Fan who broke Bryce Harper news to Phillies manager died in Ethiopian airline crash

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A fan who was among the first to inform manager Gabe Kapler that Bryce Harper was signing with the Philadelphia Phillies, was among the 157 killed when Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed in Addis Ababa on March 10. Matt Vecere, 43, was one of eight Americans killed in the crash. In an emotional message posted on Twitter, Kapler revealed that Vecere was one of the vocal fans seated directly behind Philadelphia's dugout at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Fla. on the afternoon Bryce Harper and the Phillies agreed to their record 13-year, $330 million contract.

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