Washington Nationals’ skipper Davey Martinez told reporters last night that catcher Matt Wieters would have an MRI on his left leg after he injured it on the way to first while running out a single in the series opener in Arizona, but before they knew the extent of the damage to Wieters’ hamstring Martinez said they would need to bring another catcher up.
He wasn’t interested in diagnosing what went wrong for Wieters on the trip from home to first base.
“I think it’s his hammy,” Martinez said, “but we’re going to get an MRI tomorrow, it’s the back of his knee.