“This year was going to be my last year before COVID to be honest with you,” 36-year-old, 15-year veteran Howie Kendrick told reporters on Friday afternoon, when he talked about his 2020 campaign, which ended early when a hamstring injury he’d been dealing with since mid-August finally forced him to the Injured List earlier this month.
Kendrick put up a .275/.320/.385 line, four doubles, and two home runs in an even 100 plate appearances this season, but he was limited (more so than usual), playing in empty parks all year, and he was away from his family, including his sons, mainstays in the Nats’ clubhouse in previous seasons, whose own thoughts on what he should do going forward will play an important role in his decision about whether he’ll play in 2021.