{"id":18441,"date":"2019-04-03T02:28:20","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T06:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/\/?p=18441"},"modified":"2019-04-03T02:43:31","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T06:43:31","slug":"washington-nationals-lose-trea-turner-to-broken-finger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2019\/04\/03\/washington-nationals-lose-trea-turner-to-broken-finger\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Nationals Lose Trea Turner to Broken Finger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington Nationals shortstop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/turnetr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trea Turner<\/a> has broken his right index finger and is out indefinitely.<\/p>\n<p>The speedster suffered the injury on a bunt attempt in the first inning of Tuesday night\u2019s 8-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. On an 0-1 count, he stabbed at a pitch with a bunt attempt. Instead of hitting the ball with his bat, he hit it with his finger. After he went down in pain, trainer Paul Lessard and Nationals manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/martida01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dave Martinez<\/a> checked his condition. He left the game soon afterward and was replaced by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/difowi01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wilmer Difo<\/a>, who inherited an 0-2 count because Turner offered at the previous pitch. Difo struck out, but since Turner faced more pitches, he was credited with the strikeout.<\/p>\n<p>Turner was taken for X-rays, and afterward, Martinez confirmed the news of the fracture to reporters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dave Martinez: Trea Turner has a broken index finger.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Buster_ESPN\/status\/1113281938616463360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>What This Means for the Nationals<\/h2>\n<p>Turner was a tremendous offensive weapon for the Nationals, both with his bat and on the base paths. So far this season, he has batted .357 (5-for-14) with a double, two home runs, four RBI, four stolen bases on four attempts, and four runs scored. One of those home runs was the winning blow in Sunday\u2019s 6-5 walk-off victory over the New York Mets.<\/p>\n<p>Losing a key piece like Turner will be a devastating blow for the Nationals, who will most likely have to turn to utility infielder Wilmer Difo. Difo went 1-for-3 in Tuesday\u2019s game, which was his second appearance of the season, but he is not the base-stealing threat that Turner is. With reserve first baseman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/adamsma01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Adams<\/a> also leaving the game due to back spasms after a scary fall into the stands, this might mean that the Nationals must call up two players from the minors. For a team that has started the season 1-3, this could be the early signs of a long year.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"sqFd80UbTiZSOJ7h5GfYrA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1134135539\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'sqFd80UbTiZSOJ7h5GfYrA',sig:'vDSqocX46dqhC5OusmElb29xu_TD-TOXnpGjZTPmL_k=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1134135539',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner has broken his right index finger and is out indefinitely. The speedster suffered the injury on a bunt attempt in the first inning of Tuesday night\u2019s 8-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. On an 0-1 count, he stabbed at a pitch with a bunt attempt. 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