Daily News | Phillies’ Bryce Harper will have elbow surgery next week
After months of speculation, Harper will undergo a procedure on the damaged ulnar collateral ligament that prevented him from throwing since the middle of April, Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski announced Wednesday.
“I would think it will slow him down for the season,” Dombrowski said. “But we’ll know more next week.” Regardless, Dombrowski said Harper’s absence won’t drastically change the Phillies’ offseason priorities, which remain focused on the star-studded shortstop market, recasting the bullpen around José Alvarado and Seranthony Domínguez, and adding at least one starter to the middle of the rotation.“In the back of our mind, there will be discussions of, what do we do if [Harper misses several months], which may be nothing,” Dombrowski said.
Harper winced and flexed his arm after making a throw to the plate on April 11 at Citizens Bank Park. He was the DH the following game, then played four consecutive games in right field.
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