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Injuries & Moves: Finnegan (back) throws bullpen

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Lile (back contusion) out of hospital after fall into bullpen

Corbin has coaching cohort as lefty looks to rediscover previous All-Star form
@paige_leckie
March 3, 2024

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Despite the downpour that canceled Washington’s game vs. Miami, there was good news in the Nationals’ clubhouse on Sunday: Daylen Lile, who was carted off the field in Fort Myers, Fla., on Saturday after falling into the Red Sox’s bullpen, is out of the hospital

Lile carted off with back injury after scary flip over OF wall

Nats' No. 6 prospect, who was able to move his legs and feet, to undergo CT scan
March 2, 2024

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- A scary situation unfolded Saturday afternoon, as Nationals outfielder Daylen Lile was carted off the field in the bottom of the seventh inning of the Nats' 4-2 loss to the Red Sox after going head-over-heels into Boston's bullpen attempting to rob a home run. Immediately following

Garrett placed on IL with fractured fibula

@ladsonbill24
August 24, 2023

NEW YORK -- The Nationals placed outfielder Stone Garrett on the 10-day injured list with a fractured left fibula and recalled infielder Jeter Downs from Triple-A Rochester prior to Thursday's series finale against the Yankees. Garrett is headed to D.C. to see team physician Robert Najarian to see if surgery

Nats in tears after Garrett gets carted off field

Tests are planned for right fielder, who injured left leg crashing into wall
@ladsonbill24
August 24, 2023

NEW YORK -- It was a difficult night for the Nationals on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium. Right fielder Stone Garrett was carted off the field with an apparent left leg injury, and Washington was pounded by three home runs by Aaron Judge in a 9-1 loss to the Yankees. In

Report: Strasburg further set back with 'severe nerve damage'

@jessicacamerato
June 4, 2023

WASHINGTON -- For every game that passes in the Nationals’ 2023 season, the questions of Stephen Strasburg’s return to the mound loom larger. The veteran right-hander, who was placed on the 60-day injured list on March 30 because of thoracic outlet syndrome, has suffered another setback in his recovery. Strasburg,

Cavalli even-keeled ahead of Tommy John surgery

Pitching prospect will miss 2023 season, but is prepared to work his way back
March 16, 2023

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Cade Cavalli still has plenty of questions after learning that he needs reconstructive elbow surgery, and not a lot of answers. But as he prepares to embark on the toughest challenge of his still young life as a pitcher, he has one thing: a strategy.

Robles exits with left knee contusion after running into fence

March 8, 2023

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Nationals center fielder Victor Robles left Wednesday’s game against the Tigers at Joker Marchant Stadium after he injured his left knee by running into the center-field wall. Robles chased down Spencer Torkelson’s 410-foot drive to center in the second inning, catching the ball on the warning track.

Strasburg rehabbing in D.C. after latest setback

@jessicacamerato
February 15, 2023

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Stephen Strasburg suffered a setback in his return to the mound, and there is no timetable for the 34-year-old right-hander to report to Nationals Spring Training. Strasburg had been recovering from a stress reaction in his second and third ribs that is related to his

Cavalli (shoulder) placed on IL: 'I want to be back out there'

@jessicacamerato
August 31, 2022

WASHINGTON -- Right-hander Cade Cavalli was placed on the injured list with right shoulder inflammation on Wednesday, less than a week after making his Major League debut on Friday. Cavalli, ranked by MLB Pipeline as the Nationals’ No. 4 prospect and No. 58 overall, gave up seven runs and recorded

Strasburg to 15-day IL with stress reaction; Tetreault to make debut

@jessicacamerato
June 14, 2022

WASHINGTON -- Stephen Strasburg is going back on the 15-day injured list with a stress reaction in his second and third ribs, less than one week after returning from being sidelined for a year. “He was coming along, and he was doing well and he felt good,” manager Dave Martinez

Bell (left knee) exits in loss, OK after MRI

Nats first baseman has hit safely in 12 of 14 games, back in lineup Thursday
April 21, 2022

WASHINGTON -- First it was their top reliever. Then on Wednesday night, injury concern centered around one of the Nationals’ top hitters. Washington had placed left-hander Sean Doolittle on the 10-day injured list prior to its 11-2 loss to the D-backs after an MRI revealed a left elbow sprain. Then,

Doolittle (left elbow sprain) sidetracked by IL stint

April 20, 2022

WASHINGTON -- Sean Doolittle is back with the Nationals in the city he loves and where he enjoyed his best baseball memories, and the southpaw was off to a tremendous start this season. So soreness in his left elbow was an unwelcome development. In Game 1 of a doubleheader against

Mets-Nats benches clear after Lindor beaned

April 9, 2022

WASHINGTON -- It was Buck Showalter who sprang out of the dugout first, jawing at Nationals reliever Steve Cishek as he stalked directly toward him. Francisco Lindor, who had been struck on the C-flap of his helmet with an 88 mph Cishek fastball, was still lying facedown on the dirt.

