Bryce Harper may return to Phillies lineup Tuesday at Dodgers

HOUSTON — Star Bryce Harper may return to the Philadelphia Phillies lineup as early as Tuesday if an examination on his surgically repaired proper elbow goes properly.

On Monday in Los Angeles, the two-time National League MVP will go to Dr. Neal ElAttrache, who carried out his Tommy John surgical procedure final November.

“It’ll be tomorrow and then we’ll see what happens,” Phillies supervisor Rob Thomson stated Sunday. “I don’t think, just talking with Harp, I don’t think he’ll play tomorrow even if he’s cleared. But hopefully, he gets cleared.”

The Phillies open a three-game collection on the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night time.

If Harper returns Tuesday, it could be considerably forward of the timetable provided quickly after he had the surgical procedure Nov. 23, when he was anticipated to return close to the All-Star break.

Harper, who has been going through pitching for a number of weeks, would be the group’s designated hitter in his return.