Nationals rookie outfielder Dylan Crews to have an MRI on sore left side and back

By: The Associated Press Posted: 9:23 PM CDT Tuesday, May. 20, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals rookie outfielder Dylan Crews will get an MRI on his sore lower left side and back after leaving Tuesday night's 5-3 win over Atlanta in the sixth inning.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals rookie outfielder Dylan Crews will get an MRI on his sore lower left side and back after leaving Tuesday night's 5-3 win over Atlanta in the sixth inning.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals rookie outfielder Dylan Crews will get an MRI on his sore lower left side and back after leaving Tuesday night’s 5-3 win over Atlanta in the sixth inning.

Crews, who will have the MRI on Wednesday, said he aggravated the injury swinging during a fifth-inning at-bat that resulted in a walk.

“It kind of grabbed a little bit on the check swing,” said Crews, the No. 2 pick in the 2023 amateur draft. “It’s unfortunate.”

Washington Nationals' Dylan Crews is greeted in the dugout by teammates after hitting a solo home run against Atlanta Braves pitcher Spencer Strider during the second inning of a baseball game in Washington, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)

Nationals manager Dave Martinez said Crews had been dealing with tightness in his lower left back and side since a diving play in Washington’s previous series against the Braves in Atlanta last week.

“I am a little bit concerned,” Martinez said. “Because it is that one gray area that could be a multitude of things.”

Before leaving the game, Crews hit what proved to be the game’s decisive solo home run in the second inning off Braves ace Spencer Strider.

It was Crews’ seventh homer of the season, and marked his first time homering in consecutive games after his three-run shot Sunday helped Washington to a 10-4 win at Baltimore.

The 23-year-old Crews is batting .196 with seven home runs and 15 RBIs.