Carter Kieboom was originally in the Washington Nationals’ lineup for the second game of four with the Cincinnati Reds in Great American Ball Park on Friday night, but the recently-turned 24-year-old infielder was a late scratch, with Jordy Mercer taking over for him at the hot corner.
Kieboom’s scratch came after manager Davey Martinez’s pregame Zoom call with reporters, so there wasn’t any news on the 2016 1st Round pick until after what ended up an 8-7 loss to the Reds in extras.
“He got — his forearm — do you guys remember when he got hit in Miami,” Martinez asked reporters, “on his forearm, he said it started acting up on him.