VIERA, Fla. -- Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman hopes he is able to play in an exhibition game within the next 10 days. The team is simply taking it slowly with Zimmerman, who missed more than a month last year because of plantar fasciitis in his left foot.
Zimmerman, who insisted that the foot is fine, took batting and fielding practice Thursday at Space Coast Stadium. But he is taking it slowly running the bases. Besides, Zimmerman feels he needs 40-50 at-bats in order to get ready for the regular season.
"We're just being slow with it.