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Brian Goodwin is just the latest Washington Nationals’ outfielder to go down with an injury. “He just had a little tightness in his leg, in the groin,” Dusty Baker said Sunday. “So we didn’t want to take any chances. So, they’re working on him now, they’re going to evaluate it. It’s getting tough, I’m glad we got bodies and quality players.” Baker was asked for an update before Tuesday’s matchup with the LA Angels, but he said not much had changed since he last spoke to reporters. “It’s only been one day,” Baker explained, “I haven’t talked to my trainer about it but I know he can’t — unless he’s found some miracle drug it’s probably the same, because he’s not dressed today, so I haven’t had Continue to Article

August 16, 2017 11:43:am EST

When Bryce Harper went down Saturday night during the Nationals' game against the San Francisco Giants, everyone in D.C. stopped breathing for a moment. This was true even for Nats GM Mike Rizzo. "We've all felt it," Rizzo said. "You get that little pit in your stomach and it's the same feeling I had when [Wilson] Ramos went out." The Nats' star right fielder was running out a ground ball to first base when his left leg hit a slippery base, causing his left knee to hyperextend. Harper immediately went down and grabbed his knee in agony. He eventually had to be helped off the field. The team has been plauge with injuires this season, from the bullpen to outfielders. After the initial shock of Continue to Article

August 16, 2017 11:29:am EST

Dusty Baker talked after Sunday nights win about the addition of Howie Kendrick, Daniel Murphy and Ryan Zimmermans contributions, and all the injuries the Nats are dealing with this season... Howie Kendrick got all the glory, the on-field celebration, and Gatorade bath. Kendrick capped off his 2 for 4 game against the San Francisco Giants on Sunday with a walk-off grand slam in extra innings. Continue to Article

August 15, 2017 9:43:am EST

Bryce Harper appears to have dodged a major injury bullet. Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo on Sunday announced the star outfielder avoided ligament and tendon damage after suffering a knee injury in Saturday's win over the Giants but will remain out indefinitely. Rizzo diagnosed the setback as a significant bone bruise and said he is optimistic that Harper will return later this season, though a timetable remains unknown. Continue to Article

August 13, 2017 1:14:pm EST

According to reports from Nationals Park this morning, where General Manager Mike Rizzo met with reporters, Bryce Harper suffered a significant bone bruise in his left knee, but no ligament tears or other damage in last night’s game. “The good news is that there’s no ligament or tendon damage, which is pretty remarkable in my mind just seeing the type of injury that he had,” Rizzo said today. “There is a significant bone bruise when he hyperextended the knee, so although we feel like we dodged a bullet a bit here with any long-term ligament and tendon damage, the bone bruise is something of significance, and we’re going to treat him cautiously and hopefully have him back later on this season.” Continue to Article

August 13, 2017 11:28:am EST