The Phillies’ most irreplaceable player is out indefinitely after Bryce Harper’s left thumb was fractured by a 97 mph fastball Saturday night.
He will be re-evaluated in the coming days to determine the path to recovery and whether surgery is required.
Harper is as irreplaceable as any player in baseball. The Phillies just got a taste of it earlier this week when they scored a combined five runs in three games he missed with a blister. Harper has again been one of the best hitters in baseball, entering Saturday's game hitting .320/.385/.602 with 21 doubles, 15 homers and 48 RBI despite missing nine games. He has six more extra-base hits than anyone in the majors since last year's All-Star break.
"It's tough, the year he's having, the person he is," Kyle Schwarber said on the broadcast postgame."It's a tough blow but we're going to have to overcome it. It's obviously going to be tough but I think that this ballclub can handle that type of blow. We've got a lot of good players and we've got to step up one by one and not do too much, just be ourselves, but when guys' numbers are called, we've got to answer the bell.
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