Phillies star Bryce Harper hit by 97 mph pitch in the face, says he "feels good" April 29, 2021 / 6:35 AM / CBS/AP Phillies star Bryce Harper said he feels "good" after being hit in the face by a 96.9 mph fastball Wednesday night, forcing him from Philadelphia's game against St. Louis. "Everything feels good," Harper said in a video he posted to Instagram. He said he got a CT scan and other testing and "Everything came back good." Harper captioned the Instagram post: "97 to the face. Sweet." Harper was drilled in the left cheek by left-handed reliever Génesis Cabrera's first pitch in the sixth inning. The All-Star slugger picked himself up and walked off the field, blood dripping from a cut on the side of his nose.