Philadelphia Phillies' Josh Harrison Placed on 10-Day Injured List With Wrist Contusion

The 35-year-old veteran was hitting .219 with a .586 OPS before he suffered an injury against the Miami Marlins prior to the All-Star break.

Philadelphia Phillies utility man Josh Harrison has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a right wrist contusion, the team announced Wednesday afternoon.

The move was made retroactive to July 9, meaning Harrison will be eligible to return as soon as next Thursday. The club announced that it would call up a player to take Harrison's spot on the 26-man roster before Friday's game against the San Diego Padres, although no move has been made as of Thursday.

Harrison was hitting .219 with a .586 OPS so far in 2023, only managing to record two home runs, three doubles and 10 RBI in 38 games.

The veteran most recently plated on Saturday against the Miami Marlins, finishing 0-for-4 with a strikeout. Harrison did not play in Philadelphia's first half finale Sunday.

The Phillies are Harrison's fifth team in the last five years. Although he hit .291 with a .794 OPS as a member of the Washington Nationals in 2020 and 2021, Harrison has not seen as much success at the plate at his other destinations. Harrison had a .480 OPS with the Detroit Tigers in 2019, a .637 OPS with the Oakland Athletics in 2021 and a .687 OPS with the Chicago White Sox in 2022.

Prior to his recent journeyman phase, Harrison spent eight seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates, making the MLB All-Star Game in 2014 and 2017. Harrison finished ninth in National League MVP voting in 2014, hitting .315 with 13 homers, 52 RBI, 18 stolen bases, 38 doubles and an .837 OPS.

Harrison was a .290 hitter from 2014 to 2017, all while splitting time between second, third and the outfield.

The Phillies have continued to utilize Harrison's dynamism on defense, but nearly three-quarters of his innings this season have come as an infielder.

In addition to the Harrison injury, the Phillies also announced that right-handed pitching prospect Noah Song had moved his rehab assignment from single-A Clearwater to double-A Reading. Song, who was selected from the Boston Red Sox in the 2022 Rule 5 Draft, has been on the 60-Day Injured List since the start of the season.

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