonetti know, Portella was plotting something that would blow a typical prom proposal out of the water.
In a twist of fate and a dash of hometown advantage, Portella knew that some Phillies players lived nearby. So, he took a chance and knocked on Bryce Harper’s door to see if the slugger might lend a hand. To Portella’s surprise, not only did Harper take down his email to keep in touch, but he also spontaneously suggested they just go ahead and do the promposal right then and there! The viral video shows Harper and Portella standing at Leonetti’s door. When she opens it and sees Harper, her reaction is priceless. Harper doesn’t waste a moment, saying, “Jake wants to ask you to prom, so I thought I’d help him out.” Overwhelmed, Leonetti can only cover her mouth in shock before eagerly accepting Portella’s prom invitation.
Leonetti was starstruck, to say the least. “I just — oh my god. Bryce Harper. That was the only thing going through my head,” she recalled, still in disbelief. “I was just absolutely freaking out.” The story behind Harper’s involvement? Simple. “Just helping a brother out, man,” Harper said after a game. It turns out that sometimes the stars align just right for a truly unforgettable promposal.
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EATS WITH ELLIE
BAKED SAUSAGE WITH APPLES AND FENNEL
This comforting dish, packed with seasonal flavors, is perfect when the weather starts to get chilly.
INGREDIENTS • 2 apples •
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2 tbsp fresh oregano leaves
1 fennel bulb
2 tbsp olive oil
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8 raw, flavored sausages 2 red onions cut into wedges
2 tsp honey
2–3 oz dry white wine
1 tsp fennel seeds
DIRECTIONS 1. Preheat oven to 400 F. 2. Cut apples into six wedges and slice off any core, leaving the skin on. Place in a roasting pan. 3. Slice fennel in half and remove the core. Chop and add to pan along with sausages and onion wedges. 4. Using a pestle and mortar, break up fennel seeds and sprinkle over the pan. Add oregano. 5. Next, drizzle oil, honey, and wine over the ingredients, then toss all together. 6. Roast for 40 minutes, tossing occasionally until sausages are golden and fruit and veggies are tender.
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