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Phillies say Bryce Harper could return Tuesday at Dodgers - ESPN

Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper will have a follow-up appointment on his reconstructed right elbow Monday in Los Angeles, and if cleared, he is expected to make his season debut Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium, according to manager Rob Thomson.

The two-time National League MVP underwent Tommy John surgery on Nov. 23. The procedure was performed by Los Angeles-based Dr. Neal ElAttrache, who will examine Harper on Monday morning in a scheduled checkup. If given the OK, Harper would return to the Phillies' lineup as their designated hitter Tuesday against the Dodgers.

Harper's recovery will have taken just 160 days, the fastest return on record by a major league player from Tommy John surgery.

When he originally had the surgery, the Phillies offered an estimated timetable of sometime «by the All-Star break.» Harper, however, appeared to be well ahead of that projection, with the team expressing optimism earlier this month that he could return in May.

Bryce Harper could return as soon as Tuesday, just 160 days after undergoing Tommy John surgery on Nov. 23, 2022. Harper would be the fastest major league player on record to return from the surgery (going by the date of his first MLB game action).

«He's pretty geeked up about getting out there and playing,» Thomson said before the Phillies played the Astros on Sunday night in Houston. «He's itching.»

Thomson said during the Sunday Night Baseball telecast that all Harper needs is clearance from ElAttrache to slide head-first.

Harper, who has been facing live pitching for a few weeks, will not go on a rehab assignment. Thomson said that even if Harper is cleared Monday morning, he will not be activated ahead of Monday night's game.

Harper's return will come at DH, but he

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