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Will Harris will miss some time. It's just a matter of how much. Harris, a reliever for the Washington Nationals, was diagnosed with a blood clot in his throwing arm and will seek further medical attention, according to an announcement from the team. Harris has left Nationals camp in West Palm Beach, FL, to have his arm examined by a specialist.
Nationals manager Dave Martinez talked about what might have led to the injury, saying that "He felt weird his last outing. So, we kind of backed off a little bit, got an MRI and in the arm there was a little small blood clot. For me, it's hard, because medically I don't know the extent of what that is. But I know it's something that is serious. We need to take care of it, take care of it as soon as possible."
Harris pitched one inning in a sim game for the Nationals last Saturday to work on his curveball, which led to the clot being discovered after something didn't feel right. In his two spring training games this season, Harris has pitched two scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out one hitter in preparation for his second season with the Nationals.
Martinez felt bad for Harris as well, saying that "I feel for Will, because I know he was just working his tail off to help us this year. Here's another guy that, man, he's a workhorse, a guy that throws 70-plus innings in a full season every year. I just hope that when the doctor does see him, we can take care of it and get him back as soon as we possibly can."
Martinez didn't have any kind of timeline or process on the injury, saying that "I don't know much about what's going to happen here. But for me, when somebody mentions something like that, it's kind of a scary deal. Until we know more about it, then I’ve got to assume that he's going to not start with us this season, and plus he missed some time. But until we get a clear understanding of what exactly is going to happen, I can't comment on it as much as what I know now."
The Nationals do have depth in their bullpen, as Daniel Hudson, Brad Hand, and Tanner Rainey are among the late inning relievers for the Nationals. Kyle Finnegan and Wander Suero are two guys who could have their workloads increased depending on how much time Harris misses.
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