DC Metro Sports - NATIONALS PLACE LASTINGS MILLEDGE ON 15-DAY DL, RECALL OUTFIELDER ROGERAVIN BERNADINA

The Washington Nationals tonight placed center fielder Lastings Milledge on the 15-Day Disabled List with a right groin injury and recalled outfielder Rogeravin (Roger) Bernadina from Harrisburg of the Double-A Eastern League. Nationals Senior Vice President and General Manager Jim Bowden made the announcement.

Bernadina, a 24 year-old center fielder, entered play tonight batting .325 (86-for-265) with 11 doubles, seven triples, five home runs, 38 RBI and an Eastern League-leading 26 stolen bases in 72 contests. When leading off an inning for Harrisburg , Bernadina posted a .404 (23-for-57) batting average with four home runs, six walks and a .440 on-base percentage. His .397 on-base percentage to date represents a career high, and he ranked 7th in the Eastern League in batting average.

Thanks in large part to a career stolen-base percentage of 77.4, Bernadina averaged nearly 32 stolen bases a year in his first six professional seasons. On multiple occasions, including this season, the left-handed hitting and throwing Bernadina has been rated as the Fastest Baserunner and Best Defensive Outfielder in Washington’s system by industry insider Baseball America.

Milledge, 23, was hitting .245 (74-for-302) with 16 doubles, seven home runs, 31 RBI and a team-best 13 stolen bases at the time of the injury, which occurred in the third inning tonight while tracking down an Alex Cintron triple to left-center field.

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