Juan Soto, Washington Nationals and Mets
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Juan Soto is starting to feel it. Following a May slump that dropped his batting average to .224, the New York Mets slugger has eight hits in his last four games. Gore and Soto were traded for each other as part of a 2022 blockbuster that also sent CJ Abrams,
Heading into the MLB offseason, there were legitimate concerns for the Washington Nationals about shortstop CJ Abrams. There may not have been a player in baseball who had as poor of a finish to the campaign as him.
Jeff McNeil drove in the winning run, ripping the first pitch he saw from Cole Henry down the left field line to score Luisangel Acuña.
The Washington Nationals have recalled first baseman and designated hitter Andrés Chaparro from Triple-A Rochester.
The Washington Nationals are building up a young core of former top draft picks, and this youngster could be the next to get called up.
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WASHINGTON - The game between the Texas Rangers and Washington Nationals, scheduled for 12:35 p.m. CT Sunday, was delayed by inclement weather. A line of showers was approaching Nationals Park around the scheduled game time, according to Nationals officials, leading to the delay.
Jeff McNeil doubled home the winning run in the 10th inning and the New York Mets rallied past the Washington Nationals 5-4 on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series between NL East foes.
New York clearly has the better bullpen numbers. But expected-ERA figures reveal a Nats pen with worse-than-deserved stats. The opposite holds true for a Mets relief corps which has leveraged a .283 BABIP and a low percentage of fly balls carrying over outfield fences.
Amid the Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves having rough weeks, the Washington Nationals can't find a way to make up ground.
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