WASHINGTON – Left fielder Juan Soto reinstated the COVID-19 injury list through the Washington Nationals on Tuesday after missing the first seven games of the season.
Manager Dave Martinez did not place the batter in Washington’s starting lineup as opposed to the New York Mets for the opening of a two-game series Tuesday night. Martinez said he had to pinch Soto.
“I spoke to him last night and he felt he could probably use another day or two. He said his legs were a little heavy. His arm was a little sore,” Martinez said. “He tried to accentuate it. Array… The last four days, he probably had about 20 at-bats. In that sense, it doesn’t feel so bad, yet I need to make sure we keep it healthy. We were just giving it back to me. He wasted a lot of time.
Soto withdrew on opening day, July 23, after testing positive for coronavirus.
He was not allowed to practice again until Saturday, as a component of a four-day break for the Nationals caused by the suspension of the Miami Marlins season after an outbreak of COVID-19.
The Nationals also reinstated IL Wander’s right-handed reliever Suero before Tuesday’s game and transferred outfielder Andrew Stevenson to the club’s exchange practice site. Only one corresponding move was needed because the Nationals had already placed reliever Will Harris in il last week.
Soto, 21, is a major component of the Washington offensive. He had 34 home races and 110 RBIs in the 2019 normal season before having a playoff star while helping the franchise win its first World Series championship.
At a 3-4 start to the truncated season, the Nationals average 3.4 problems consistent with the game and their PAHO team is justArray704.
Clearly, Martinez Soto will be in the middle of the order. But you must also be careful.
“I said, “You’ll have to perceive too, we have a DH now. Then, on days when you want a day off, we can place it in DH. “And he said, “Yes, I forgot, ” said Martinez.
NOTE: World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg will begin a simulated game on Wednesday. He missed his first two began in 2020 due to a nervous challenge in his right hand and only recently began throwing a mound. Array… Martinez said Serum would be removed from the bullpen on Tuesday, but that he may only be relieved, perhaps in low leverage conditions from the beginning.
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