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The Philadelphia Phillies are set to get superstar slugger Bryce Harper back from a lengthy stint on the IL this week, but not all news is good for the squad. While Harper will be back in the fold, the Phillies were hit with a separate injury blow, as ace Zack Wheeler was placed on the […]

The Philadelphia Phillies announced that Bryce Harper will be activated ahead of Friday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, per Phillies beat writer Todd Zolecki. Harper will provide a major boost for the Phillies as they aim to reach the postseason for the first time since 2011. Harper suffered a broken thumb earlier this season. The injury […]

Bryce Harper continues to tear up the minor leagues as he rehabs from a thumb injury. The Philadelphia Phillies slugger hit two home runs in his first appearance with Philly’s Triple-A affiliate, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, before going 3-5 with two doubles, one of which was a walk-off hit. Harper’s great performances are excellent news […]

Bryce Harper is an amazing baseball player and every baseball fan knows that. Minor league pitchers, meanwhile, are witnessing firsthand how good the Philadelphia Phillies slugger is at their own expense. Just a day after unloading a pair of home runs in the first game of his rehab assignment with Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Tuesday […]

Bryce Harper’s still got it. The Philadelphia Phillies slugger is finally into the phase of his rehab where he is making appearances in the minor leagues. He made an appearance in Triple-A ball, joining the Lehigh Valley IronPigs as they began a six-game series against the Gwinnett Stripers, smacking two home runs. Harper hit a homer, […]

Bryce Harper made minor league baseball look like kid’s play right in his very first at-bat during his rehab assignment for Triple-A Lehigh Valley Tuesday. The Philadelphia Phillies star, who is trying to shake off the rust in the minor leagues before an eventual return to the Phillies’ active roster, destroyed a slider for a […]

It won’t be long until Philadelphia Phillies fans see Bryce Harper back in action with the team. According to multiple reports, Harper is set to start his rehab assignment on Thursday night after much speculations about his return-to-action plan. As stated in an update on Sunday, the expectation is Harper will join Triple-A Lehigh Valley […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are eagerly awaiting the return of superstar slugger Bryce Harper, who has missed a significant chunk of the season with a thumb injury. Harper has been sidelined since late June due to the thumb injury he sustained after getting hit by a pitch from Padres’ Blake Snell. He’s been ramping up activity […]

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper is still sidelined with a thumb injury. But, it appears he’s not too far from a return. Harper took batting practice at Citizens Bank Park on Monday for the first time since going on the shelf as he revealed on Instagram. Via Alex Coffey: From Bryce Harper’s Instagram 👀 pic.twitter.com/d3nZoADHY6 […]

Bryce Harper is working his way back to the Philadelphia Phillies. Ever since suffering a broken thumb, Harper has been sidelined and rehabbing. The latest injury update for the 2021 National League MVP will please Philadelphia and its fans. Harper will take batting practice in Philadelphia while the Phillies wrap up a series against the […]

Sports fans around the world are typically very superstitious. They will do whatever it takes to help their team, such as the old “knock on wood” trick, or wearing their lucky jersey. In some cases, that has led to the formation of curses. And it appears they may be another curse in the MLB that […]

The Philadelphia Phillies have gone from one of the more frustrating teams in baseball to a terrific turnaround story in a short amount of time. The firing of Joe Girardi and seeming attitude shift within the team has sparked a turnaround and they now find themselves in the playoff mix. Their 60-48 record puts them […]

Philadelphia Phillies superstar Bryce Harper has been out since June 26th. After suffering a broken thumb against the San Diego Padres, Harper has been pushed out of the lineup. Bryce Harper had surgery on July 5th to repair his fractured thumb. During the operation, he had three pins inserted into his finger. On Monday, they […]

Five weeks removed from suffering a broken thumb in the Philadelphia Phillies in a 4-2 win over the San Diego Padres and almost a month to the day after undergoing a successful surgery to insert three pins into the break to help it’s healing, Bryce Harper has successfully undergone a second procedure on the way […]

Jean Segura hasn’t suited up for the Philadelphia Phillies in nearly two months. However, according to the shortstop, he could be returning to the active roster very soon. Segura hopes to start a rehabilitation assignment next week, and believes he can return to the game day field as early as August 4. Phillies beat writer […]

Bryce Harper was drafted by the Washington Nationals and spent the first 6 seasons of his career in Washington. He won an MVP and established himself as a star with the ball club. After hitting free agency prior to 2019, Harper signed in Philadelphia with the Phillies. Meanwhile, Washington had another emerging star in their […]

The Philadelphia Phillies were dealt a massive blow when star outfielder Bryce Harper was placed on the injured list with a broken thumb after he was hit on the hand during a game against the San Diego Padres. Harper was initially expected to miss six-to-eight weeks, but the team never provided a set timetable. Per […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are working tirelessly to turn their season around after a brutal start to the season. Under new leadership, the Phils went into the All-Star Break above .500 at 49-43. They’ve managed to shift the momentum in their favor despite missing key pieces like Jean Segura and MVP Bryce Harper. However, none of […]

The Major League Baseball 2022 All-Star Game rosters were revealed on Sunday. There were not many shockers, as it contained a lot of the names baseball fans would expect. One player that will unfortunately be missing from the All-Star Game is Phillies superstar Bryce Harper. He is dealing with a fractured thumb after taking a […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are in an interesting spot halfway through the season. Star slugger Bryce Harper is out indefinitely due to a fractured left thumb and subsequent surgery. Meanwhile, Jean Segura, arguably the team’s most consistent hitter, has been out since the beginning of June due to a broken finger. Despite these season-changing injuries, the […]

