The Nationals will have two of their key injured veterans back in the lineup Tuesday night in Miami, with both left fielder Jayson Werth and first baseman Ryan Zimmerman activated off the disabled list in time for the club’s series opener with the Marlins.
To clear roster space for the returning regulars, the Nationals optioned outfielder Matt den Dekker to Class AAA Syracuse and outrighted Emmanuel Burriss to Syracuse after the infielder cleared waivers.
With Werth and Zimmerman now off the DL, and with Anthony Rendon having returned from his own injury over the weekend in Pittsburgh, the Nationals will take the field Tuesday with seven healthy regulars for the first time since May 15, when Werth was hit by a pitch in San Diego and fractured two small bones in his left wrist.