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• No Opportunity Wasted

Opening Day 2025 is upon us. Here’s a look at the rookie players to watch in the 2025 season. I have to say the Washington Nationals are going to make some noise again, with Dylan Crews and James Wood as the top rated rookies it should be interesting. Here’s the 2025 Rookie Class: Dylan Crews … Continue reading No Opportunity Wasted...2025
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• What are the Washington Nationals internal expectations for 2025?

Rhona Wise-Imagn Images I am digging into how the Nationals brass see the team as they enter a pivotal year in the rebuild Every year teams set expectations for themselves. While every team wants to win a world series, not every team has World Series expectations. The Washington Nationals are one of those teams that is not expected to make a deep run in October. However, there is pressure ...2025
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• Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals game thread

Rich Storry-Imagn Images The Nationals are back on TV as they take on the Cardinals The Washington Nationals take on the St. Louis Cardinals for the second time in three days. They will look to avenge their 6-4 loss from the other day. The lineup features some starters, but a lot of the Nats best players such as James Wood and CJ Abrams are taking the day off. Michael Soroka will look to b...2025
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• MLB Draft 2025: Has Jace Laviolette’s slow start taken him out of number one pick consideration?

Dylan Widger-Imagn Images Jace Laviolette entered the season as a favorite to go number one in the draft, but his slow start has been concerning Texas A&M outfielder Jace Laviolette entered the season with a big chance of going number one overall to the Washington Nationals. He was number 2 on MLB Pipeline’s rankings and number 1 on Baseball America. However, a slow start to his draft seas...2025
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• 2025 Cubs: Know your enemy, NL East

New Met Juan Soto | Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images Some of these teams are really, really good. The Cubs did reasonably well against NL East teams in 2023, going 17-16 against those five clubs. On the other hand, much of that was the 6-1 record they posted against the Nationals; they were only 11-15 against the other four NL East teams and had a winning record against only one other (Ma...2025
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• Grant Paulsen was born to talk sports

I got the chance to prolific radio host Grant Paulsen about the Nationals and his own career Grant Paulsen has been a fixture on 106.7 The Fan for years now. Talking to him, it is easy to see why. He is a natural communicator who is a passionate sports fan. Grant could talk all day long. He is also able to provide a level of substance as well. Getting to chat with him was a pleasure, as he is a ve...2025
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• Rosters In Flux- Preseason Draft Prep March 2, 2025
As Spring Training rolls on, every day seems to bring up stories of injuries and prospects causing teams to examine who they are going to be putting on their rosters and in their starting lineups in a few weeks when the games start to count. Giancarlo Stanton- DH- NYY- The injury news about Stanton continues to be negative. He will definitely start the 2025 season on the IL. He has received PRP i...2025
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• Top 5 Washington Nationals players to watch this Spring Training

Geoff Burke-Imagn Images There are a lot of interesting names to watch this spring, but here are the five I am keeping my eye on With the first Nationals Spring Training game coming on Saturday, it feels like it is time to discuss some of the players worth monitoring. This is a big year in the development of a lot of the Nationals prized youngsters. Whether it is going from a big leaguer t...2025
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• Preseason Draft Prep - February 20, 2025
Mariners Starting Rotation The Mariners' starting rotation is fascinating. Luis Castillo is the veteran with the most impressive resume, but he could turn out to be the worst starter on the team by the end of the season. He is certainly the oldest at 32 years old. In fact, every other Seattle starter is 27 years old or younger. The youth-infused rotation is buoyed by a pitcher-friendly ballpark an...2025
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• Nationals history: Bryce Harper’s 2015 MVP season was the greatest in Nats history

Evan Habeeb-Imagn Images For the 20th anniversary series, we will take a look back at when a 22 year old Bryce Harper had a season for the ages While Bryce Harper is a polarizing figure in DC these days, you can’t tell the story of the Washington Nationals without him. He was a generational talent the Nats got their hands on. Bryce was on the cover of Sports Illustrated at 16 years old, be...2025
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• Top 10 Nationals prospects

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images The Federal Baseball top 10 prospects for the Washington Nationals The Washington Nationals have a very interesting farm system. It probably is not as strong as it was this time last year due to the graduation of James Wood. However, it has been a long time since the Nats have had a system this deep. The depth will only get better now that the Nats have the nu...2025
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• Nationals prospects: Will Daylen Lile take the next steps in his development

Pat McDonogh / Courier Journal via Imagn Content Services, LLC Daylen Lile has shown promise, but has never truly broken out. Will that come in 2025? Since being selected out of high school in the second round of the 2021 draft, Daylen Lile has been solid every step of the way. However, he has never had that true breakout season to push him up the Nationals prospect rankings. He has held s...2025
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• Biggest needs heading into Christmas for each National League team

