Bryce Harper sends Braves’ Orlando Arcia a message with his shirt and then two homers and a stare down

Bryce Harper rounded second base after blasting a homer into the second deck, glared at Orlando Arcia, and removed any room to wonder if he heard how Atlanta’s shortstop mocked him after Game 2.

Harper’s three-run homer put the Phillies ahead, 4-1, and highlighted a six-run rally in the third inning of Game 3 of the National League Division Series on Wednesday. He followed that up with a 414-foot solo homer to center field for a 7-1 lead in the fifth inning.

He rolled into Citizens Bank Park earlier in the day wearing a Deion Sanders’ t-shirt, which seemed more likely a message to Arcia than a declaration by Harper that he was a Colorado Buffaloes fan.

Nick Castellanos also sported a “Coach Prime” hoodie and the Phillies’ social media team captioned the post as “They done messed around.”

Sanders told his University of Colorado football team last month that “It was just gonna be a good game, but they done messed around and made it personal” after Colorado State’s head coach criticized Sanders and his program. Coach Prime’s squad went on to win by eight in double OT.

Arcia was reportedly mocking Harper in the clubhouse after Game 2 ended with Harper being caught in a double play started by the center fielder. Fox Sports said Arcia “cackled emphatically about Harper’s misfortune, bellowing “ha-ha, atta-boy, Harper,” repeatedly as reporters circled the room.”

Sounds like he made it personal.

”I don’t think anybody needs any motivation right now,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said Tuesday. “But if that adds to our motivation, that’s great.”