Harper returns for Phils, 160 days after Tommy John surgery
1 year, 7 months ago

Harper returns for Phils, 160 days after Tommy John surgery

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Bryce Harper defied the odds and returned 160 days after Tommy John surgery on his right elbow. There’s going to be some timing stuff and recognizing breaking balls and things like that,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said. “It shouldn’t take long before he gets up to speed.” Harper said he expected to see plenty of breaking pitches from Dodgers’ starter Julio Urías and wasn’t surprised. “Medically it is surprising, but by Harper genetic standards probably not,” Harper’s agent, Scott Boras, said while the Phillies were taking batting practice. “I wouldn’t be surprised where it is going to take some time to get true timing back but I’m pretty confident in his abilities,” Thomson said.

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Phillies slugger Bryce Harper playing through nagging elbow, wrist injuries
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Phillies slugger Bryce Harper playing through nagging elbow, wrist injuries

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper says he’ll be fine for October, that the elbow and wrist injuries the two-time NL MVP has played through this Philadelphia Phillies season are more a nuisance than a concern for the postseason. Harper told MLB.com ahead of Friday’s game against Atlanta he’s battled wrist problems since May while the elbow is a more recent issue. …

Bryce Harper’s RBI single in 10th off Josh Hader lifts Phillies past Astros 3-2
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bryce Harper’s RBI single in 10th off Josh Hader lifts Phillies past Astros 3-2

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper hit a game-ending RBI single in the 10th inning off Houston closer Josh Hader, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Astros 3-2 in a matchup of division leaders on Monday night. But the Astros limited the Phillies to Marsh’s fifth-inning, opposite-field drive off Ronel Blanco and Nick Castellanos’ RBI single in the sixth before Harper came …

Phillies All-Star slugger Bryce Harper out against Dodgers with bruised left hand
5 months, 1 week ago

Phillies All-Star slugger Bryce Harper out against Dodgers with bruised left hand

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — First baseman Bryce Harper made a short-lived return to the Philadelphia Phillies’ lineup, as the All-Star first baseman sat out Wednesday night against Los Angeles because of a bruised left hand. Harper — who had missed the previous nine games with a strained left hamstring — was hurt at an unspecified point in Tuesday’s 10-1 win over the …

Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber placed on injured list by the Phillies
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber placed on injured list by the Phillies

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Phillies placed All-Star first baseman Bryce Harper and designated hitter Kyle Schwarber on the 10-day injured list after both were hurt in Thursday night’s 7-4 loss to Miami. Hopefully get back in the smartest way possible and quickest way as well.” Harper wouldn’t specify a timetable for his return, only saying he hopes to be back …

Bryce Harper hurts hamstring on final play of Phillies’ 7-4 loss to Marlins
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Bryce Harper hurts hamstring on final play of Phillies’ 7-4 loss to Marlins

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper limped off the field with an apparent hamstring injury after making the final out for the Philadelphia Phillies in their 7-4 loss to the Miami Marlins on Thursday night. “See how I feel tomorrow and go from there.” Philadelphia teammate Kyle Schwarber also got hurt, exiting in the ninth inning after experiencing left groin tightness on …

Rhys Hoskins sheds a tear, as he expected, in his return to Philly with the Brewers
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rhys Hoskins sheds a tear, as he expected, in his return to Philly with the Brewers

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — Rhys Hoskins expected to shed a tear at some point Monday night. “I’m kind of a crier,” Hoskins said before Monday night’s game between Milwaukee and Philadelphia. He loves this place.” And then in the seventh inning, Hoskins took Phillies starter Zack Wheeler deep to left-center for his 10th homer of the season, ending Wheeler’s shutout bid. “I …

Bryce Harper wants longer deal with Phillies to go in his 40s, accepting of move to first base
10 months ago

Bryce Harper wants longer deal with Phillies to go in his 40s, accepting of move to first base

Associated Press  

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Bryce Harper wants to finish his career with the Philadelphia Phillies, playing into his 40s and perhaps gloving a throw at first base for the final out of a World Series. “I want to be here for a long time and understand playing into my 40s, that’s the biggest thing for me,” the 31-year-old said Sunday in …