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images The Mets and Cubs have made big moves, but several other contenders still need to strike. It’s the most wonderful time of the year! December is a time full of giving and receiving gifts to celebrate the holidays. Now that the winter meetings have passed, only a few days remain before Christmas and turning the page to 2025. Each team has question marks wort...2024
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• Nationals series preview: Running out of time

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images The Nats love to run, can the Royals keep up? After years of playoff heartbreak, the Nationals finally won the first championship in club history in 2019 with a team full of stars like Juan Soto, Anthony Rendon, Trea Turner, Max Scherzer, and Stephen Strasburg. But within a few years, all of those players were gone, and the team has not had a winning record si...2024
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• Cubs 5, Nationals 3: Keeping the line moving

Rafael Suanes-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs again put together a big rally and held on for the win. There’s something about this team... I suspect you see it too. It took nearly the entire season to get there, but now the Chicago Cubs don’t seem to mind if they fall behind. There’s always a rally within them, and that was the case again Saturday in a come-from-behind 5-3 win over the Nationals...2024
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats’ prospects drawing rave reviews from club brass this spring...

Notes and quotes on the Next-Wave-Nationals in Spring Training this year... NEW AGE RENDONS AND ZIMS: Davey Martinez said early this spring he wanted to see the Naionals’ top prospects go out and compete this spring and fight for a spot on the big league roster. “Right now there’s an opportunity for all these guys, and I want them to come to camp and try to compete and win the job,” the manager sa...2024
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"He did just that in 2022 when he got James Wood and Jarlin Susana from the Padres."

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"He allowed a one-out single and walk, then struck out Crews and James Wood to end it for the save, his third."

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"Of those, only three are particularly noteworthy: James Wood, CJ Abrams, and Mackenzie Gore."

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"The Padres sent Robert Hassell and James Wood to the Nationals in the Soto-Bell trade."

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"The Padres have signed second round draft pick James Wood to a $2."

• What are the Washington Nationals internal expectations for 2025?
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• Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals game thread
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• MLB Draft 2025: Has Jace Laviolette’s slow start taken him out of number one pick consideration?
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• Grant Paulsen was born to talk sports
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• My 24 favorite Washington Nationals for my 24th birthday

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports Here are my 24 favorite Washington Nationals of all time as I get to 24 years of age. Today is my birthday! In honor of that, I wanted to write about some of my favorite Nationals players of all time. The team has been a huge part of my life and these players have been part of my journey. Here is the list. Max Scherzer Max Scherzer is unquestionably my favori...2025
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• Nationals history: The Max Scherzer/Trea Turner trade has been a dud for the Washington Nationals

Sam Navarro-Imagn Images The trade that started the Nationals rebuild has has not provided the kickstart it was expected to. At the 2021 MLB trade deadline, Mike Rizzo made the decision to blow it up. After a Kyle Schwarber led run in June, a mid July slump sent the Nationals tumbling out of the playoff picture. After nearly a decade of contention, Mike Rizzo decided to in his words ‘retoo...2025
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• Top 5 Washington Nationals players to watch this Spring Training
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• Preseason Draft Prep - February 20, 2025
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• Q&A with Ryan Clary of Locked On Nationals

I chatted with Locked On Nationals podcast host Ryan Clary. We talked about his journey and the state of the team Ryan Clary is one of the rising young voices in the Nationals media space. He hosts the Locked On Nationals podcast, where he discusses all things Nats baseball five days a week. Clary is also a producer at 106.7 the fan. He is one of the most passionate and informative voices in the ...2025
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• Nationals history: The Max Scherzer/Trea Turner trade has been a dud for the Washington Nationals
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• Washington Nationals making fielding an emphasis this spring

David Banks-Imagn Images The Nats need to clean up what was a sloppy defense in 2024 During Spring Training, it is very common to see an emphasis on defense, and this is certainly the case for the Nats. In their time in West Palm Beach, Davey Martinez and the Nationals staff have been laser focused on defense. Last season, the Nationals were not a very good defensive team. Their 109 errors...2025
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• Washington Nationals baseball is back!

Jim Rassol-Imagn Images With pitchers and catchers reporting today, baseball magic is finally back in the air. Baseball season is officially here, as Nationals pitchers and catchers reported to West Palm Beach today. After the Super Bowl wrapped up Sunday night, it is now time for some baseball! As the snow comes down in DC, the Nationals are preparing for the 2025 campaign. While positio...2025
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• Is the Nationals rebuild on schedule?

