It didn't take Bryce Harper long to get comfortable in his rehab stint.
In his first at-bat for the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Harper hit a no-doubt-about-it home run:
Harper broke his left thumb on June 25 when he was hit by a Blake Snell pitch. His absence may have prevented a run at a third National League MVP. Before his injury, Harper was slashing .318/.385/.599 with 15 home runs, 48 RBIs and a .985 OPS.
Phillies interim manager Rob Thomson suggested on Monday that Harper would spend the week with the IronPigs, and could potentially return on Aug. 29 when the team begins a series in Arizona.
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