![]() He wore it most of last season after originally sustaining the injury last April and hit. Harper will continue to wear a brace on his right elbow while hitting. “I remember last Thanksgiving we were talking about when he could come back and he mentioned May and I told him not to tell anyone that.” “Medically it is surprising, but by Harper genetic standards probably not,” Harper’s agent, Scott Boras, said while the Phillies were taking batting practice. The return for the two-time NL MVP also occurred at the ballpark where he made his major league debut in 2012. The game is going to be a quicker pace for the foreseeable future.” “I need to figure out when to use my time out and what else I want to do. ![]() I took a long time from the on-deck circle to the batter’s box and also in between pitches,” he said. “Your whole career you’ve slowed the game down. ![]() He said that might be a bigger challenge than pitch selection. Harper’s other big adjustment is dealing with the pitch clock for the first time. Just understand it is going to take a minute.” “My swing feels good, I don’t want to change anything with that. I should had better swings on,” Harper said. ![]() ![]() I had some pretty good pitches in that second at-bat and then on that last one from (Phil) Bickford. “I feel like my timing is pretty good, it’s just pitch selection right now. Harper said he expected to see plenty of breaking pitches from Dodgers’ starter Julio Urías and wasn’t surprised. ![]()
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