PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper was back in the Nationals lineup Monday, having passed multiple concussion tests administered to him over the previous 24 hours following his collision with Marlins second baseman Derek Dietrich.
“He’s fine,” manager Matt Williams said. “No issues from yesterday. And he didn’t have any issues last night. He’s good to go. He’s ready and anxious to get back out there.”
Harper had been removed from Sunday’s game in Miami after his first-inning collision with Dietrich as he rounded second on Jayson Werth’s grounder to short. Though he didn’t appear to hit his head on the play, Harper reported some dizziness to Nationals head athletic trainer Lee Kuntz, who decided to pull him from the game.