Washington Nationals’ skipper Davey Martinez started his pregame Zoom call with reporters on Sunday with an announcement, which, when he does that sort of thing, is usually not for the purposes of sharing good news.
It wasn’t good news.
“We had to put Joe [Ross] on the IL today,” Martinez announced.
“Yesterday, after his bullpen, he reported that he had some right forearm tightness, he was evaluated by Dr. [Robert] Najarian, and his exam was consistent with a flexor pronator strain.
“With that being said, we sent him for an MRI due to his past history.