DUNEDIN, Fla. — Phillies manager Rob Thomson said the team is “not really over-concerned at all” about Bryce Harper after the Philadelphia slugger left Wednesday’s exhibition game against Toronto when he was hit on an arm by a pitch.
Thomson told reporters Harper had a bruise on his right arm after getting hit by the 92 mph from Blue Jays left-hander Richard Lovelady.
“We’ll check him tomorrow but it’s a contusion in the triceps area,” Thomson said, according to NBC Sports Philadelphia, which said Harper had previously been scheduled for a day off on Thursday.
Four players were hit by pitches in the game. Lovelady also was charged with a wild pitch.
“It’s early spring training so guys don’t have their command down,” Thomson said. “There were a bunch of guys hit today. I can’t speak for the kid but maybe he was a little nervous, it’s Bryce Harper. It’s baseball.”
