After nearly a month on the disabled list, Anthony Rendon has been activated and is hitting second in today’s lineup, the Nationals announced. He’s been out since mid-April after sustaining a hairline fracture in his toe when he fouled a ball into his foot. To make room on the active roster, the Nats optioned infielder Adrian Sanchez to Triple-A Syracuse.
The 27-year-old Rendon turned in a relatively quiet MVP-caliber season in 2017 when he hit .301/.403/.533 with 25 homers and 41 doubles in addition to terrific defense at third base. He’ll be the first of several key bats to return to a Nationals lineup that is still missing second baseman Daniel Murphy and outfielder Adam Eaton.
Prior to his injury, Rendon had gotten off to a solid .286/.355/.411 start with a homer and four doubles in 62 trips to the plate. He’ll rejoin the Nationals’ lineup at a time when the team is righting the ship after a slow start (in no small part due to the absence of those three aforementioned bats). The Nats have snapped off six straight wins to pull their record above the .500 mark, putting them right back in the mix in a perhaps surprisingly competitive NL East.
Welcome back Tony two bags. I sure hope Harper is staying in the 1 spot for now.
Tony two bags hitting behind Harper deuce bag! lol… sorry, couldn’t resist.
if you’re going to insult someone, you should double check your spelling
I think that was part of the joke….
@jakem you’re a quick one big guy
“I think that was part of the joke….”
There was a joke?
“That’s a clown question!”
That would be douche
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You didn’t get it.
It went right over the heads of all the regular smart asses on here.
Over\under 3 weeks being back on the DL.. It seems he is on the DL for little stuff every month. Don’t know if he is unlucky or frail. Kills the ball when he is on the field though.