Nationals’ Jayson Werth out until August with wrist fracture
By CM Towle
The Washington Nationals are likely losing outfielder Jayson Werth until August due to a fractured wrist.
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The Washington Nationals haven’t confirmed it yet, but a CT scan on Jayson Werth’s wrist Thursday showed he has two small fractures, according to a story by MLB.com. This is actually Werth’s second wrist injury since playing for the Nationals, the previous one coming in 2012. He missed 75 games that year after fracturing the wrist while diving for a ball in the outfield. His most recent injury came from being hit by a pitch on the left wrist on May 15 against the San Diego Padres.
According to the doctor who operated on Werth’s wrist in 2012, an August return seems likely if his rehabilitation goes according to plan. Dr. Berger said he believes Werth should have no problem returning to full strength by that time.
Werth also broke his wrist in 2005 with the Los Angeles Dodgers in Spring Training on the very first day. He went on to miss 44 games of the regular season that year. After the season, he had arthroscopic surgery to repair ligaments in that wrist. The surgery cost him the entire 2006 season.
As you can see, Werth has somewhat of a storied injury history with his left wrist and despite the good predictions at the moment, it has to be somewhat of a worry considering what has happened in the past. Werth has had swelling and soreness in the wrist during the two weeks since he was hit. This, despite the fact that X-rays came back negative and an MRI also showed no structural damage. Obviously the CT scan report changes all that, even though Werth had reported some return to his range of motion before going to see Berger.
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