Bryce Harper Hit by Pitch in Elbow During First Inning vs. Braves; X-Rays Negative
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - APRIL 27: Bryce Harper #3 of the Philadelphia Phillies looks on during a game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on April 27, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images)
In the top of the first inning of the Phillies’ Tuesday night game against the Atlanta Braves, first baseman Bryce Harper was nailed in the elbow by a 95 mph fastball thrown by Braves right-handed Spencer Strider.
Harper’s right elbow is the same one that he previously had Tommy John surgery on at the end of the 2022 season.
UPDATE: Bryce Harper was removed with a right elbow contusion, the Phillies announced. His X-rays were negative.
After consulting with the Phillies’ head athletic trainer, Paul Buchheit, Harper was removed from the game by Phillies manager Rob Thomson, with Edmundo Sosa replacing him.
It’s an unfortunate thing for Harper, who was not wearing an elbow pad during his at-bat, that many big leaguers wear. Harper is just over two years removed from returning to the Phillies from his elbow surgery.
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Matt Brown
Matt has been a Philadelphia sports fan all his life and spent four years at Penn State University majoring in Broadcast Journalism and minoring in Sports Studies. He previously covered Penn State’s field hockey, men’s and women’s basketball, and baseball teams while writing for a Penn State blog called Onward State. He has now covered the Phillies, Eagles, and Sixers for Philly Sports Reports since October 2024 and wants to pursue a career in Sports Journalism.
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