Washington Nationals’ Dylan Crews hits a solo home run against Atlanta Braves pitcher Spencer Strider during the second inning of a baseball game in Washington, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)
Washington Nationals’ Dylan Crews is greeted in the dugout by teammates after hitting a solo home run against Atlanta Braves pitcher Spencer Strider during the second inning of a baseball game in Washington, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)
Washington Nationals’ Dylan Crews, right, runs behind Jos茅 Tena while running the bases after hitting a three-run home run off Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Zach Eflin during the second inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Washington Nationals’ Dylan Crews advances to third base during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Friday, May 16, 2025, in Baltimore (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)
Washington Nationals’ Dylan Crews hits a solo home run against Atlanta Braves pitcher Spencer Strider during the second inning of a baseball game in Washington, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥 The Washington Nationals placed rookie slugger Dylan Crews on the 10-day injured list with a left oblique strain on Wednesday.
Crews, the second overall pick in the 2023 MLB amateur draft, exited before the sixth inning of , after reporting stiffness . He underwent an MRI earlier Wednesday.
鈥淲e know he鈥檚 got a strain,鈥 Nationals manager Dave Martinez said shortly before Wednesday鈥檚 scheduled game against the Braves was rained out. 鈥淲e don鈥檛 know the severity of it yet until the doctor sees him this afternoon.鈥
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Crews鈥 first major league injured list stint comes after he homered in consecutive games and Tuesday for the first time in his career.
He鈥檚 hitting .196 with seven home runs 鈥 a high among rookies 鈥 and 15 RBIs. He said he鈥檇 been managing soreness for roughly a week.
鈥淚t鈥檚 never a positive, you always want to go out there and play every day,鈥 Crews said. 鈥淏ut I guess it could鈥檝e been worse. So we鈥檒l just get in the training room and get it right so I can get on the field as soon as I can.鈥
In a corresponding move, the Nationals recalled Robert Hassell III from Triple-A Rochester. Hassell was scheduled to make his MLB debut by batting seventh and playing center field in Wednesday鈥檚 rainout.
Hassell was the eighth overall pick by San Diego in the 2020 draft. He鈥檒l become the fourth minor leaguer to reach the majors with Washington that was acquired in , joining James Wood, CJ Abrams and MacKenzie Gore.
鈥淚t was a big trade, and everybody has high expectations for us,鈥 Hassell said.
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