Brett Carroll News

Zimmerman and the Nationals feel certain he will not miss extensive time with structural damage, only a handful of games, at worse, with inflammation in his AC joint.

Mark DeRosa has played left field, right field and all four infield spots over his 15-year career.

He had called family members and friends, eaten dinner with a few teammates and gone back to the hotel, "nothing too crazy," he said.

Washington Nationals' Ian Desmond, hits an RBI single off Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Carlos Marmol, scoring pinch runner Brett Carroll, during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, April 5, 2012, in Chicago.

Former MTSU standout and current Washington Nationals player Brett Carroll, right, slides in safe at home after Braves catcher David Ross is unable make the tag during a spring training game last week.