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.

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?

As the All-Star break approaches, the Philadelphia Phillies could see Bryce Harper return as early as Monday.Harper, who’s been out since early June with a wrist injury, has cleared key steps in his rehab and appears to be nearing activation.