Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper appeared to undergo a hamstring harm on the finish of a 7-4 loss to the Miami Marlins on Thursday evening.
Attempting to beat a grounder to the appropriate facet of the sphere, Harper reached for his left hamstring and limped to the dugout after crossing first base.
Harper confirmed he’ll bear imaging on Friday and appeared a little bit involved concerning the harm. He informed Anthony Sanfilippo of the Related Press, “I by no means felt something like this earlier than; it hurts.”
Phillies supervisor Rob Thomson did not present additional element, saying, “We’ll simply have to attend till tomorrow and examine him out.”
The Athletic’s Matt Gelb identified that 31-year-old Harper final handled an harm in 2017, when he hyperextended his knee, which resulted in him lacking six weeks. Whereas the standing of the harm stays unclear, Philadelphia might have to arrange to position him on the injured record.
Shedding Harper can be a worst-case situation for the injury-riddled Phillies. Catcher J.T. Realmuto not too long ago underwent knee surgical procedure. Designated hitter Kyle Schwarber additionally exited towards the Marlins with left groin tightness.
To not point out, Harper was elected to begin within the All-Star Sport on Thursday after ending second in fan balloting behind New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Choose. In 76 video games, he is sixth in baseball in OPS (.981) and tied for seventh in dwelling runs (20).
Gelb famous the Phillies may activate Kody Clemens, who’s on a rehab project with Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Earlier than injuring his again in late Might, he logged a .256 batting common and .623 OPS in 17 video games.
