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Johnson's wrist is hurting
Nationals notebook
Date published: 5/15/2008
BY RICH CAMPBELL NEW YORK-- Washington Nationals first baseman Nick Johnson returned to Washington before last night's game to have his injured right wrist examined today.Johnson was diagnosed with a strained right wrist tendon following Tuesday's 6-3 loss to New York. He hurt it when he fouled a pitch off in the eighth inning. "I hope it's not anything serious," Johnson said on his way out of Shea Stadium. "Today it's pretty sore. Last night, I couldn't go to sleep because it was pretty sore. Today I can't really move it that much. I hope the drugs kick in." Johnson's status is considered day-to-day. The earliest he could be back in the lineup is tomorrow at Baltimore. X-rays taken of Johnson's wrist after Tuesday's game did not reveal any fracture. Still, he wore a plastic splint on his wrist that covered his entire forearm. Aaron Boone started at first base last night and will receive the bulk of the playing time while Johnson is out, manager Manny Acta said. In Boone's seven starts this season entering last night, he batted .393 (11-for-28) with two homers and five RBIs. Overall, he was batting .304 with three home runs and seven RBIs. This is the first season in Boone's 11-year career in which he is not playing regularly, and he is adjusting well to the transition. "It's something that I've embraced," Boone said. "I'm still learning it, still trying to get better at it. I think I've learned a lot about myself as a hitter through both trials and tribulations, so I feel like I can go in and produce after having sat for a while." Boone, 35, never played first base before last season with the Florida Marlins. He posted a .987 fielding percentage there in 48 games. Johnson, meanwhile, has not committed an error in 316 total chances this season. He stayed in the game Tuesday night after hurting his wrist, but he was in pain. He said he would not have been able to bat if his spot in the order came up in the ninth inning. Johnson is hitting .226 with five homers, 20 RBIs and a team-best .415 on-base percentage this season, his first after returning from a gruesome broken right leg that cost him all of 2007.
Date published: 5/15/2008
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