Bryce Harper penciled in at DH for the fifth straight game as the Phillies take on the Cardinals

The Phillies slugger also had kind words about a fellow Philly sports star, Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts.

is on the cover of the September issue of Sports Illustrated, and there’s a guy in the Phillies dugout who knows a thing or two about SI covers.’s Sports Illustrated cover on the wall of his childhood bedroom. A baseball player in high school, Hurts said, “when I had baseball dreams, [Harper] was a guy I always followed.”

“He’s a tremendous athlete. Incredible person as well. And I don’t think the Eagles would want anybody else leading that team over there,” Harper said. “He’s just such a leader. He has been ever since he was in college, from Alabama to Oklahoma.” “I’m progressing well,” Harper said. “I just didn’t want to take a backward step and not be able to play this coming week. So it’s getting better.”

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