The Nationals are planning to reinstate outfielder from the 60-day injured list tomorrow, . Hell serve as the designated hitter today in what will be his final Triple-A rehab game before rejoining the big league club. Washington has multiple 40-man roster vacancies, so the Nats will only need to clear a spot on the active roster. Crews has been out since late May due to a significant oblique strain. Crews, 23, was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2023 draft, going one pick after college teammate . The LSU product debuted late last year and broke camp with the Nats in 2025, but hes yet to produce at the levels expected for a former top pick who ranked as one of the sports best prospects prior to graduating to the majors. Crews has tallied 305 big league plate appearances and posted Justin Jackson Jersey only a .206/.275/.354 slash in that time. A disastrous start to his 2025 season has perhaps disproportionately skewed both his 2025 results and his career line to date. Crews was hitle s through his first 19 plate appearances this year and struggled considerably for a couple weeks even after getting off the schneid. Through April 14, Crews took 49 turns at the plate and hit .106/.143/.106 with a 36.7% strikeout rate. Things began trending up from there. Crews went on an eight-game hitting streak, followed that with a series of multi-hit performances and began turning his season around. He homered in his final two games prior to landing on the injured list. The overall production still wasnt elite, but from April 15 through his May 21 IL placement, Crews hit .234/.315/.459 (116 wRC+) with seven home runs and a greatly reduced 24.2% strikeout rate in 124 plate appearances. Along the way, he averaged 90.9 mph off the bat and posted a strong 44.4% hard-hit rate. Its been a similar story on his minor league rehab stint. Crews was hitle s in his first three Triple-A games but has shaken off the rust with a .294/.333/.500 slash over his past nine games with Rochester (36 plate appearances). Hell get one final tune-up today before returning to the Nats tomorrow. Thatll give Crews a bit more than six weeks to hopefully build on the momentum he appeared to be gaining from mid-April through late May. Even with the slow start to his big league career, Crews is still seen as a key piece of the Nationals future. Hes controllable for five more years beyond the current season and wont even turn 24 until February. If he can continue his upward trajectory in the final few weeks of the season, therell be some optimism about the long-term outlook in the outfield. is an emerging star wholl likely top 30 homers in his first full major league season. Crews can handle center but profiles better in right, leaving center field up for grabs among a group including defensive standout , former top picks and , and deadline pickup (who came over from the Cubs in the trade). Deonte Burton Jersey