Paul DeJong

[82birds]

The Nationals placed Paul DeJong on the 10-day injured list before Wednesday’s loss in Pittsburgh. The veteran infielder suffered a broken nose during Tuesday’s contest. Mitch Keller lost control of a 93 MPH fastball that ran up and hit DeJong in the face. Mark Zuckerman of MASNsports.com relays that DeJong spent the night in a Pittsburgh-area hospital for observation and was released on Wednesday. Signed to a $1MM free agent deal, DeJong opened the year as Washington’s third baseman. He’d spent time at shortstop with CJ Abrams shelved by a hip flexor strain. Amed Rosario and Nasim Nuñez are handling the left side of the infield with both players out. DeJong has opened the season with a .204/.246/.278 showing in 57 plate appearances.

[Detroit Louie]

It's always so terrifying when a player is hit in the head/face. Wishing Paul a speedy and full recovery. I wonder, though, if he will ever make it back to fulltime player. An injury like this, at this point in his career, which has already been going south for a couple of years, is very tough. To wit, Allen Craig. Hope he does recover fully, though, as he seems like a terrific person.

[82birds]

and last night Hunter Wendlesteadt, 1b ump, got hit in the face by a line drive. Had to be taken to the hospital

[Pink Freud]

(bleep) the luck. Sounds like when hard-luck Cubs catcher Michael Barrett first got beaten up in the dugout by his own pitcher, Carlos Zambrano, then came to the Padres and swung at a tailing Ubaldo Jimenez fastball, fouling it right into his own face. He wasn't around much after that.