Bryce Harper Injured Knee After Stepping Awkwardly Over First Base, Baseball World Collectively Holds Breath

Bryce Harper looks to have suffered a serious knee injury in a game played in wet conditions tonight, as he ran past first base. The knee buckled and bent awkwardly, and Harper went down in pain.

We now await word on whether the injury involves a dreaded ligament tear and will end his season as the Nationals move toward the postseason, or whether he could return.