When you look back at the 2008 Washington Nationals, you will see some familiar faces on that team that didn’t get a chance to play much due to injury. Today, we resume our series of looking back at the first team to play home games at Nats Park by talking about first baseman Nick Johnson.
Johnson was the Opening day starter at first base, but only managed to play in 38 games due to tearing the tendon sheath in his right wrist. It was more bad luck for the then 29-year-old because he had to miss the entire 2007 season due to fracturing his femur late in the 2006 season.