James A. Pittman-USA TODAY Sports Exploring the Nationals rebuild, and looking at the results so far. Watching the Washington Commanders win their first playoff game in 19 years in what was supposed to be a rebuilding year made me think about the progress of the Nationals rebuild. 2019 is beginning to feel like a long time ago, and the Nats have not had a winning season since. It is a lot ...2025
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• Nationals prospects: Jarlin Susana has some of the best stuff in the minor leagues

Jim Rassol-Imagn Images Armed with an 100 MPH fastball, Jarlin Susana took big strides in 2024 The Juan Soto trade has already brought an influx of talent to the Nationals roster. Mackenzie Gore, CJ Abrams, and James Wood are all huge pieces of the Nats roster. However, there is one more piece of the trade who is slowly climbing his way to the big leagues, Jarlin Susana. Susana is the hard...2024
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• Nationals must solve power shortage

Geoff Burke-Imagn Images Mike Rizzo needs to prioritize power bats The Washington Nationals lack of home run power was a glaring weakness last season. Their 135 home runs ranked second to last in baseball, only two ahead of the historically bad Chicago White Sox. If the Nationals want to take a step in their march back towards contention, they need to add more thump to the lineup, and mana...2024
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• Robbie’s RBI rip reinforces Royals relief retinue in 3-0 rout

Geoff Burke-Imagn Images The magic number is down to 3. In a matchup of two struggling offenses, the Kansas City Royals scored more runs than they had in the previous four games combined in a 3-0 victory over the Washington Nationals. The starting pitchers were in control early, with Michael Lorenzen and DJ Herz allowing just three combined baserunners across the first two innings. In the...2024
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• Cubs 5, Nationals 3: Keeping the line moving
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• 2024 NL East Preview: The Braves look to turn regular season success into October results

Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports The Braves are once again the favorites to win the division but as far as Atlanta is concerned, it’s all about what they do in October. For the past few years, the story of the National League’s Eastern Division has been one that feels very familiar to how it was during the 1990s. While the Atlanta Braves have won the NL East for six straight seasons dating b...2024
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• Grant Paulsen was born to talk sports
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• My 24 favorite Washington Nationals for my 24th birthday
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• Top 5 Washington Nationals players to watch this Spring Training
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• Nationals history: Bryce Harper’s 2015 MVP season was the greatest in Nats history
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• Q&A with Ryan Clary of Locked On Nationals
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• A conversation with Washington Post Baseball writer Andrew Golden

Catching up with Nationals beat reporter Andrew Golden ahead of the season I got the chance to talk to Andrew Golden, the top Nationals beat reporter at the Washington Post. He was a great interview, giving me some insights on the upcoming season, as well as some of his personal backstory. Q: What have you thought of the Nationals offseason so far and do you see any potential new additions coming?...2025
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• A first look at the 2025 MLB Draft

Dylan Widger-Imagn Images Looking at the three top names the Nationals can take first overall With the Nationals selecting first overall, it feels appropriate to look at some of the top names in the 2025 Draft. Heading into the season, there are three players who rise above the rest in Ethan Holliday, Jace Laviolette, and Jamie Arnold. However, this is a fluid situation, and the race for t...2025
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• The Nationals dream team

Brad Mills-Imagn Images For the 20th anniversary series, I will build a team of the greatest Nationals Today, I am going to build a Washington Nationals dream team. With the 20th anniversary of the team, it feels like a good time to look back at the greatest players to ever play for the team. The catcher is Wilson Ramos. While catcher hasn’t been the strongest position for the Nats, Ramos...2025
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• Is the Nationals rebuild on schedule?
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• Cubs 5, Nationals 3: Keeping the line moving
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• The diverging futures of Bobby Witt and Brady Singer

