The unique baseball friendship of Bryce Harper and Joey Gallo

The photo is beautiful until you realize it is breathtaking, absolutely breathtaking. The boy on the left is 8, and as his travel ball infielders gathered near the mound, he reached for the head of his catcher, who is 9 and towers above the rest.

“Oh that?” Bryce Harper asked, looking at the photo. “That’s the picture that pops up on my phone when Joey calls me.”