Bryce Harper expected to be fine after he was hit on his right arm by a fastball moving at 92 mph on Wednesday afternoon at TD Ballpark.
His team confirmed that his right triceps is bruised and there was nothing serious, it didn’t even need X-rays.
“Fine, I think,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said after a 9-6 victory over the Blue Jays. “The trainer’s report — we’ll check him tomorrow — but it’s a contusion in the triceps area. We’re not overly concerned at all.”
Blue Jays young left-hander Richard Lovelady was the one who threw a first-pitch inside fastball to Harper in the sixth inning and six pitches later, he hit him.
“I can’t speak for the kid, but maybe he was a little nervous,” Thomson said. “It’s Bryce Harper.”
