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Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper was excluded from Tuesday's lineup against the New York Mets. The Phillies announced before the game that Harper was suffering from migraines following an unintentional incident involving New York Mets catcher Tomas Nido in Monday's game.
Harper came to the plate with two outs in the first inning. After the first pitch, Nido hit Harper’s helmet in his attempt to return the ball to Mets ace, Sean Manaea.
Bryce Harper stepped out of the box immediately following Nido's throw. But he returned and hit a single. That was his only hit of the day in five at-bats. In the extra inning, he became the second base runner and scored, which won the game for the Phillies.
Alec Bohm took Harper's place at first base on Tuesday, and there is no further news on how long Harper will be out of the lineup.
Fans took to social media to react to Harper's absence:
“Softest player in league history, not to mention completely ringless,” a fan commented.
“No way that little soft toss did anything. Is Bryce just a big baby?” a fan tweeted.
“I fw Bryce but there’s no way this little accident caused that much of a reaction, and having migraines has nothing to do with this lol,” a fan replied.
“Nailed? That was the softest impact that can happen,” a fan commented.
“You don't get a migraine from that,” a fan replied.
“It didn’t even hit him in the head it got the bill of the helmet,” a fan tweeted.
Phillies eye victory to seal the series in the absence of Bryce Harper
The Philadelphia Phillies currently hold a two-run lead in the second game against the New York Mets at Citi Field as they head into the top of the eighth inning. If they maintain this lead, the Phillies will secure a series win and register their 30th victory of the season, solidifying their position as an NL East pennant contender.
The Mets, on the other hand, will drop to 19-22 with one game left in the series.
Harper, meanwhile, has contributed 29 RBIs, 23 runs and nine home runs this season. He has a stat line of .259/.381/.496 while maintaining a .877 OPS. In his last five games, he went 4-for-21, with a single RBI while striking out seven times.
