WASHINGTON — Nationals manager Matt Williams provided injury updates on Anthony Rendon, Denard Span and Jayson Werth, all of whom began the season on the 15-day Disabled List with varying injuries.

Span and Werth, both of whom are recovering from offseason surgeries — Span had two core muscle surgeries, and Werth shoulder surgery — are with the team in Washington to take batting practice, Williams said in his weekly radio appearance with The Sports Junkies on Wednesday.

“We did a live BP session with them [Tuesday] with a young pitcher from Potomac, and we’ll do it again today before we get out for batting practice, given the weather’s okay,” he said. “And then Jayson will go on Thursday and start his minor league rehab, and we’ll see where he is through the weekend. Denard will go back to Viera and face some more live pitching down there, and continue his progress as well.”

Rendon, however, does not appear nearing a return to the lineup as he remains on a weekly evaluation period with a sprained left MCL.

“As far as Anthony goes, he’s still doing straight line forward and backward exercises,” Williams said. “And he’s a week-to-week type evaluation. So at the end of every week, we evaluate where he’s at and create new protocol for him to do to increase all of the exercises that he needs to do to get him back doing baseball activities.”

“That’s a tough injury,” he added. “So when it is healed, it’s healed, and then we can start him back on his progress to get back to playing.”

No update was given for RHP Casey Janssen, who began the season on the 15-day DL with right shoulder tendinitis.

Burke & Herbert Bank ‘Fan Question of the Week’:

Q: With the sky high projections for the Nats this year, how do you keep the team motivated night in and night out? – Paul in Potomac Falls

A: “Well, there’s a little bit of expectation there of course,” Williams answered. “These guys need no motivation. They understand where we’re at, they understand everyone’s expectation of us. You know, by the way, it’s not greater than our own expectation in the locker room or in the dugout. So we just make sure that everyone is prepared. They love to play this game, man, they really do. And so on any given day, they’re excited to get out there. We got a chance to get out there in front of 42,000 on Opening Day, and there will be a great crowd there again today. That, in and of itself, is motivation enough.”

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