40 Wilson Ramos, C

Nationals manager Davey Johnson told The Washington Times Saturday that Wilson Ramos' hamstring strain is worse than the one that kept him out for a good portion of the first month of the season. The Nationals are ready to take a "very cautious" approach with his injury.

Wilson, on the 15-day disabled list, flew to Washington from San Diego this week. The team has not announced a timetable for his return.

The Nationals are hoping catcher Wilson Ramos can return as soon as he is eligible to return from the 15-day disabled list, but he did tell The Washington Post Thursday that he could need "at least two weeks, maybe three" before he can come back from a left hamstring strain.

Ramos is flying back to Washington from San Diego, and will undergo an MRI as soon as Friday to determine how long he will be out. He thinks he may have suffered the injury by putting too much pressure on it recently while recovering from ACL surgery in his right knee.

"Especially these two weeks, I was working a lot with my hamstring getting it stronger," Ramos said. "I don't know what happened. I was feeling very good yesterday before the game. I don't know. Maybe because I hurt the other leg when I got surgery last year, I put more pressure on this leg? Tried to keep the pressure even, but, unlucky."

It does not come as much of a surprise, but Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos was officially placed on the 15-day disabled list Thursday, after aggravating his hamstring injury Wednesday.

The team called up Jhonatan Solano from Triple-A Syracuse to take Ramos' place on the active roster.  

Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos will likely go back on the disabled list with a hamstring injury, according to Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post.

Manager Davey Johnson classified Ramos as "down for a while," and that he believes the team will call up Jhonaton Solano Thursday to take Ramos' place. Ramos already missed time this season with a hamstring injury. He's hitting .250/.308/.438 in 48 at-bats. 

Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos is "down for a while" after suffering a pulled hamstring in Wednesday's loss to the Dodgers, manager Davey Johnson said after the game. Ramos has played in just 14 games this season, spending time on the disabled list in April with an injured hamstring.

Kurt Suzuki will likely handle regular catching duties with Ramos on the shelf.