Philadelphia Phillies prima Bryce Harper volition acquisition country connected the ulnar collateral ligament successful his close elbow adjacent week, squad president Dave Dombrowski told reporters, though it was not instantly wide however agelong the betterment timeline volition be.
Harper is acceptable for country Nov. 23 for a teardrop to the UCL that helium initially suffered successful April and prevented him from playing the tract the remainder of the season. The 30-year-old received a platelet-rich plasma injection successful his close elbow successful May and shifted to the designated hitter role.
It was not yet known whether Harper volition acquisition Tommy John surgery, Dombrowski said.
Harper was the Phillies' designated hitter passim the bulk of the season, including successful the playoffs wherever helium shined. He deed .400 successful the National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves and .500 successful the NL Championship Series against the San Diego Padres earlier slowing down successful the World Series. He deed .200 arsenic the Phillies mislaid successful six games to the Houston Astros.
Information from ESPN's Jesse Rogers and The Associated Press was utilized successful this report.
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