Bryce Harper adds another chapter to his legend with miraculous return
Bryce Harper adds another chapter to his legend with miraculous return
From Washington Post 03/05/23
Two-time NL MVP is back in the Phillies’ lineup, just 160 days after Tommy John surgery –
Major League Baseball authenticators do not normally send jerseys from nights like this to Cooperstown. At least, they have never had much reason. Someone held the record for fastest return from Tommy John surgery before Bryce Harper stepped into the left-handed batter’s box at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night. But with all due respect to former Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Tony Womack, no one knew who that was until the Phillies reinstated Harper, 160 days after doctors repaired the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow.
Historically, the process of returning from major elbow surgery has not been a competitive endeavor. Of course, historically….