WASHINGTON -- Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman is hoping he can play in games before the regular season comes to an end Oct. 4. Unfortunately, he is still bothered by left oblique soreness. While he can lift weights and run on the treadmill, Zimmerman is unable to do any baseball activities, including swinging a bat.
If he doesn't play another game in 2015, Zimmerman will have averaged 78 games in the last two seasons. In 2014, Zimmerman missed time because of a fractured right thumb and strained right hamstring. This year, he's been limited to 95 games because of plantar fasciitis and the oblique injury.