Carter Kieboom was considered as an option to come up and play the infield when both Trea Turner and Jordy Mercer were injured earlier this month, but the Nationals’ 2016 1st round pick was dealing with a knee issue at the time, so the club had to choose another option.
Mercer ended up back on the 10-Day IL on Saturday afternoon, with a left calf strain, and this time Kieboom was available and back playing at Triple-A, so the 23-year-old infielder came back to the majors for the second time this season, after failing to lock down the third base job in Spring Training, but making the Opening Day roster when there was a COVID-19 outbreak in the clubhouse.