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Opening day chances for Jackson Holliday and James Wood boosted by draft pick provision

Mar. 11, 2024 19:44 PM EDT

If Jackson Holliday or James Wood makes an opening-day roster, they may thank a provision in baseball's collective bargaining agreement. As part of the deal that ended the 2022 lockout, teams and players agreed to add prospect promotion incentive picks to the annual amateur draft....

Lance Lynn tossed by umpire Ángel Hernández in spring training return to Cardinals

Mar. 08, 2024 22:03 PM EST

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Lance Lynn was ejected from his first spring training start in his return to the St. Louis Cardinals after having words with home plate umpire Ángel Hernández on Friday night. The pitcher was then told to leave the bullpen after throwing a few more pitches...

Eddie Rosario and the Washington Nationals agree to a minor league deal, AP source says

Mar. 06, 2024 10:50 AM EST

Outfielder Eddie Rosario and the Washington Nationals have agreed to a minor league contract with a non-roster invitation to spring training, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because Rosario's...

Cardinals' All-Star right-hander Sonny Gray leaves game with hamstring tightness

Mar. 04, 2024 14:02 PM EST

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Cy Young runner-up Sonny Gray left his spring training start for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Washington Nationals with tightness in his right hamstring Monday after getting two outs in the second inning. The three-time All-Star had struck out...

Nationals prospect Daylen Lile has a lower back contusion after scary tumble against Red Sox

Mar. 03, 2024 14:37 PM EST

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Washington Nationals prospect Daylen Lile has a lower back contusion after tumbling over the outfield wall during a spring training game. Manager Dave Martinez said Sunday that Lile was out of the hospital. “I mean, he’s hurting. But...

Nationals prospect Daylen Lile stretchered off after tumbling over outfield wall

Mar. 02, 2024 18:38 PM EST

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Washington Nationals prospect Daylen Lile was taken off the field on a stretcher after he tumbled over the outfield wall during Saturday's spring training game against Boston. The 21-year-old Lile got hurt when he tried to make a play on Tyler Miller’s...

Jen Pawol becomes the first woman to umpire a spring training game since 2007

Feb. 24, 2024 22:14 PM EST

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It took eight years but Jen Pawol made the leap from the minors to a major league game spring training contest as umpire at the Grapefruit League opener between the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals at CACTI Park of The Palm Beaches on Saturday. ...

Washington Nationals are no longer for sale, principal owner Mark Lerner says

Feb. 19, 2024 15:39 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Major League Baseball's Washington Nationals are no longer for sale, ending a search for a new owner after the team was on the market for nearly two years. Principal owner Mark Lerner told The Washington Post on Monday during spring training in West Palm Beach,...

Joey Gallo finalizes a $5 million, 1-year contract with the Washington Nationals

Jan. 27, 2024 19:45 PM EST

Joey Gallo finalized a $5 million, one-year contract with the Washington Nationals on Saturday. Gallo hit .177 with 21 homers, 40 RBIs and 142 strikeouts last year with the Minnesota Twins. The 30-year-old outfielder and first baseman had an $11 million, one-year contract, then...

Bubba Thompson claimed by Twins from Yankees. Jeter Downs and Oscar González get through waivers

Jan. 24, 2024 16:39 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Bubba Thompson was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Twins from the New York Yankees on Wednesday, moving to his fourth team of the offseason. Infielder Jeter Downs and outfielder Oscar González passed through waivers and were assigned outright to Triple-A...