12:08pm: Garrett is heading again to Washington D.C. to have extra testing, together with an MRI, carried out on his fractured fibula, per Mark Zuckerman of MASNsports.com. Surgical procedure is a risk, it appears. The severity of the fracture will decide each the remedy and potential timeline for restoration.
Aug. 24, 9:40am: The Nationals introduced this morning that Garrett has been positioned on the 10-day injured checklist with a fractured left fibula. No timetable for his return was offered. Infielder Jeter Downs was recalled from Triple-A Rochester in his place.
Aug. 23: In an unlucky scene this night at Yankee Stadium, Nationals’ nook outfielder Stone Garrett suffered a probably severe left leg harm. Taking part in proper subject, Garrett tracked a DJ LeMahieu fly ball that cleared the fence for a house run (video offered by Talkin’ Yanks). Garrett leaped to attempt to pull the ball again. His cleat appeared to catch within the padding of the fitting subject wall, and he was in apparent ache after touchdown.
Trainers positioned Garrett’s leg in an air forged and carted him off the sector. After the sport, supervisor Dave Martinez mentioned the membership was nonetheless awaiting phrase on the harm’s severity (hyperlink by way of Mark Zuckerman of MASNsports.com). Garrett underwent x-rays at Yankee Stadium and can quickly head for an MRI. Martinez mentioned the membership believes the harm to be to the outfielder’s decrease leg versus his ankle.
Garrett, 27, has been a strong contributor for Washington this season. He made his MLB debut with the Diamondbacks late final 12 months, showing in 26 video games. He elected free company after Arizona designated him for task at first of the offseason. Garrett caught on with the Nats on a significant league contract and has tallied 271 plate appearances.
The suitable-handed hitter owns a .269/.343/.457 line with 9 residence runs. He’s placing out over 30% of the time and has benefitted from a lofty .365 common on balls in play, however he’s making loads of exhausting contact and strolling at a high quality 9.6% clip. Garrett no less than seems like a possible rotational outfield choice with energy — notably when holding the platoon benefit. Between his temporary stint in Arizona and this 12 months’s work, Garrett has slugged .524 with 9 homers in 193 MLB plate appearances versus left-handed pitching.
That is Garrett’s first full season on the main league degree. He’s beneath membership management for five-plus seasons and received’t qualify for arbitration till after the 2025 marketing campaign on the earliest.