A knee injury will keep St. Louis Cardinals right fielder Jordan Walker off the baseball diamond for the next several days.
The 22-year-old appeared to suffer the injury after he stepped on a sprinkler head as he chased a fly ball during a spring training game earlier this week. The Cardinals ultimately defeated the Washington Nationals in Tuesday’s exhibition in Palm Beach, Florida.
An MRI later confirmed that Walker avoided any structural damage to his knee. However, there were some signs of irritation.
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Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said the team would take a cautious approach to Walker’s knee over the next week.
“It is what it is,” Marmol told reporters on Wednesday. “We’ll let it calm down for a week and then we’ll ramp that baby back up, and we’ll still have time to see him in plenty of [spring training] games.”
Walker is expected to be ready for Opening Day next month. Walker made some changes to his swing this offseason and is projected to start in right field once the regular season begins.
Walker has 21 career home runs and 71 RBIs over 168 games. The right-handed batter also has a .255 career batting average.
The Cardinals finished last season with an 83–79 record, but did not advance to the playoffs.
Marmol oversaw a 12-game improvement from the 2023 season. St. Louis has not qualified for the MLB postseason since the franchise won the 2022 NL Central division title.
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