Nats' 3B situation with Kieboom (forearm) out

@jessicacamerato
March 21, 2022

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Carter Kieboom was almost at the end of his pregame fielding drills on Friday afternoon when, suddenly, something didn’t feel quite right in his throwing elbow. The discomfort was perplexing -- Kieboom had warmed up beforehand, and he hadn’t had any previous right elbow injuries.

Ross appears likely to avoid surgery

@jessicacamerato
August 17, 2021

WASHINGTON -- The Nationals received encouraging news on Joe Ross: The right-hander will not require surgery after he sustained a partial tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow on Saturday, when he threw a scheduled bullpen session. Following an evaluation in Texas by Dr. Keith Meister, who

Turner exits early after positive COVID-19 test

@paul_casellaMLB
July 28, 2021

PHILADELPHIA -- Trea Turner departed Tuesday's 6-4 victory against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in the first inning after testing positive for COVID-19, per MLB protocols. The 28-year-old shortstop legged out an infield single in the top of the frame, then went first-to-third on Juan Soto's ground-ball single to

Strasburg faces season-ending surgery

@paul_casellaMLB
July 28, 2021

PHILADELPHIA -- For the second straight year, Stephen Strasburg's season has come to a premature end as a result of a lingering injury concern. It was announced on Tuesday that Strasburg will undergo season-ending surgery to address a neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS). He'll undergo the procedure in Dallas. “It

Scherzer (triceps) 'just wants to compete'

@paul_casellaMLB
July 26, 2021

PHILADELPHIA -- Two days after being scratched from his scheduled start Saturday, Max Scherzer threw a 40-pitch bullpen session without any immediate issues prior to Monday's series opener against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Though the right-hander said he felt fine as he walked off the field, he wanted

Scherzer scratched due to triceps discomfort

@jessicacamerato
July 24, 2021

BALTIMORE -- Nationals ace Max Scherzer was scratched from his scheduled start on Saturday against the Orioles due to mild right triceps discomfort related to hitting. Left-hander Jon Lester started in Scherzer's place. Scherzer said he felt the discomfort after taking batting practice on Tuesday. He completed his 40-pitch bullpen

Schwarber to 10-day IL with hamstring strain

@savjaye
July 3, 2021

Nationals slugger Kyle Schwarber will miss significant time due to a hamstring injury. In Friday’s 10-5 loss to the Dodgers, the left fielder exited in the second inning after he felt a pop in his hamstring. “I hit the ball and thought it was a good chance to try to

Schwarber latest victim of Nats' 'injury rat'

Left fielder exits loss with right hamstring injury, will undergo MRI
@jessicacamerato
July 3, 2021

WASHINGTON -- Hot-hitting Kyle Schwarber exited Friday’s 10-5 loss to the Dodgers in the second inning with a right hamstring injury. He will undergo an MRI on Saturday morning to determine the extent. After singling to center field, the Nats' left fielder rounded first base and pulled up with visible

Finnegan (hamstring) to IL alters Nats' 'pen

@paul_casellaMLB
June 22, 2021

PHILADELPHIA -- The Nationals' bullpen took another hit on Tuesday when the club placed right-hander Kyle Finnegan on the 10-day injured list due to a left hamstring strain. Though Finnegan tossed a quick scoreless inning in his last appearance on Sunday against the Mets, he tweaked his hamstring on the

Scherzer on IL with groin inflammation

@jessicacamerato
June 15, 2021

WASHINGTON -- Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday, retroactive to Saturday, with groin inflammation. He will miss Wednesday's scheduled start against the Pirates. “I just want to be more cautious than not,” manager Dave Martinez said Tuesday afternoon. “This is an injury that, right

Scherzer tweaks groin 12 pitches into Nats' L

@jessicacamerato
June 12, 2021

WASHINGTON -- Max Scherzer felt optimistic after exiting Friday’s start against the Giants having thrown just 12 pitches. His early departure was caused by a tweak in his groin, and an MRI showed there was inflammation but no muscle strain. “It’s really best-case scenario in terms of what the injury