CLEARWATER, Fla. — Bryce Harper is returning to the Philadelphia Phillies lineup 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 the Boston Red Sox.
Harper had a bruise on his right arm after getting hit by a 92 mph pitch from Toronto Blue Jays left-hander Richard Lovelady. Manager Rob Thomson said Harper had a scheduled off day on Thursday and that the team was “not really overconcerned at all.”
Thomson told reporters that the team’s initial diagnosis was a bruised right triceps.
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 in Grapefruit League play.
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