Bryce Harper and the Phillies’ big bats go quiet in NLCS, dumped by Diamondbacks in Game 7
1 year, 1 month ago

Bryce Harper and the Phillies’ big bats go quiet in NLCS, dumped by Diamondbacks in Game 7

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — Trea Turner had the moment that could have pushed the Phillies toward the World Series waiting for him. Here it was, the first Game 7 in the Phillies’ 141-year history, and Turner simply needed to keep the rally going as his team tried to erase a 4-2 deficit. The two-time NL MVP who sent the Phillies to the …

Harper, Schwarber, Castellanos power Phillies past Diamondbacks 5-3 in Game 1 of NLCS
1 year, 2 months ago

Harper, Schwarber, Castellanos power Phillies past Diamondbacks 5-3 in Game 1 of NLCS

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper celebrated his 31st birthday with a bang — a 420-foot homer on the first pitch he saw in the NL Championship Series. “So I thought I would step on home plate and do that.” Harper keeps rising to the moment in October, helping the Phillies take another step toward winning their first World Series title since …

Ohtani has elbow surgery. His doctor expects hitting return by opening day ’24 and pitching by ’25
1 year, 3 months ago

Ohtani has elbow surgery. His doctor expects hitting return by opening day ’24 and pitching by ’25

Associated Press  

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani had elbow surgery Tuesday, and his doctor said he expects the two-way star will be available as a hitter on opening day next season and will return to the mound as a pitcher in 2025. He said in a statement that the sides decided to “reinforce the healthy ligament in …

Bryce Harper won’t make pitch for Shohei Ohtani to join Phillies in free agency
1 year, 3 months ago

Bryce Harper won’t make pitch for Shohei Ohtani to join Phillies in free agency

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper and Shohei Ohtani each boast MVP and Rookie of the Year awards along with multiple All-Star Games, two of baseball’s preeminent faces. “I think we were all looking forward to it because he’s one of the best is the game, on that mound and in the batter’s box, as well,” Harper said. Harper may be at …

Hoskins hopeful for potential October return for Phillies
1 year, 8 months ago

Hoskins hopeful for potential October return for Phillies

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — Rhys Hoskins leaned on his left crutch as he helped injured teammate Bryce Harper raise the Phillies’ 2022 National League championship banner. “I’m going to do everything in my power to give myself an opportunity that if and when we are playing in late October, I have a chance to contribute to that,” Hoskins said Monday. But right …

Harper set for elbow surgery, opening day status in doubt
2 years, 1 month ago

Harper set for elbow surgery, opening day status in doubt

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper powered his way through a postseason with crucial homers and big base hits that carried the Philadelphia Phillies from the last NL wild-card spot all the way to the World Series. Harper at last will have surgery next week to address the tear in the ulnar collateral ligament of his right elbow that forced the outfielder …

Dave Dombrowski talks Phillies offseason: Bryce Harper, free-agent shortstops, 2023 rotation
2 years, 1 month ago

Dave Dombrowski talks Phillies offseason: Bryce Harper, free-agent shortstops, 2023 rotation

New York Times  

LAS VEGAS — The trajectory of the Phillies’ winter will take shape next week, when the team’s scouting department gathers in Philadelphia to outline its offseason targets, and when Bryce Harper visits a specialist to determine whether surgery will be needed on his right elbow. “They’re all, of course, different time frames,” Dombrowski said. “That’s why I think it’s probably …

Here’s why Phillies star Bryce Harper turned down $45 million a year from Dodgers
2 years, 1 month ago

Here’s why Phillies star Bryce Harper turned down $45 million a year from Dodgers

LA Times  

Bryce Harper of the Phillies rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run in the eighth inning of Game 5 of the NLCS against the San Diego Padres on Oct. 23. Harper smashed a go-ahead, two-run home run, Citizens Bank Park exploded and the Phillies advanced to the World Series for the first time since 2009 to face the …

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