Phillies' Bryce Harper has pins inserted into broken thumb, vows return this season

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Bryce Harper, the Philadelphia Phillies star outfielder and reigning National League MVP, vowed to return this season after suffering a broken left thumb last month.

Harper had three pins inserted into his thumb after being struck by a pitch from San Diego Padres pitcher Blake Snell that threw his season into disarray.

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Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper reacts after being hit by a pitch from San Diego Padres' Blake Snell during the fourth inning of a baseball game Saturday, June 25, 2022, in San Diego.  (AP Photo/Derrick Tuskan)

"I’ll be back," Harper told reporters Tuesday without giving a definitive timeline about when he was looking to return.

"I don’t want to give anybody a timetable because I don’t know. If I knew a specific date that I’d be back, I’d tell you. I just don’t think it’s fair to anybody. I’ll be back when I’m ready to go," Harper said.

The Phillies star was hitting .318 with 15 home runs and a .985 OPS before leaving the field. Philadelphia was in the thick of the National League wild-card race entering Tuesday.

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Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper celebrates his solo home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles, Thursday, May 12, 2022.  (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)

"I don’t want to hope or think about anything. I just want to go day by day and be back when I can, whenever I feel healthy, whenever that is to help this team win," Harper said. "Granted, if we’re out of it, I’m going to come back and play no matter what, just so I know that I can go out