ATLANTA (AP) — Bryce Harper says he hopes to begin running and hitting next week and come off the disabled list the first day he is eligible.
But Harper also said Sunday that his injured left knee had not improved yet.
Harper was placed on the 15-day DL on Saturday, retroactive to May 27, with bursitis in his left knee. He says the knee is “still swollen and crappy” but he would be playing “if we’re in September, October.”
He is eligible to come off the disabled list June 11, when the Nationals open a series at Colorado.
The knee has bothered Harper since he crashed into the wall May 13 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He missed five straight games before being placed on the DL.
