Austin Kearns News

CINCINNATI, July 3 -- Measured by its offense, the latest set of everyday Washington outfielders offers no assurances. Roger Bernadina still is trying to hit major league pitching with an apparent Class AA bat, and Austin Kearns, who returned Thursday from the disabled list, now has 1 1/2 months of inactivity attached to his early-season batting slump.

But no matter what happens offensively, Manager Manny Acta knows this much: Kearns's return has helped Washington unlock its best defensive outfield in years. With Kearns in right field, Acta will use Bernadina in center and Elijah Dukes in left.

The curly-haired fellow in sandals, baseball pants and a T-shirt had just entered the Washington Nationals clubhouse at Great American Ballpark when Dmitri Young issued an official screeching.

Standing on second following his two-run single in the seventh inning of Thursday's 5-3 Reds victory, Brandon Phillips turned to the Reds' dugout and held his hands out parallel to the ground and wiggled his ...

The Washington Nationals activated right fielder Austin Kearns from the 15-day disabled list Thursday.

The Hagerstown Suns welcomed Washington Nationals right fielder Austin Kearns to town on Thursday as he began a pair of days in the Hagerstown lineup as part of an injury rehabilitation assignment.

While he was in town, Austin Kearns decided to at least lend a helping hand. Kearns completed the last of a two-day rehabilitation stint with Hagerstown with an RBI single and three walks on Friday as the Suns ...

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For Austin Kearns, it's all about timing. That's why the Washington Nationals outfielder was at Municipal Stadium on Thursday.

Nationals outfielder Austin Kearns is expected to begin a minor league rehab assignment Thursday with hopes of returning to the team late next week.

When General Manager Jim Bowden spoke with Ryan Zimmerman before last night's game, he told the injured Washington Nationals third baseman how impressed he has been of late with the production of Elijah Dukes, Lastings Milledge and Jesus Flores.

Then he mused about how the lineup would look if those three young batters had some protection from another trio -- Zimmerman, Nick Johnson and Austin Kearns, all on the disabled list.

Bowden told reporters there was a chance that Kearns, who was placed on the disabled list May 22 in anticipation of right elbow surgery, could begin a rehabilitation assignment on Thursday. Kearns was batting .187 with three home runs and 16 RBI before the injury. Bowden said it is possible that Kearns could return to the big league club for the series at Cincinnati that begins July 3 or, more likely, after the all-star break in mid-July.

Chris Marrero, the Nationals' top-rated prospect, will miss the rest of the season after tests concluded he broke his fibula sliding into home plate on Wednesday.

The Cincinnati Reds placed infielder Jolbert Cabrera on the 15-day disabled list Saturday and recalled right-hander Daryl Thompson from Triple-A Louisville.

"The other guy" from 2006's big trade with the Washington Nationals, Daryl Thompson, will make his debut for the Reds on Saturday at Yankee Stadium.

Nationals right fielder Austin Kearns swung a bat in the cage on Sunday morning.

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As Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman awaited more medical opinions on his injured left shoulder yesterday, he feared he it will force him to stay on the 15-day disabled list long after he is ...

Nationals right-hander Ryan Wagner was pleased with the results after throwing his first simulated game in more than a year on Thursday morning at Nationals Park.

Injuries are destroying what's left of the Washington Nationals. Third baseman Ryan Zimmerman had an MRI on Monday and is headed to the disabled list with a labral tear.