One should be a Royal for life, and the other should find success with a different team. It is almost September and the Royals’ season is winding down. There’s little left for Royals fans to see as the team is well out of the division race and even if players have a sudden hot streak at this point it will be hard to overcome what came for the entire season before. There might be a few big league d...2023
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• Robbie’s RBI rip reinforces Royals relief retinue in 3-0 rout
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• Will Klein selected to represent Royals at the Futures Game
Will Klein Triple-A debut on June 14, 2023 | Minda Haas Kuhlmann The right-handed reliever has enjoyed a terrific first half. Will Klein will represent the Royals at the Futures Game during All-Star week in Seattle as rosters were announced today. The 23-year old has a 3.38 ERA for Northwest Arkansas before he was recently promoted to Triple-A Omaha. Overall he has a 3.31 ERA with 55 strik...2023
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• Nationals Release Zach Davies, Reassign Several Top Prospects To Minor League Camp
The Nationals announced Friday that they’ve released veteran right-hander Zach Davies, who’d been in camp on a minor league contract. Washington also reassigned veteran lefty Richard Bleier, first baseman Juan Yepez, and top prospects James Wood, Brady House, Dylan Crews and Robert Hassell III to minor league camp. Bleier and Yepez, like Davies, were in…...2024
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• Nats prospect James Wood launches his first two Triple-A home runs
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• Washington Nationals’ GM Mike Rizzo has a plan ... and he’s sticking to it
Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports More from Nats’ GM Mike Rizzo’s talk with reporters last week in West Palm Beach, FL. Talking with reporters in West Palm Beach, FL last week, when Washington’s Nationals first gathered for the start of Spring Training 2023, GM Mike Rizzo declined to delve into talk of the potential sale of the franchise or what the future holds beyond this season, as he goe...2023
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• Nationals prospects: Jarlin Susana has some of the best stuff in the minor leagues
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• Preseason Prep - March 12, 2024
Edward Cabrera, SP (MIA) Cabrera, who has looked very sharp this spring, is possibly facing an extended absence. The young right-hander was scratched from Sunday's start with shoulder tightness, and on Monday manager Skip Schumaker said Cabrera is going to get an MRI. Cabrera's spring performance (5 IP, 0 R, 5 K) had seemingly locked up a spot in the Marlins rotation, but results from the MRI coul...2024
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• Washington Nationals Top 10 Prospects for 2023 Fantasy Baseball
If you’re gonna pull the early plug on a contention window, you better walk away with some future stars. To their credit, the Nationals did that. A better move might’ve been to hold Trea Turner in 2021 and hope for the best in 2022, but that wasn’t the play this team wanted to make, preferring to off-load Max Scherzer’s deferred money along with their star shortstop. 2022 then became an exercise i...2022
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• Soto You Juan To See A Blockbuster Trade?
Engine revs. It's the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile. Only instead of a Oscar Mayer hat on its front hood, it's wearing a Padres cap. It's staring down a lonely country road. Directly, a mile down, aimed right at it is the Dodgers' team bus. The Dodgers' team bus revs. A half mile in front of each of them, at the midpoint is "1st place in the NL West." What we have here is a game a chicken. Who will ge...2022
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• Prospect News: Top 15 for 2023 First-Year-Player Dynasty Drafts
I try to take a fairly simplistic view of the draft. My mind resists at times because the Major League Baseball Draft is an exercise in antitrust-exemption hyper-capitalism run amok, spotlighting primarily the lucky few blessed with generational gifts of wealth and circumstance along with their considerable physical skills. It’s a barefaced look at how structures that appear to be egalitarian in t...2022
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• Nationals history: The Max Scherzer/Trea Turner trade has been a dud for the Washington Nationals
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• Nationals history: Bryce Harper’s 2015 MVP season was the greatest in Nats history
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• How Dylan Crews can win Rookie of the Year

Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images A look at what is next in the development of Dylan Crews Dylan Crews enters 2025 as the Nationals starting right fielder, and a favorite to win NL Rookie of the Year. However, for a guy that is still the number one prospect in baseball according to MLB Pipeline, it has felt like there has not been a ton of buzz around him. That could due to the towering presen...2025
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• 2024 NL East Preview: The Braves look to turn regular season success into October results
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Grapefruit League opener today; Davey Martinez preparing for season + more...

Notes and quotes to get you ready for the start of the Grapefruit League season... NATIONALS PREPARE FOR GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE OPENER: With one day to go before the start of Grapefruit League action, Davey Martinez and his club put in work on Friday, preparing for the first game of the spring, which takes place today in West Palm Beach, FL (6:05 PM ET; Radio: nats.com; with a replay on the MLB Network...2024
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats decline 2024 club option for arb-eligible Victor Robles

Notes and quotes on an interesting roster decision... When Victor Robles and the Washington Nationals avoided arbitration last winter, agreeing on a 1 year/$2.325M contract for 2023, there was a 2024 club option in the deal, but it was declined by the Nationals on Thursday, as they announced on X/Twitter, noting, however, “... Robles remains under team control and is eligible for salary arbitratio...2023
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats decline 2023 option for arb-eligible Victor Robles

Notes and quotes on an interesting roster decision... When Victor Robles and the Washington Nationals avoided arbitration last winter, agreeing on a 1 year/$2.325M contract for 2023, there was a 2024 club option in the deal, but it was declined by the Nationals on Thursday, as they announced on X/Twitter, noting, however, “... Robles remains under team control and is eligible for salary arbitratio...2023
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats drop lopsided 17-3 decision to Cubs, rubber match tonight...
Notes and quotes from the Nationals’ 14-run loss to the Cubbies in Wrigley... Corbin in Wrigley: Patrick Corbin wrapped up the first half of his fifth season in D.C. with a solid outing against the Texas Rangers in the nation’s capital which saw the 33-year-old southpaw (whose family welcomed the birth of a new baby last week) give up one run on five hits and a walk in seven innings in an efficien...2023
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