Bryce Harper has a new team.

Fanatics revealed on Thursday that the reigning National League MVP has signed an exclusive, multi-year deal to become "the sole distributor of his full portfolio of officially licensed memorabilia products." That will include baseballs, bats, jerseys, photos and some game-used equipment. He's also signed with Topps, which is a division of Fanatics, for autographed cards.

“I’ve been waiting a long time to announce an exclusive partner in the autographs and collectibles space, and I’m so excited about teaming up with Fanatics as we get ready to start the season,” Harper said in a prepared release. “We have the best fans in the world in Philadelphia and I’m very proud of the incredible product selection we’ll be offering together.”

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Bryce Harper is headed to the Philadelphia Phillies.

The contract to come? A record-setting 13-year $330-million deal that would lock him in until age 38 and his 20th MLB season.

Harper, who's been on cards since he was was on the USA Baseball 16U team back in 2008, was the 2015 National League MVP when he hit 42 homers with a .330 average. Last year he hit .249 with 34 homers, upping his career total to 184 in seven seasons all with the Washington Nationals.

So, what's next for his cardboard?

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Bryce Harper is the reigning National League MVP and easily one of the first names mentioned when someones asks "Who's the best player in the game today?"

Collectors who have been around have known his name for several years now -- he made his cardboard debut way back in the 2008-09 USA Baseball boxed set as a member of the 16U National Team -- but the high demand for his autographs arguably hasn't waned since his dramatic entry into the national consciousness on the cover of Sports Illustrated as a 16-year-old.

He's signed plenty of autographs, but there's still plenty of demand. Check eBay or COMC and you'll see the lowest asking prices for his ink pushing or topping the $200 mark and that puts him out of reach for a lot of collectors.

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Not long ago, Bryce Harper was a hyped high-schooler on the cover of Sports Illustrated, then a dropout who got his GED early to hit junior college for a year before being taken No. 1 overall in the MLB Draft.

Now, four years into his MLB career, he's the unanimous National League MVP.

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