Local media such as ‘MLB.com’ announced the news of Harper’s return on the 2nd (Korean time). According to this, Harper will return from the injured list ahead of an away game against the Los Angeles Dodgers a day later.
Harper underwent Tommy John surgery in November of last year to reconstruct and repair the medial collateral ligament in his elbow.
A fielder’s Tommy John surgery requires a shorter rehabilitation period than a pitcher’s. Even so, it still takes a long time. At the time of the surgery, the Phillies club predicted a return in the second half of the 2023 season.
However, it came back sooner than this. Harper met with Dr. Neil Ellatrache, who performed her surgery on Monday morning local time, and got the ‘green light’ to run.
On that day, he posted several photos of himself wearing a uniform on his Instagram with the caption, “Are you ready?”
He said, “I thought I could come back from two weeks ago. I’ve been working hard to come back before July, and I’m very happy that I’ve been able to come this far.” 크크크벳
Harper chose to return right away without having to digest a rehab game. He has made up for this by facing live pitching from minor league pitchers and teammates recovering from injuries such as Rangers Suarez and Nick Nelson.
MLB.com, citing calculations from Phillies club officials, said that Harper took about 50 at-bats in the process.
Philadelphia, the winner of last season’s National League, is currently in fourth place in the National League East with a record of 15 wins and 15 losses.