Phillies’ Bryce Harper to miss start of season after elbow surgery
Harper is expected to return to Philadelphia’s lineup as the designated hitter by the All-Star break.
Harper is expected to return to Philadelphia’s lineup as the designated hitter by the All-Star break.
Phillies President Dave Dombrowski said there was no timetable on Harper’s recovery until after the surgery, which is scheduled for Nov. 23.
Only once in MLB history has a team rallied from a 3-0 deficit to win a best-of-seven series
With two big swings, Bryce Harper looked primed to join the Phillies in a pennant race.
Harper will be sidelined indefinitely with a broken left thumb after he was hit by a pitch from Blake Snell in Philadelphia’s 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night.
Rhys Hoskins hit a pair of solo home runs and Kyle Schwarber added a three-run shot
The All-Star slugger was drilled in the left cheek by left-handed reliever Génesis Cabrera’s first pitch in the sixth inning.
He views the Phillies as “sort of a sleeping giant because they’ve got a big market. And they’ve got a good, solid owner that wants to spend money to win.”