Phillies star Bryce Harper hit from a tee on Thursday, based on Alex Coffey of the Philadelphia Inquirer. He’s anticipated to take swings each different day within the close to future as he continues rehabbing from November’s Tommy John surgical procedure.
It marked Harper’s first swings since going below the knife. Supervisor Rob Thomson instructed reporters the membership isn’t ruling out batting apply sooner or later throughout spring coaching, however he cautioned the membership plans to be deliberate all through the rehab course of, through Jayson Stark of The Athletic.
All appears to be on observe thus far in Harper’s restoration. The Phillies have maintained they anticipate him again as a delegated hitter across the All-Star break. Whereas it’s potential he may return towards the tail finish of the season’s first half, each group and participant have preached persistence early within the rehab. It was an analogous story with regard to a potential return to the outfield in 2023, which stays unsure.
The surgical procedure is on Harper’s throwing elbow, and he’s nonetheless nicely off from starting a throwing program. That clearly forecloses any chance of him instantly stepping again into his customary proper discipline work as soon as he returns. He’ll be restricted to designated hitter early on in his return, however neither Harper nor Thomson have dominated out potential outfield reps on the finish of the season.
“All of it is dependent upon how he heals and will get into his throwing program, how all that works out” the supervisor stated, through Mark Didtler of the Related Press. “I don’t assume it’s out of the query.” Harper added he desires “to get again on the market and be in entrance of the followers in proper discipline doing my stuff” however indicated there aren’t any plans “to hurry again to the throwing half,” through The Athletic. As soon as Harper is prepared for DH work, Nick Castellanos and Kyle Schwarber will tackle the common nook outfield jobs.
The 2-time NL MVP is coming off a wonderful .286/.364/.514 line. That’s regardless of taking part in by the elbow damage that ultimately necessitated surgical procedure and a midseason absence after fracturing his left thumb on a hit-by-pitch. He adopted up with an otherworldly .349/.414/.746 exhibiting in opposition to playoff pitching to assist the Phils to a pennant.
