https://www.mlb.com/news/bryce-harper-on-irritation-in-elbow-and-wrist
Sounds to me like our star could use a couple of weeks on the IL
Harper has not homered in 73 consecutive plate appearances, dating back to Aug. 9.
Is it a sore wrist? A sore elbow?
“All of it,” Harper told MLB.com. “The elbow. The wrist. It’s not anything crazy, but obviously it’s there.”
He said his wrist has bothered him since May. The elbow is more recent. Harper said he doesn’t recall a specific play or moment that irritated the wrist, only that it “just generally got worse. I’ve been grinding through that.” But with the postseason a little more than a month away, he said he is hopeful it will not be an issue in October.
“I don’t want to make excuses for what I do,” Harper said. “You know what I’m saying? I’ve just got to get through it. Hopefully it gets better, rather than getting worse. [The wrist’s] finally getting to the point where I feel like it’s turning a corner. My elbow is just like -- there.”
Harper had Tommy John surgery following the 2022 World Series. He said this isn’t that.
“It’s not the ligament,” he said. “It’s in that area. But it’s not the ligament, so that’s a good thing.”
