Bryce Harper hasn't played since June 5 after he elected to go on the injured list for right wrist inflammation. At the time, he landed just on the 10-day IL, but that stint has turned into over 20 days at this point.

If someone told Bryce Harper three weeks ago that he could be back in the Phillies lineup by the Fourth of July, how might he have reacted? “I would have said you’re kind of crazy,” he said. And now?

Phillies' Bryce Harper Announces Exciting News on Friday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper is in his fourteenth major-league season after debuting with the Washington Nationals at age nineteen in 2012, having become one of baseball’s most dynamic talents and competitors.