Injury Updates: Mick Abel is back in the Phillies’ rotation, Bryce Harper expects to play Tuesday

The Philadelphia Phillies provided a few updates ahead of Sunday’s finale against the Brewers. Mick Abel will finally re-join the the rotation this week against Toronto and Bryce Harper, still battling elbow soreness, is expected to get back in the lineup on Tuesday.

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Mick Abel is back in the rotation, Bryce Harper expects to play Tuesday

Bryce Harper expects to play Tuesday in Toronto. (Phillies are off tomorrow.) He’s feeling much better.

Mick Abel is starting Thursday. Taijuan Walker is going to the bullpen. He’ll be a one-inning reliever. Phillies want to try it.

— Matt Gelb (@MattGelb) June 1, 2025

Good news on Bryce Harper. I was expecting the worst.

As for Mick Abel, he tossed another strong outing Friday night, allowing an unearned run over 4⅔ innings with eight strikeouts.

Over his last seven Triple-A starts, Mick Abel owns a 1.08 ERA with 50 strikeouts in 41⅔ innings. That stretch also includes his dominant MLB debut earlier this month against the Pirates.

Mick Abel: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 8 K

Mick Abel with two more strikeouts, but he doesn’t make it out of the fifth inning thanks to a pair of walks (one forcing in a run), a single and an error

Abel’s final line: 4.2 IP, 4 hits, 1 run, 0 ER, 3 BB, 8 Ks … 93 pitches, 59 strikes … 14 swings and miss (11 on fastball) pic.twitter.com/h7f8lKyOqB

— Mitch Rupert (@Mitch_Rupert) May 31, 2025

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This level of performance was not expected from Abel this soon. A year ago, control issues were holding him back. Even though the walks haven’t completely disappeared, he is now pitching through traffic with poise and generating weaker contact.

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Thomson praised his mindset, especially after returning to Triple-A following his big-league debut, noting that some players struggle to stay sharp after being sent back down.

Mick Abel, instead, has elevated his game and now he’s BACK

The Phillies rotation is crowded. Taijuan Walker’s rough outing Friday only added to the urgency in getting Mick Abel back in the majors as fast as possible.

Walker allowed four runs in four innings in the 6-2 loss to Milwaukee and heads back to the bullpen where really, is the only spot the Phillies have available for him at this point in the season.

I still have no idea why Ricky Bottalico was so heated about why ‘White Flag’ Weston Wilson pitching in Saturday’s blowout at The Bank

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