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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Phillies slugger Bryce Harper playing through nagging elbow, wrist injuries

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. …

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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 …

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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 …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Phillies stars Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber both injured late in loss to Marlins

Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — The ninth inning was painful for the Philadelphia Phillies. “We’re going to get an image tomorrow just to see what that looks like and see how I feel and go from there.” Harper, who was the National League player of the month in May and is in the conversation for the same award in June, extended his hitting …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Tumbling Bryce: Harper gives Phillies scare with crash landing in photo well

Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper’s chase for a baseball into foul territory turned into fall territory when the Phillies first baseman took a spill into a photographer’s well. A two-time NL MVP, Harper is in his first full season playing first base after reconstructive elbow surgery forced him to move from right field. Atlanta’s Austin Riley popped a foul ball of …

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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 …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Bryce Harper to play first base full-time for Phillies as franchise moves on from Rhys Hoskins

Associated Press

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Philadelphia Phillies have decided two-time Most Valuable Player Bryce Harper is the team’s first baseman of the future, which means the franchise also is moving on from slugger Rhys Hoskins. Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said Tuesday the front office and manager Rob Thomson came to the conclusion Harper was the best option at …

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1 year, 1 month ago

The Phillies’ big Bryce Harper-first base decision likely ends the Rhys Hoskins era

New York Times

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — On Sunday, Dave Dombrowski called Rhys Hoskins. On Friday, the Phillies decided that superstar Bryce Harper would complete his shift from the outfield to first base and become the club’s full-time first baseman. I think he’ll meet the challenge and become an outstanding first baseman.” Dombrowski added that Harper isn’t expected to even play the occasional game …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Bryce Harper shines as Phillies aim for second straight World Series

Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper has manhandled postseason pressure with the ease of one of his swings -- bat tucked behind his helmet, short ground step, then, whack! Or perhaps he won’t say anything at all, just deliver an icy death stare -- two, actually -- to a sheepish shortstop who poked Harper with a mocking “Attaboy!” Harper has turned his …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Dutch judges to deliver verdicts in MH17 downed plane trial

Associated Press

SCHIPHOL, Netherlands — It still happens to Silene Frederiksz-Hoogzand after more than eight years. Also on trial is Sergey Dubinskiy, 60, a former officer in the Russian military intelligence service known as the GRU and one of Girkin’s deputies in 2014. It went on to hear evidence of tapped communications between the suspects that prosecutors say point to their guilt, …

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Phillies slugger Bryce Harper playing through nagging elbow, wrist injuries

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

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

Phillies stars Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber both injured late in loss to Marlins

Tumbling Bryce: Harper gives Phillies scare with crash landing in photo well

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

Bryce Harper to play first base full-time for Phillies as franchise moves on from Rhys Hoskins

The Phillies’ big Bryce Harper-first base decision likely ends the Rhys Hoskins era

Bryce Harper shines as Phillies aim for second straight World Series

Dutch judges to deliver verdicts in MH17 downed plane trial