Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper left Saturday’s game against the San Diego Padres after getting hit in his hands with a 97 mph fastball. The Phillies later announced that he’d fractured his left thumb, and that he’ll be out indefinitely. He’ll undergo further evaluation in the coming days. “I kind of wish it hit me in the face,” Harper said, via The Associated Press. “I don’t break bones in my face. I think I can take 98 (mph) to the face, but not 97 to the thumb. Yeah, I was… Source link
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In the latest NBA mock draft from Yahoo! Sports, Rutgers basketball forward Ron Harper Jr. is off the board late in the second round. The mock draft has Harper being taken No. 58 overall to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Krysten Peek writes about Harper and what he brings to Cleveland as a second-round pick: “He’s not afraid of the big moment and has a decent first step off the wing to get past defenders. Harper averaged 15.8 points and 5.9 rebounds per game this past season.” Harper will go… Source link
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With no deal yet to end Major League Baseball’s lockout, it’s unclear when the 2022 season will get started. Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper, clearly, doesn’t see that happening anytime soon. On Monday, shortly after reports that the league is content to miss a month of games amid the standoff, Harper seems to now be looking for somewhere else to play. He posted a photo to his Instagram story that showed him wearing a Yomiuri Giants jersey, a team that plays in Tokyo in Japan’s… Source link
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