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• Phillies Nuggets: The latest on Bryce Harper & much more

  28-06-2022 22:12 via philliesnation.com
  
  Bryce Harper is currently on the injured list. (Cody Glenn/Icon Sportswire)Reigning National League MVP Bryce Harper will have surgery to repair his broken right thumb on Wednesday, Philadelphia Phillies interim manager Rob Thomson said Tuesday afternoon.
  Thomson declined to get into specifics on who is performing the surgery and what the expected timeline for his recovery is. He did say that Harper plans to play again this season. Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia reported Tuesday that &
  
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• Óscar Mercado will become first Phillies player since Cole Hamels to wear No. 35

  28-06-2022 20:56 via philliesnation.com
  
  Cole Hamels is a Phillies icon. (Icon Sportswire)After being claimed on waivers Monday, Óscar Mercado has reported and will be active for the Philadelphia Phillies Tuesday night against the Atlanta Braves. To make room for him on the 26-man roster, RHP Zach Eflin was placed on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to June 26) with a right knee bruise.
  Notably, Meracado will wear the No. 35, becoming the first Phillies player to do so since former World Series MVP Cole Hamels was traded to
  
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• Phillies Nation Podcast: The post-Harper 2022 Phillies

  28-06-2022 17:31 via philliesnation.com
  
  Bryce Harper will miss a significant amount of time after fracturing his left thumb. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire)The Philadelphia Phillies’ season took a massive turn over the weekend when Bryce Harper fractured his thumb on a hit by pitch. The Phillies took three of four from the Padres to continue their red-hot June, but things suddenly look a lot different.Ty Daubert and Nathan Ackerman discuss how the Phillies can withstand the loss of Harper and which players will need to
  
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• Minor-league week in review: Darick Hall stays hot at right time

  28-06-2022 04:13 via philliesnation.com
  
  Darick Hall has 19 homers for Lehigh Valley. (Cheryl Pursell)Lehigh Valley IronPigs slugger Darick Hall maintained a hot bat in the latest week of the minor-league season, producing at a time when the big-league Phillies could use a hitter on the roster.Hall went 10-for-28 with five extra-base hits in the IronPigs’ most recent six-game series, helping the Triple-A club improve to 40-32 on the season.The Double-A Reading Fightin Phils are currently 29-40; the High-A Jersey Shore BlueClaws a
  
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• Bryce Harper likely needs surgery to repair thumb, per report

  28-06-2022 02:48 via philliesnation.com
  
  Bryce Harper will likely need surgery to repair a fractured left thumb. (Photo by Brandon Sloter/Icon Sportswire)Bryce Harper is expected to need surgery to repair a broken left thumb, according to Scott Lauber of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Harper hopes to play again this season at some point, but his return could reportedly come at the end of August at the earliest.
  The severity of the fracture will determine what kind of surgery Harper will need and how long he’ll be out for. Non-displac
  
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• Nightengale: Talent evaluators predict Trea Turner to sign with Phillies this offseason

  28-06-2022 01:06 via philliesnation.com
  
  Trea Turner can become a free agent this offseason. (Brandon Sloter/Icon Sportswire)The Philadelphia Phillies could be players in the shortstop market this offseason. Carlos Correa, Trea Turner, Xander Bogaerts (opt-out) and Dansby Swanson will likely headline the star-studded class.
  Some talent evaluators reportedly believe Turner will sign with the Phillies, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today.
  The free-agent shortstop market will be insane once again this winter with an All-star cast of
  
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