4 years agoWashington Nationals second baseman Starlin Castro has been diagnosed with a sore left wrist following Friday’s game against the Orioles. Castro underwent x-rays but did not immediately have the results. With the team playing two games Friday, rookie Luis Garcia -- ranked as the club’s No. 2 prospect -- has been selected off of the taxi squad and will make his Major League debut and man the keystone in Castro’s absence. Castro officially hit his first homer in the game, bringing his season average up to .357 with a .934 OPS. An extended absence would sting the Washington lineup; Garcia would presumably see an increased role and draw season-long intrigue in deep lineups due to his prospect pedigree.--Jesse Borek
Source: Mark Zuckerman