You mix in natural talent with all those things and you get No. You know? Extremely focused, extremely meticulous, extremely dedicated. "I mean, Bryce went about this as Bryce Harper goes about anything. "Standard," right fielder Nick Castellanos said, per Matt Gelb of The Athletic. If they ever come up with a statistic for players' healing abilities-HPAR, or "Healing Powers Above Replacement," has a nice ring to it-maybe that will be when we find out that Scott Boras was right all along about him having " super healing qualities." But for now, it sounds like he's back so soon because he was determined to be.
1 in the 2010 draft and has since seen him claim seven All-Star selections, the two MVPs and, most recently, the NLCS MVP. Which, of course, began with Harper gracing the cover of Sports Illustrated as a teenager in 2009 and going No. This might not be an accomplishment worthy of, say, a mention on a Hall of Fame plaque, but it's still a noteworthy chapter in one of the more legendary baseball stories in recent memory. Sarah Langs Harper returning Tuesday would be 160 days post surgery That would be the fastest MLB TJ return we've seenQuickest returns at MLB level from Tommy John Surgery, per Jon Roegele's DB:Tony Womack: 182 days Jay Buhner: 207 daysCarl Crawford: 221 days Neal ElAttrache confirmed it as a realistic one for Harper as soon as he cleared the slugger for duty on Monday. An overly optimistic goal for anyone else, perhaps, but orthopedist Dr.
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May was supposed to be the month that he would merely start hitting, effectively marking the beginning of his spring training.Īccording to Zolecki, though, Harper had been eyeing the Phillies' series against the Dodgers for months before he joined in. When the 30-year-old originally went under the knife, the expectation was that he wouldn't return until the All-Star break in July. But a return as quick as Harper's is indeed one of those. Nearly 150 years into its existence, there aren't many things that have never happened before in Major League Baseball. Harper's Return Is His Latest Incredible Feat Now we're just rolling into a season and playing as many games as I can." To be able to get back today, I was extremely excited. Rightfully, though, he also added: "Granted, I'm excited to be back, going through six months of grinding and hard work. "You're never excited for what just happened. "I understand it's going to take me a minute," Harper told reporters, including Todd Zolecki of MLB.com. Los Angeles Dodgers putting on a show, man.
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