Bryce Harper’s thumb surgery went as planned and without any complications, a source told ScottLauber, and the Phillies star’s expectation of a mid-August return remains possible.
JOSE F. MORENO / Staff PhotographerBryce Harper’s thumb surgery went as planned and without any complications, a source said Wednesday, and the Phillies star’s expectation of a mid-August return remains possible.
Harper is expected to discuss the surgery and the recovery timeline when he rejoins the Phillies later this week.The Braves won it all without Ronald Acuña Jr. Can the Phillies even make the playoffs after losing Bryce Harper? David C. Hay, an orthopedic hand and wrist surgeon at Cedars Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles, said this week that it wouldn’t be uncommon for an athlete with a minimally displaced fracture to have a screw inserted into the thumb to hold the bones in place and expedite the rehab process.
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