There are some areas in which the league has modified the pitch clock rules, which were just implemented this season, to fit with certain circumstances. But there is still obvious risk when it comes to his elbow, which the Phillies are trying to mitigate by slotting him at DH and by having him wear the brace.
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“The league consulted multiple orthopedists and athletic trainers before deciding on the current policy, which is that players are free to wear protective equipment while running the bases, provided they put it on within the proper time frames.”įor Harper, who had the Tommy John procedure in late November of last year, a return to action in early May was nothing short of remarkable. “MLB does not make exceptions to the playing rules for individual players,” the statement read. I want to be able to get it on and get it going.”įor their part, Major League Baseball issued a statement of their own to The Athletic in response. I know they are going to try and give me extra time. “I hope maybe some umpires have some feel about it. “Sometimes it gets jammed or caught,” Harper added of his brace. Manfred, and they said we wouldn’t have more time to do that,” the former MVP Harper said, per Matt Gelb of The Athletic. But they denied his request for more time to put on his brace. As a result, Harper ran the bases without the brace.Īfter the game, which the Phillies lost 10-6, Harper told reporters that he brought up the issue beforehand with the league office and commissioner Rob Manfred. The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to a record 13-year, 330 million contract with the former NL MVP on Thursday. Phillies hitting coach Kevin Long also was a former Nat. That led to an issue in the ninth inning when Harper’s brace got caught after he reached base and he was unable to properly slide it over his elbow in time. At long last, the Bryce Harper free agency saga came to an end earlier this week. He had played with Harper, Kyle Schwarber, and Howie Kendrick, a special assistant to the GM in Philadelphia, during his time in Washington. But unfortunately, MLB’s pitch clock rules mean that Harper has to have the brace on his elbow before the first pitch to the next batter (officially, there is a 30-second timer between batters).
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