Phillies, led by J.T. Realmuto, power through rain delays and Marlins in 4-1 win PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper broke his left thumb in the fourth inning of a June 25 game in San Diego. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 10, 2022
Bryce Harper likely to return to Phillies as strictly a designated hitter Bryce Harper isn’t ready to hit the accelerator on his return to the field for the Phillies. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 10, 2022
Phillies’ Bryce Harper: No pain throwing but focused on getting his ‘swing going’ PHILADELPHIA — In his first week of taking swings and throwing since getting three pins removed from his left thumb, Bryce Harper said he has felt pain-free. His priority is to get his swing going so he can get back in the Phillies lineup and hopes to return by “September-ish,”… The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 4, 2022
Phillies’ Bryce Harper has pins removed from left thumb, fracture considered healed Bryce Harper is about to hit the accelerator on his return to the Phillies’ lineup. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 1, 2022
Judge’s Home Run Chase Isn’t Enough to Keep Yankees From Falling Here’s where all 30 teams stand as we near the trade deadline. Sports Illustrated · Aug 1, 2022
Phillies win against the Braves thanks to Bryson Stott’s late home run PHILADELPHIA — Bryson Stott pointed out to the bullpen, as is the Phillies’ custom when one of them hits a home run. But he might as well have pointed to the owners’ box. Or the general manager’s suite. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jul 26, 2022
Bryce Harper’s thumb ‘healing good,’ to be re-evaluated again next Monday Bryce Harper saw the doctor Monday in hopes of having the pins removed from his broken left thumb. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jul 25, 2022
The Bryce Harper Show remains off the national stage, and that’s bad for baseball LOS ANGELES — There’s a locker with Bryce Harper’s name on it this week in the National League All-Star clubhouse. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jul 20, 2022
Willson and William Contreras Are Living the Brotherly Dream They are the first siblings to start the All-Star Game together since Roberto and Sandy Alomar Jr. did it 30 years ago. Sports Illustrated · Jul 19, 2022
The Nationals Have a Juan Soto Dilemma The franchise is for sale, which makes an already difficult situation with its best player even more complicated. Sports Illustrated · Jul 18, 2022
Bryce Harper and other MLB stars swing only one bat -- and it's made in Philly's backyard Phillies slugger Bryce Harper swings a hometown bat — one made especially for him by two baseball fanatics from Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jul 18, 2022
Ranking past 15 No. 1 overall MLB draft picks, from top tier (Bryce Harper) to too soon to tell (Adley Rutschman) to mistakes (Brady Aiken) BALTIMORE — For the second time in four years, the Orioles have the first choice in the MLB draft. Their most recent No. 1 overall pick came in 2019, when Baltimore decided to shape its rebuild around catcher Adley Rutschman, who has helped spark the Orioles’ recent turnaround with his… Tribune News Service · Jul 13, 2022
Without Bailey Falter, the Blue Jays take advantage of a bullpen game to top the Phillies TORONTO — The absence of one player can make quite a difference. The Phillies know this. They’ve lost Bryce Harper, they’ve lost Jean Segura. On Tuesday night, the player they lost was Bailey Falter. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jul 13, 2022
Cubs’ Willson Contreras on All-Star Game with brother William: ‘That was our dream’ The 2022 All-Star Game will mark the first time the brothers have played on the same team in their professional careers. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 13, 2022
Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 11, 2022 Drew Smyly returns from IL, throws two-plus innings in Cubs’ 11-9 loss to Dodgers The Dodgers swept the four-game series.
Los Angeles Times · Jul 9, 2022 Mookie Betts, Trea Turner, Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout are MLB All-Star Game starters LOS ANGELES — It’s official. Mookie Betts and Trea Turner of the Dodgers and Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani of the Angels are headed to this year’s MLB All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium as starters.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jul 6, 2022 Marcus Hayes: Underappreciated ace Zack Wheeler: Best starter in baseball? Most important Phillies player? The Phillies faced their biggest game in recent memory Sunday night. The visiting Cardinals sat just ahead of them in the playoff race, and they’d split the first two games of the weekend series.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jul 6, 2022 Kyle Schwarber homers twice as the Phillies rout the Nationals to inch closer to wild-card contention PHILADELPHIA — After an 11-0 win over the Nationals on Tuesday, the Phillies are a half a game out of a wild-card spot. Of course, there is plenty of baseball left — half an 162-game season left, to be exact — but it is still a remarkable feat, considering how…
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jul 5, 2022 Phillies’ Bryce Harper offers no date for return but vows he will play again this season PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper returned to the Phillies clubhouse Tuesday and channeled his inner Terminator.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jul 4, 2022 Phillies move closer to a playoff spot with 4-0 win over Cardinals It was July 3, too soon by any reasonable measure for scoreboard watching. But it was also Sunday Night Baseball, the last game of the day, so the opportunity facing the Phillies was hard to miss.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 1, 2022 Cubs’ Willson Contreras named All-Star ballot finalist, lobbies for Ian Happ Contreras led NL catchers in Phase 1 of All-Star voting with 2,146,343 votes.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 30, 2022 Phillies punchless in 4-1 loss to the Braves PHILADELPHIA — Nights like Wednesday — when the Phillies’ offense looked punchless in a 4-1 loss to Atlanta — could make the next six to eight weeks feel like six to eight months.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 30, 2022 Bryce Harper’s thumb surgery goes off without complications; August return still possible PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper’s thumb surgery went as planned and without any complications, a source said Wednesday, and the Phillies star’s expectation of a mid-August return remains possible.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 29, 2022 Bullpen deflates Phillies in 5-3 loss to Braves PHILADELPHIA — It stands to reason, with Bryce Harper scheduled for thumb surgery Wednesday, that a popular talking point is whether the Phillies will be able to make a trade to boost the offense in the MVP’s absence.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 29, 2022 Bryce Harper set to undergo thumb surgery Wednesday; ‘no timeline’ for his return, Phillies say PHILADELPHIA — On the eve of thumb surgery, Bryce Harper made clear through Phillies interim manager Rob Thomson what he expects between now and the end of the season.