WASHINGTON (AP) — Nationals manager Jim Riggleman says he’s “very anxious” to learn the results of the latest MRI on rookie Stephen Strasburg’s right arm.
Strasburg had the MRI on Thursday, and the results will be analyzed and announced Friday.
Strasburg was pulled from Saturday’s game at Philadelphia when he grimaced and shook his wrist after making a pitch. An MRI on Sunday confirmed the initial diagnosis of a strained flexor tendon in his forearm, but the test raised enough questions for the Nationals to order a more extensive MRI that uses an injection of dye into the arm.
Strasburg was placed on the 15-day disabled list Monday, the second time he’s been on the DL in less than a month.
