The Philadelphia Phillies suffered a bit of a scare earlier this week when superstar slugger Bryce Harper took a 95-mph fastball to the arm against the Atlanta Braves. It sparked no small amount of controversy between the two NL East rivals despite Spencer Strider's visibly distraught reaction to his pitch straying too far inside. Scans came back negative for any serious injury and Harper was diagnosed with an elbow contusion that left him in a lot of pain but didn't seem set to hold him out very long.
Harper missed the rest of Tuesday's game after getting hurt, and Wednesday was an off day. On Thursday manager Rob Thompson provided a positive update on his star player that suggests a return is close.
