Trea Turner Begins Triple-A Rehab Assignment Tomorrow

Former NC State Shortstop Trea Turner will begin a rehab assignment at the Washington Nationals Triple-A team in Syracuse tomorrow. Turner has been out of commission since he broke his wrist back on June 29th. Here’s a look at Turner’s number before being sidelined (68 games played):

.279BA/53 Runs/82 Hits/13 Doubles/4 Triples/7 Home Runs/32 RBI/18 BB/35 SB

The highlight to Turner’s season thus far was hitting for the cycle on April 26th.

Turner will be joined on his rehab assignment in Syracuse by Jayson Werth who has been out since June 3rd with a hairline fracture in his foot.

Turner and Werth will actually spend their first week of rehab playing on the road. Syracuse opens a four-game series Monday at Lehigh Valley, then plays three games at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre over the weekend.
If the Nationals take a cautious route with both players, a luxury they’re afforded because of their 14-game lead in the National League East, they could keep Turner and Werth on rehab into next week. Syracuse hosts Lehigh Valley for a four-game series beginning Aug. 28.
The Nationals will need to decide whether to activate both players for any part of next week’s home series against the Marlins or have them meet the club Aug. 31 for the start of a seven-game road trip to Milwaukee and Miami. (Link)