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Nick Senzel agrees to $2 million, 1-year deal with Nationals, AP source says
Nick Senzel and the Washington Nationals agreed to a $2 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday because the agreement with the versatile infielder and outfielder had not yet...
Mike Schmidt: Davey Johnson's days as a champion manager, player should earn him a Cooperstown call
The Hall of Fame could be getting some new members this weekend, by way of the Contemporary Baseball Era committee. I bet you didn’t know that existed. Up for election this year are managers Cito Gaston, Dave Johnson, Lou Piniella and Jim Leyland, umpires Joe West and Ed Montague,...
Robles to get $2.65 million salary from Nats and Rainey to earn $1.5 million
WASHINGTON (AP) — Outfielder Victor Robles will get $2.65 million under his one-year contract with the Washington Nationals and right-handed reliever Tanner Rainey will earn $1.5 million. The deals were announced Tuesday and avoided salary arbitration. Robles hit...
MLB team owners set to vote Thursday on proposed relocation of Athletics to Las Vegas
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Major League Baseball team owners are set to vote Thursday on the proposed relocation of the Oakland Athletics to Las Vegas at the end of their league-wide meeting. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred was presenting his recommendation to the 30 owners during...
Dominic Smith and Cory Abbott DFA'd by the Nats. Victor Robles and Tanner Rainey avoid arbitration
WASHINGTON (AP) — First baseman Dominic Smith and right-hander Cory Abbott were designated for assignment by the Washington Nationals on Tuesday. The club also requested unconditional release waivers for right-hander Andrés Machado. The Nationals said Machado plans to pitch in...
Giants add former star Matt Williams to new manager Bob Melvin's coaching staff
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Matt Williams is returning to the San Francisco Giants as the third-base coach on new manager Bob Melvin's staff. The team announced its coaching staff Friday. Williams spent the first 10 of his 17 major league seasons as an infielder with San...
The Nationals have a new first base coach doo doo doo doo doo doo. It's Gerardo 'Baby Shark' Parra
WASHINGTON (AP) — Gerardo Parra — of “Baby Shark” fame — will be the new first base coach for the Washington Nationals as part of a series of changes to manager Dave Martinez's staff announced by the club on Friday after a fourth consecutive last-place finish in the NL East. ...
Frank Howard, former All-Star, home run champ and World Series winner, dies at 87
Frank Howard, a four-time All-Star who slugged 382 home runs during a lengthy major league career that included a World Series title with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1963, has died. He was 87. A spokesperson for the Washington Nationals said the team was informed of Howard's death by...
Mad Max starting ALCS Game 7 for Rangers at Houston, just as he did for Nats in 2019 World Series
HOUSTON (AP) — Max Scherzer is set to pitch another Game 7 in Houston with visiting teams undefeated in the series. This time, Mad Max will be trying to win a pennant for the Texas Rangers. Scherzer will start the deciding game of the AL Championship Series on...
Nationals won't bring back four coaches on manager Dave Martinez's staff, AP source says
The Washington Nationals are shaking up manager Dave Martinez’s staff after another last-place finish, deciding not to renew the contracts of bench coach Tim Bogar, third base coach Gary DiSarcina, first base coach Eric Young Jr. and assistant hitting coach Pat Roessler. Pitching...
