Phillies big name suffers fractured left thumb on hit with the aid of using pitch vs. Padre

Harper will go through extra exams withinside the coming days

Philadelphia Phillies slugger and reigning NL MVP Bryce Harper suffered a fractured left thumb

Saturday night time towards the San Diego Padres at Petco Park

Harper took a 97-mph Blake Snell fastball to the hand and exited the sport immediately.

The Phillies introduced the fracture quickly thereafter and say Harper will go through extra exams withinside the coming days

They did now no longer offer a timetable for his recovery.

Snell apologized and, despite the fact that in apparent ache and understandably upset,

Harper seemed to inform Snell he is aware of he failed to hit him deliberately as he walked off the field.

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