Danny Espinosa could return Saturday
Nationals infielder Danny Espinosa will not play Friday against the Mets, but he hopes to return in time for Saturday's game. Espinosa has been out since Sunday after being hit on the right wrist by a pitch, but he took batting practice for the first time Friday. He told the Washington Times that the injury has improved greatly.
"It's going to be painful for a while to touch," he said. "It's just a bone bruise and it's right on he skin, there's no meat around it. All the stiffness and the swelling has actually gone out of my wrist the last couple days so my hand strength and the way my wrist moves, it feels a lot better."
Manager Davey Johnson wants to see Espinosa go through a full workout Saturday before declaring him return to return.
"He’s an iron man," Johnson said. "If I see him go through a full workout he'll be available (Saturday). My rule is if I see him go through a full workout and make it out all right then they can play the next day. He hasn’t even had BP on the field (before Friday), so he’s not available."