The Philadelphia Phillies were dealt a devastating blow when Bryce Harper suffered a hand injury after getting hit by a pitch from San Diego Padres hurler Blake Snell. Harper underwent surgery to repair his thumb injury, and fans have been eagerly awaiting an update regarding his timetable to return to action. On Tuesday, Harper broke […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are in the middle of a challenging season that is seeing them underperform. It just got even harder for the Phillies to catch up on the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves in the race to the top of the National League East division after Bryce Harper suffered a hand injury […]

The Philadelphia Phillies were dealt a brutal injury blow when Bryce Harper was hit by a pitch from Blake Snell and suffered a broken thumb. After undergoing tests on the injury, the Phillies have announced plans for Harper to undergo surgery, and revealed a prospective timetable for his return to action. According to Scott Lauber […]

Bryce Harper will be out of the lineup for the foreseeable future. Beyond the man himself, few in the stadium was more affected by the incident than Philadelphia Phillies general manager Dave Dombrowski. Losing your biggest bat in the order is a massive hole that needs to be filled with the Phillies scrambling to keep […]

San Diego Padres lefty Blake Snell hit Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper in the left hand on Saturday night, breaking his thumb and drawing a heated reaction from the Phillies stud. Snell and Harper exchanged words on the field before the Phillies star cooled down and seemed to admit he knew the hit-by-pitch wasn’t on […]

With just one pitch, Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies are now facing a tough new reality. After San Diego Padres pitcher Blake Snell threw a 97 mph fastball at Harper’s hand, fracturing his left thumb, Harper is now expected to miss extended time – with the off chance that his season could very well […]

Philadelphia Phillies fans held their collective breath as superstar outfielder Bryce Harper was hit by a 97 mph fastball right in his hand, leading to a broken thumb. The 2021 MVP was sizing up San Diego Padres pitcher Blake Snell in a lefty-lefty matchup when the fastball went high and in, leaving Harper writhing in […]

The Philadelphia Phillies suffered a brutal loss on Saturday night. Star slugger and reigning NL MVP Bryce Harper was up against Blake Snell of the San Diego Padres. Things turned ugly, though, when Harper took a 97 mph fastball straight to his hand. Harper immediately winced in pain, and was forced out of action. Phillies […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are one of the most interesting teams to watch out for at the MLB trade deadline. Philadelphia has tons of power hitters and stars but also a crisis in the bullpen and lackluster pitching. At 31-31, they are starting to play some of their best baseball. Bryce Harper is putting up a […]

Being a Philadelphia Phillies fan, this season has been a whirlwind, to say the very least, and it’s only June. Of course, the most recent whiplash is because of the team’s sweep over the Los Angeles Angels. After going 10-18 in the month of May, the Phils are 4-0 in June and 3-0 since firing […]

Bryson Stott just became an instant cult hero for Philadelphia Phillies. His walk-off home run lifted the Phillies over the Los Angeles Angels to help them improve to 3-0 after firing Joe Girardi. The 24-year-old Stott, one of the Phillies’ top prospects, hasn’t been super productive in the big leagues so far. He came into […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are having the time of their lives in the post-Joe Girardi era. They are 3-0 since firing their manager. Their most recent win over the Los Angeles Angels was their most exhilarating one. The Phillies came back to win with massive home runs in the final two innings. A grand slam from […]

In a move that seemed inevitable for quite a while, the Philadelphia Phillies elected to fire manager Joe Girardi on Friday. Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski announced that bench coach Rob Thomson will take over as the team’s interim manager for the remainder of the 2022 season. Ahead of the Phillies’ home series […]

Philadelphia Phillies star outfielder Bryce Harper had to adjust to a new role in the 2022 season, that of a designated hitter. Harper, who is forbidden from throwing or playing in the field thanks to a slight UCL tear in his elbow, has been relegated to a hitting role for the past few weeks. Given […]

The Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper is having another stellar season at the plate. However, things could be trending in the wrong direction. Harper was scratched from Wednesday’s lineup citing a sore forearm. Normally, that would not raise too many eye brows, but for Harper particularly that’s concerning. Bryce Harper has been scratched from tonight’s […]

The Philadelphia Phillies seemed destined to emerge with a victory over the Atlanta Braves following star outfielder Bryce Harper’s go-ahead, two-run homer in the top of the ninth inning. But it was not to be. In what is becoming a theme, the Phillies bullpen unraveled in the bottom half of the inning, blowing the lead- […]

The Philadelphia Phillies lost 2-0 to the San Diego Padres Thursday afternoon. The loss wrapped up the three-game matchup, and the Padres took the series win 2-1. Despite the disappointing and rather boring game on Thursday, there were a few bright moments for Philadelphia fans off of the field. First, Bryce Harper made a fan’s […]

Bryce Harper continues to show that he has much love for Philadelphia Phillies fans. Harper did not earn a start in the Phillies’ series finale against the San Diego Padres on Thursday. The veteran slugger has not played since the Phillies’ road win over the Los Angeles Dodgers last Saturday, where he belted a home […]

Philadelphia Phillies star outfielder Bryce Harper has been in the midst of an awe-inspiring stretch reminiscent of his 2021 MVP campaign. Even more impressive is the fact that Harper has been playing for much of the 2022 MLB season with a partially torn UCL in his elbow, which has prevented him from throwing but clearly […]