Bryce Harper will start playing first base 'most days,' Phillies manager Rob Thomson said. Harper played first base Friday night and Sunday in Cleveland and handled every ball that came his way.
When Bryce Harper lobbied team officials in April to sign off on his learning to play first base, he hoped he could bring stability to theHarper was the designated hitter Monday night, continuing a plan to play first base every other day. But manager Rob Thomson said Harper will soon start regularly at his adopted position, perhaps beginning with back-to-back games later this week.
But with the trade deadline looming on Aug. 1, it also enables the Phillies to focus on outfielders in their pursuit of a right-handed hitter. If Harper didn’t feel confident at the new position, they may have had to widen their search to involve first basemen, too. Reserve outfielder Jake Cave, who also has been learning to play first base, started at first for the first time in the majors — and only the second time overall — in the series opener against the Baltimore Orioles. Cave became the sixth Phillies player to start at first in 100 games, joining Darick Hall, Bohm, Kody Clemens, Drew Ellis, and Harper.
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