Phillies slugger Bryce Harper is back in the lineup after getting hit in the arm on Wednesday

By: The Associated Press Posted: 9:50 AM CST Friday, Feb. 28, 2025

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Bryce Harper is returning to the Philadelphia Phillies lineup on Friday, two days after getting hit on the arm by a pitch.

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CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Bryce Harper is returning to the Philadelphia Phillies lineup on Friday, two days after getting hit on the arm by a pitch.

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CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Bryce Harper is returning to the Philadelphia Phillies lineup on Friday, two days after getting hit on the arm by a pitch.

Harper is scheduled to hit second and play in his usual spot at first base against Boston.

Harper had a bruise on his right arm after getting hit by a 92 mph pitch from Blue Jays left-hander Richard Lovelady. Manager Rob Thomson said Harper had a scheduled off day on Thursday.

FILE - Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper makes a selfie with the team mascot, the Phillie Phanatic, during a Major League Baseball news conference, April 16, 2019, on Independence Mall in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)

The two-time National League MVP is looking for his first hit of the spring. Harper is 0 for 2 with a walk in three place appearances so far in Grapefruit League play.