Seemingly out of nowhere, Phillies star Bryce Harper logged onto TikTok in late December and felt like it was time to start his influencer era. What started as a snowboarding clip turned into regular cooking and coffee tutorials from Harper himself.
But, uh, some of those recipes were worrisome, and we might be seeing why as the Phillies started reporting to spring training camp.
On Monday, Harper and Aaron Nola were absent from the Phillies’ first workout as a full squad. Manager Rob Thomson said that both players were out with food poisoning, which seemed relevant given what Harper had been putting in his coffee.
Bryce Harper and Aaron Nola weren’t at the Phillies first full squad workout today due to food poisoning, Rob Thomson says.
Trea Turner is late to arrive due to a personal matter and is expected to be in Clearwater tomorrow.
— Devan Kaney (@Devan_Kaney) February 17, 2025
In Harper’s first coffee tutorial, he said that he preferably uses raw milk to make his vanilla lattes. In the video, he did use Maple Hill milk, which is pasteurized. Consuming raw milk, though, poses elevated risks of infections from E. coli, listeria and salmonella — among other unpleasant and dangerous infections.
@3ryceharper Do I make this a regular thing? #baristabryce #coffee
Now, it’s unclear whether Harper’s milk preference had anything to do with his absence on Monday, but MLB fans all went there with the report.
This was how Twitter/X reacted
Bryce Harper on the 15 day IL with dysentery from drinking raw milk https://t.co/qvYAkg3mlO
— slone (@GausSupremacy) February 17, 2025
kyle schwarber in the phillies clubhouse on may 1st after being the only one on the team to still buy pasteurized milk pic.twitter.com/Ctouc7EfHL
— one dozen rats at a keyboard (@PanasonicDX4500) February 17, 2025
Bryce Harper having food poisoning from raw milk actually was on my 2025 bingo card https://t.co/i6jkLJzmtO
— Jax 🐶 (@JackieSarahB) February 17, 2025
Day 1 and Raw Milk has already taken out two Phillies https://t.co/59rRLRsWkv pic.twitter.com/bljZlYBTKq
— Katie (@KayTeeeOh) February 17, 2025
On god Bryce Harper we will get you pasteurized milk https://t.co/LasyVmdv4t pic.twitter.com/ljZ2A4bneh
— Chris OIIey (@chrisoIIey) February 17, 2025
spring training games haven’t even started and the raw milk ALREADY got bryce harper 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 https://t.co/YY0ECmrveM
— Brennan 🍉 (@BayAreaBrennan) February 17, 2025
you think this makes bryce harper stop drinking raw milk https://t.co/8lhe6zVqcN
— Kaleb (@PrimeERod) February 17, 2025
Someone should tell Bryce Harper to stop drinking raw milk https://t.co/ACWeimXFHN
— Roki Sasaki Believer (@SiempreDodgers) February 17, 2025
Raw milk-induced cholera outbreak in the Phillies locker room huh? https://t.co/juAT6BonDd
— serb your enthusiasm 🇷🇸🍉 (@markocantdunk) February 17, 2025