On the back of Washington National’s outfielder Bryce Harper's t-shirt, he is sporting the phrase "Make Baseball Fun Again." With hats and t-shits, Harper is using merchandise as a big push to redefine what the sport once was. The main purpose for this push is for players, media and fans to not care when people show off a bit, and just have fun again.

The NFL has Cam Newton dabbing after touchdowns, the NBA has Steph Curry shimmying after making a three point shot, and the NHL has players celebrating goals all the time. But in baseball, you’re supposed to just jog around the bases after hitting a big home run. How is that fair?

Harper believes that you should be allowed to flip a bat, give a fist pump or show some sort of emotion, and I totally agree. Sports are supposed to be emotional just as much as they’re supposed to be fun. That's the point, right? But baseball for some reason is different. No other sport has the same level or unwritten rules as baseball, or the same level of hatred of change from older players.

Legendary New York Yankee and Hall of Famer Goose Gossage said last month that Jose Bautista was a “disgrace to the game” for flipping a bat and that he was disgracing all of the other Latin American players who played before him.

The bat flip that Bautista is most well known for came during the playoffs last season as he put his team, the Toronto Blue Jays, up 5-3 with a 3 run home hit. I remember seeing nothing but his bat flip all over my Twitter feed and pretty much every sports blog I follow for weeks to come.

I love baseball and I love going to baseball games, but I’m one of few people in my generation that does. Kids are playing more and more lacrosse and less and less baseball, and I think that it partially has to do with the fact that baseball is seen as an old man's sport. Players don’t look like they’re having as much fun anymore.

If baseball wants to slowly become more and more popular with younger people, it should embrace these small celebrations that pop up on Vine and other social media platforms.

Baseball is the one sport that can have momentum shift on the drop on a dime, be it in the way of a go ahead home run, or a pitcher getting a bases loaded strike out at the end of an inning. These are moments for athletes to get excited about, because I sure as hell am as a fan. I want my favorite players to celebrate with me as I’m celebrating their athletic achievements. I want to see them act like people and show me their personalities. It's awesome, fun, and something to be proud of, as evidenced by this gif of Jose Bautista flipping his bat like I mentioned earlier.

So I’m all in with Bryce Harper on making baseball fun again. I hope that we get to see more people celebrating home runs and strike outs this season.