WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals placed rookie slugger Dylan Crews on the 10-day injured list with a left oblique strain on Wednesday.
Crews, the second overall pick in the 2023 MLB amateur draft, exited before the sixth inning of Tuesday night’s 5-3 win over Atlanta, after reporting stiffness during a fifth-inning plate appearance. He underwent an MRI earlier Wednesday.
“We know he’s got a strain,” Nationals manager Dave Martinez said shortly before Wednesday’s scheduled game against the Braves was rained out. “We don’t know the severity of it yet until the doctor sees him this afternoon.”
Crews’ first major league injured list stint comes after he homered in consecutive games Sunday and Tuesday for the first time in his career.