Philadelphia All-Star slugger Bryce Harper faced a minor league right-hander in a brief batting practice session in his latest step in his recovery from Tommy John surgery.
since his November surgery, no one really wants to rush his return since one false move could cause another rupture.
Notably, that includes sliding. Harper performed "modified" head-first sliding into first; he basically kind of turned and fell into the base rather than take off on a mad dash around the bases and try sliding at full speed. Harper hit against minor leaguer Jeff Hoffman. The right-hander hit 96 to 99 mph with a sharp slider and threw against Harper with the pitch clock in use. Harper will face Phillies left-hander Ranger Suarez on Saturday.Thomson said he wasn’t surprised at Harper’s pace that should have him back with the Phillies well before the All-Star break.
Harper is starting the fifth season of a $330 million, 13-year contract with the Phillies. He hasn’t played right field since last April 16. He had a platelet-rich plasma injection on his elbow in May and became a full-time designated hitter to finish the season.
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