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PHI • Infielder • #3
6 days ago
Harper picked up his first two RBI of the night on an infield single and a sac fly. The third and fourth came in the 10th inning to break a 4-4 tie and gave Harper 18 runs driven in over the first month of the season. He also drew a walk and is now slashing .270/.357/.527 with six homers over an even 100 at-bats.
PHI • Infielder • #3
14 days ago
The Phillies were practically never in this game as the Braves clobbered them. Yet, there was a moment in the bottom of the first when it was still just 2-0 and Harper followed a Kyle Schwarber hit by pitch with a single. A walk followed, but the heart of the Phillies order could not cash in on the opportunity. Such has been the story of their season so far. Alas, Harper has put up solid numbers with a .286 batting average, four home runs, and .932 OPS thus far.
PHI • Infielder • #3
16 days ago
It qualifies as a garbage time homer for Harper since the Phillies were trailing by more than a touchdown in the ninth inning of this one, but it counts all the same for fantasy purposes. It was his lone hit in four at-bats. The 33-year-old fantasy standout has gone deep four times in 18 games this season, including twice in his last five contests.
DET • Infielder • #3
21 days ago
Rainer’s first round-tripper of the season left his bat at 116.2 mph and traveled a staggering 477 feet. It’s one of the hardest-hit baseballs of the Statcast era for the Tigers, regardless of level. The 20-year-old shortstop was in the midst of a stellar professional debut last year, showcasing consistent upper-echelon exit velocities, before undergoing season-ending shoulder surgery in early June. He’s gotten off to a bit of a slow start as he works his way back, but his ability to generate consistent hard contact is going to make him one of the top fantasy prospects in the game very soon.
PHI • Infielder • #3
25 days ago
Harper also drew a walk for a four-reach night. He cut the lead to 4-2 with an RBI double in the fifth, and two innings later he lashed a two-run single to tie the game at 4-4. The 33-year-old was caught stealing for the first time in 2026, but that’s a fair tradeoff. Harper was awful to begin the campaign as seen in a slash that still underwhelms at .200/.273/.385, but the two-time MVP is as good a bet as anyone to see those numbers continue to climb over the next couple months — if not weeks.
PHI • Infielder • #3
about 1 month ago
Harper has gone 2-for-20 to start the season with four strikeouts and two walks. Perhaps the Phillies feel that hitting in front of Kyle Schwarber will provide more protection for Harper and allow him to see better pitches to hit.
PHI • Infielder • #3
about 2 months ago
Alex Bregman and Roman Anthony homered in the game. It’s debatable whether Harper was really Team USA’s best option at first base in the WBC — Pete Alonso and Matt Olson had pretty good cases, and upstart Nick Kurtz might outhit all of them again this year — but Harper looked the part today. Hit two hits left the bat at 111 and 110 mph, which is encouraging. Last season, just 14 of his 383 balls in play were hit at least 110 mph.
PHI • Infielder • #3
6 months ago
Dombroswki described Harper’s 2025 campaign as something less than an elite season like he’s had in the past during his end of year press conference. It’s notable that Dombrowski has spent time downplaying his remarks and recently told The New York Post that “Harper’s not getting traded.” The 33-year-old generational talent, who batted .261/.357/.487 with 27 homers this past season, has passed the midway point of his 13-year megadeal with the Phillies. He’s owed $144 million over the remaining six years and has a full no-trade clause. It’s notable that he expressed some frustration with Dombrowski’s remarks, but it doesn’t seem like there’s a strong possibility he’ll be on the move this winter.
Source: The Athletic
PHI • Infielder • #3
7 months ago
Harper will miss a third straight game while dealing with his ailment. The Phillies will also be without J.T. Realmuto (finger) in this borderline meaningless game against the Marlins. Harper should be back in the coming days.
Source: Loclahn March
PHI • Infielder • #3
7 months ago
It’s not a significant concern for the playoff-bound Phillies with a handful of days left in the regular season, but they’re presumably going to give Harper as much time off as he needs to get back to full strength ahead of next week’s playoff action. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day for now.
Source: Lochlahn March
PHI • Infielder • #3
7 months ago
It doesn’t sound like an injury is involved, but it’s odd timing, considering the Phillies had Monday off and are facing a right-hander in Edward Cabrera tonight. Harper is even 4-for-10 with a homer off Cabrera in his career. The Phillies have Otto Kemp at first base tonight.
PHI • Infielder • #3
8 months ago
Harper hit a go-ahead homer off Alex Vesia in the eighth inning tonight, only for Andy Pages to tie it back up with a solo shot in the bottom of the ninth. The Phillies went on to win in 10 after a J.T. Realmuto sac fly went unanswered in the bottom of the inning.
PHI • Infielder • #3
8 months ago
Harper put his Phillies ahead with a go-ahead, two-run shot in the third inning and they never looked back. It was an impressive shot too, traveling an estimated 400 feet to the opposite field. That gave Harper three homers over the past week and nine over the last month as he’s officially caught fire.
PHI • Infielder • #3
8 months ago
Harper smacked an RBI double off of David Peterson in the fifth inning that pulled the Phillies to within a run at 4-3. He then plated another run with an infield single in the sixth inning that made it 6-4 and capped off the scoring in the contest. It has been a bit of a down year offensively for the 32-year-old superstar, slashing .264/.354/.498 with 25 homers, 70 RBI and 11 stolen bases across his 523 plate appearances.
