Bryce Harper out for Phillies, Didi Gregorius placed on COVID list
Field Level Media
01 May 2021, 07:19 GMT+10
Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper will sit out Friday's home game against the New York Mets because of a sore left wrist, the team announced.
This will be the second straight game Harper has missed since being hit in the face Wednesday night by a 97-mph pitch by St. Louis Cardinals reliever Genesis Cabrera.
Harper is batting .321 with six homers and 10 RBIs in 23 games this season.
Catcher J.T. Realmuto was scratched from Friday's starting lineup, with no reason immediately provided. Realmuto is batting .329 with two homers and 11 RBIs in 25 games.