Bryce Harper set a record for returning in the shortest time after Tommy John surgery. In the background, there was a decision called ‘skip the rehabilitation game’. After his rehabilitation was completed, his preparation period was greatly shortened thanks to his return to the major leagues immediately after eliminating the process of finding a sense by playing in the minor leagues. The results are also good.

On the 14th (Korean time), Harper came out as the designated hitter 3 times in the game against the Colorado Rockies in the ‘2023 Major League’ held at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, and recorded 2 hits, 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 1 walk in 4 at-bats. Although it is now his ninth game, he is by far the best hitter in Philadelphia with a batting average of 0.361 and an OPS of 1.050.

The home run came at the crucial moment. Philadelphia had an uneasy lead of 5-4 by the end of the 8th inning. In the top of the ninth, Harper’s opportunity came as lead batter Trey Turner walked out. Harper passed Pierce Johnson’s 4-pitch curveball, which came in on a 1-2 ball count, over the right fence. It was a super-large home run with a distance of 133.8 meters that flew to the second floor spectators. Philadelphia won 7-4.

Interestingly, Harper adapted so quickly, even going straight into the major leagues without any minor league rehab. Harper went 0-for-4 with 3 strikeouts against the Dodgers on the 3rd, the first game after his return, but went 3-for-3 with 2 walks in the very next game. Until the match against Colorado on the 14th, he had hits in 7 out of 9 games and multi-hits in 5 games.

Skipping the rehabilitation game was the judgment of Philadelphia hitting coach Kevin Long. Coach Long questioned Harper’s need for rehab when he joined the team training after rehab. Since he didn’t make it through spring camp, he’s replacing it with a rehab game, but he believes he needs another time to adjust to major league pitchers anyway.

Since the demonstration game is a process카지노사이트 in which the starting pitcher increases the number of pitches, it may differ from the ball encountered in the actual game after the opening. In the minor leagues, you can’t pick and play against any pitcher you want. It is clear that time to recover the sense of real combat is necessary, but demonstration games or rehabilitation games are not the perfect answer. Coach Long designed Harper’s rehabilitation plan with the number of at-bats in spring training in mind. He instead puts him against as many types of pitches as possible, as close to the major league level as possible.

The result is a batting average of 0.361 and 2 home runs in 9 games. One thing I was worried about in Philadelphia, the pitch clock adaptation also went smoothly. Philadelphia fell into a losing streak immediately after Harper joined, but has recently climbed to second place in the National League East Division with five consecutive victories.