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at of Lonnie Chisenhall’s season came on July 1 Mookie Wilson Jersey , 2018, in a 15-3 rout of the Oakland A’s. It ended in a groundout to the pitcher. The final out of the game, even.Sadly, it may have also been the final out of his eight-year tenure with the Cleveland Indians.Two days later, Chisenhall was placed on the DL with a left calf strain, his second stint of the season. He would not appear in another game for the Tribe the rest of the season, and now enters uncertain territory as a free agent this offseason.All because of his calves.Both of his calves have been a plague on the Chisenhall house for two seasons now.In 2017, the problems started with a right shoulder sprain that kept him off the Opening Day roster. He made his season debut on April 13, but lasted a little over a month before a return trip to the DL with a concussion that sidelined him until early June.Then came the right calf.Chisenhall was placed on the DL on July 14, 2017 with a right calf strain. He would not return to the big league club until Sept. 1, 2017. Even then http://www.metsfanproshop.com/authentic-tim-tebow-jersey , he was only able to play in 13 games before being sidelined with calf tightness for nearly two weeks. Chisenhall did make the posteason roster, but failed to reach base in any of his five at-bats.This season, Chisenhall was healthy for Opening Day, but barely made it a week into the season before returning to the DL with another right calf strain. That right calf strain cost him nearly two months, as he was activated on June 5. But as you already know, a month later a severe left calf would sideline him through the rest of the season.His final season with the Tribe amounted to 29 healthy games.The worst part? Chisenhall, previously considered a platoon player alongside Brandon Guyer in right field, seemed poised to seize a full-time role in the lineup.Here is our own Merritt Rohlfing lamenting the loss of Chisenhall’s excellence at the plate earlier this year, one day after his final trip to the DL:This is me shaking my fist at the Baseball Gods.I’ve made no secret how I feel about Lonnie Chisenhall. I’m sad to see him go. I’m not sure what kind of offers he’ll get in the free agent market this winter, especially with those damned calves. But I hope he is able to fulfill the promise he showed towards the end of his tenure in Cleveland, when he finally seemed to be putting it all together. WEST PALM BEACH Gary Carter Jersey , Fla. (AP) — Trea Turner led the National League in stolen bases last season, and Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez wants him to run even more.Turner was successful on 43 of 52 attempts last year. He had a career-high 46 steals in 2017. Martinez wants the speedy shortstop to attempt close to 100 this year.Turner got his third steal of the spring during Saturday’s 4-4 tie against St. Louis.“He’s kind of challenged me with going more,” said Turner, who is admittedly hesitant to make outs on the basepaths. “I haven’t ran too much in spring training try to save them for the season, but when the season comes around try to push it a little bit.”After Bryce Harper left Washington for Philadelphia in free agency, Martinez wants the Nationals to make better use of their speed rather than wait for big home runs.“This year as a team we have a chance to steal a lot of bases and run the bases really well, put a lot of pressure on teams,” Turner said. “I think we should take advantage of it.”If Turner is going to steal as often as Martinez would like he would prefer to be in the leadoff spot so he isn’t disrupting the at-bats of run producers Anthony Rendon, Juan Soto and Ryan Zimmerman.But Martinez prefers Adam Eaton’s pesky approach at the top of the order, announcing Saturday that the 30-year-old outfielder will begin the season in the leadoff slot.Turner hit .271 last year, batting most frequently in the second spot in the lineup.“I think his biggest fear is maybe hitting in front of Anthony and Soto Dwight Gooden Jersey , but I told him that shouldn’t deter what you do and that’s who you are,” Martinez said. “We want him to steal bases.”Martinez also intends to hit rookie Victor Robles ninth, giving the Nationals a trio of speedsters in a row as the order turns over.“Those three guys hitting together like that makes for exciting baseball,” Martinez said.Rendon says Turner shouldn’t worry about being a distraction.“If anything I love that he’s in front of me because, one, it gives him an opportunity to steal for himself and then at the second time I can take a pitch,” Rendon said. “I don’t mind batting with two strikes. I don’t feel like I’m fighting for my life. I actually feel like I get more simplified, therefore if he’s on second base I have the ability to drive a run in now, and I know I don’t have to hit the ball to the wall to score somebody from first.”