PHI • Infielder • #3
8 months ago
It’s Harper’s first game in the leadoff spot since the final day of the 2022 season (which was also the only time he did so in 2022). The Phillies could have moved up Bryson Stott with Trea Turner out, but they’ve elected to keep stacking their best hitters at the very top. Stott, who spent 38 games as a leadoff man in the first half of the season, is batting seventh tonight.
PHI • Infielder • #3
8 months ago
Harper put the Phillies on top early, taking Sandy Alcantara deep for a two-run blast in the first inning, a 401-foot shot to center field. The 32-year-old star has hit 24 homers with 67 RBI and 11 steals while slashing .264/.355/.497 across 501 plate appearances.
PHI • Infielder • #3
8 months ago
Harper hit his 23rd homer of the season when he took Jacob Misiorowski deep in the fourth inning. He also singled to improve his slash to .269/.360/.502. This is not even close to one of Harper’s best seasons, but that’s more compliment to previous campaigns than insult to this one. He’s still plenty relevant.
PHI • Infielder • #3
8 months ago
Harper singled off of Cal Quantrill in the opening inning and rode home on J.T. Realmuto’s two-run blast. The 32-year-old slugger then did some yard work of his own with a mammoth 442-foot (107.3 mph EV) blast to center on the first pitch of the third inning. He also walked in the fourth inning and scored on a two-run double off the bat of Alec Bohm. On the season, he’s now slashing .270/.362/.505 with 22 long balls, 63 RBI and 11 stolen bases in 467 plate appearances.
PHI • Infielder • #3
9 months ago
Harper set the tone in this one by launching nearly 900 combined feet of homers. The 32-year-old generational talent’s sixth-inning blast traveled 440 feet and carried a stratospheric 112.9 mph exit velocity, pushing him over the 20-homer plateau for the 11th season dating back to 2012. He followed it up with a titanic 448-foot moonshot a couple innings later to cap off the multi-homer outburst. He’s in the midst of an extended power surge at the moment, going deep a staggering 11 times over his last 30 games.
PHI • Infielder • #3
9 months ago
Harper’s home run was his 19th of the year. The 32-year-old first baseman hit a solo shot off Konnor Pilkington in the seventh inning. Harper now has four home runs in 14 games in August so far. He’s hitting .258 with an .853 OPS and 53 RBI this season.
PHI • Infielder • #3
9 months ago
Harper’s home run was his 17th of the year. He hit a solo shot off Cade Povich in the first inning. The 32-year-old first baseman now has eight home runs over his last 20 games. Harper is hitting .270 with an .886 OPS and 48 RBI this year.
PHI • Infielder • #3
9 months ago
Harper knocked a base hit in the first inning, then singled and scored in the seventh before taking Will Vest deep for a two-run blast in the eighth to bring the Phillies to within two runs. The 32-year-old star is hitting .269/.375/.503 with 16 homers, 50 runs scored, 47 RBI, and 10 steals over 363 plate appearances.
PHI • Infielder • #3
9 months ago
Harper’s hits off Davis Martin left the bat at 107.6 and 112.1 mph. He’s batting .333 with six homers and 14 runs scored in his last 14 games.
PHI • Infielder • #3
9 months ago
Harper pounced all over a center-cut fastball from Yankees starter Marcus Stroman, sending a majestic 425-foot blast out to right field for his 15th round-tripper of the season. The 32-year-old fantasy stalwart has caught fire of late, hitting .305 (18-for-59) with six homers and nine RBI over his last 15 games.
PHI • Infielder • #3
9 months ago
Harper got the Phillies going with a 106.8 mph double in the fourth inning and was later knocked in by Nick Castellanos to tie the score at one apiece. He also added a 100.8 mph double in the first inning and a 104.5 mph groundout later in the game. He’s seeing the ball well right now and could be in for a big summer.
PHI • Infielder • #3
10 months ago
Harper reached on a fielder’s choice in the first inning and scored on a base hit. He added a double in the third and drew a walk in the sixth before extending the Phillies lead in the eighth with a two-run blast off Carson Fulmer. The 32-year-old first baseman is up to 13 homers while hitting .272/.383/.498 with 42 runs scored, 41 RBI, and nine steals across 311 plate appearances.
PHI • Infielder • #3
10 months ago
Harper did his part to try and drag the Phillies back into this game. His first homer put them ahead 4-1 in the third inning before starter Jesús Luzardo coughed up that lead. Then, Harper’s eighth inning blast brought them back within one run, which is where the game would eventually end. He entered this game with just 10 home runs on the season in what’s been a bit of a down season for him power wise, but we know he can go on a tear at any moment.
PHI • Infielder • #3
10 months ago
The 32-year-old slugger drew a two-out walk off of Nick Pivetta in the first inning, advanced on an error and ultimately scored on a throwing error by Luis Arraez. Harper also doubled off of Adrian Morejon in the eighth inning and scored the go-ahead run on J.T. Realmuto’s two-out RBI double. Harper finishes the first half of the season hitting .261/.374/.451 with 10 homers, 35 RBI and nine stolen bases in his first 302 plate appearances.
PHI • Infielder • #3
10 months ago
Harper’s fourth-inning big fly to left field against Giants veteran Justin Verlander — his 10th homer of the season — was his first extra-base hit since returning from the injured list back on June 30. It was his first round-tripper since June 3. His four extra-base hits represented a career-high single-game mark for the 32-year-old fantasy stalwart. Injuries have undoubtedly impacted his on-field performance, but Harper appears to be rounding into form heading into next week’s All-Star break.