Multiple reports on Wednesday afternoon stated that Bryce Harper underwent successful Tommy John surgery. Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia said “the early word on Harper is that he could be back hitting competitively by mid-May.”
The team offered a more conservative recovery timeline, saying Harper could return as a designated hitter by the All-Star break, which begins on July 10.
Harper could return to right field this season at some point near the end of the regular season, the team said.
President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski announced last week in a press conference that Harper will undergo surgery to repair a tear in his right ulnar collateral ligament.