PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper hit his first home run of the season in the fifth inning Saturday night against the Boston Red Sox.
The 30-year-old designated hitter was playing in his fourth game since returning from Tommy John surgery on his right elbow on Nov. 23. – Passing Corey Kluber to the opposite field, over the left-center wall, no one on, one out, he cut Philadelphia’s deficit to 5-3. It was his 286th Chomar and 102nd for the Phillies.
The sold-out crowd of 43,832 roared and cheered as Harper circled the bases. It’s about the same last postseason that helped the Phillies reach the World Series. Harper was named his MVP of the NL Championship his series, and his home run in the pennant game against San Diego was quickly marked as one of his greatest moments in Philadelphia sports history. rice field.
Harper entered Saturday with four hits, including a double, in 11 at-bats. He also had a hard-hitting single to right field in the third inning on Saturday.
Back in Philadelphia, he received a 25-second standing ovation before his first at-bat on Friday night against Boston. The Phillies requested overtime from Major League Baseball for the at-bat, and under baseball’s new pace-of-play rule, the batter must be in the box and the pitch he is ready to strike with eight seconds left on the clock. must be
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