Nationals manager Matt Williams said Friday third baseman Anthony Rendon will need a few more days to rest his left knee. Williams said Rendon has a mild MCL sprain.
“It’s mild,” Williams said, per The Washington Times. “It wasn’t getting better as quickly as we thought it would and he wanted it to be. We got an (X-ray) of it yesterday. So, it’s a mild sprain. We’ll shut him down for a few days. Make sure that it’s good.
“It’s odd that he did it on the dive, but it is what it is and we’ll make sure we take care of it. In the next week or so, he’ll be back playing. It’s just an odd injury.”
Rendon is batting .222 (2 for 9) with one strikeout through three spring games.