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Game Recap: Washington Nationals vs. Miami Marlins

Yesterday afternoon, the Washington Nationals defeated the Miami Marlins 14-7. Robert Hassell III hit his first home run of Spring Training in the top of the six, which broke the game wide-open for the Nationals, scoring fellow Nationals prospect Brady House. Hassell III has been extremely hot in the first three games of the season and is now batting .444 with one home run, five RBI, and one stolen base with nine at-bats. He has an OPS of 1.444. Hassell III entered yesterday's game 3-6 with three RBI. [Read the full game recap here]

Up next:

The Washington Nationals will return to CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, FL, and will host the Houston Astros for the second time this spring. Left-handed pitcher DJ Herz is scheduled to get the start for the Nationals, while left-handed pitcher Framber Valdez of the Astros is. The first pitch is scheduled for 1:05 PM EST.

Don’t forget to visit our live Spring Training blog as we provide live updates from West Palm Beach, analysis, and much more throughout the day.

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Kyle Finnegan returns to the Washington Nationals

Towards the end of yesterday’s game, news broke that the Washington Nationals signed closer Kyle Finnegan to a one-year $6 million contract. 

After a 2024 season where he saved 38 games with a 3.56 ERA, the Washington Nationals surprisingly designated Kyle Finnegan for assignment. Three months later, they equally surprisingly re-signed him to a one-year, $6 million contract. Finnegan’s signing does raise several questions that will surely be asked, and hopefully, in the coming months, we can at least answer or attempt to have solid answers to two of the three questions.

Why did the Nationals non-tender Finnegan initially?
What role will Finnegan play in the bullpen now?
What did the Nationals gain (or lose) by re-signing Finnegan?

The one thing we do know is that fans seem to be happy with the move, and by re-signing, Finnegan Martinez now has that "closer” the was looking for or at least has one more option in the back end of the bullpen to use.

We will have more on the Finnegan signing during the day, so stay tuned to our social media channels and our live Spring Training blog for the latest news about the signing and so much more.

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Spring Training Headline: Nationals to Host Orioles in Exhibition Finale

The Washington Nationals will conclude their spring training exhibition schedule with a 1:05 p.m. game against the Baltimore Orioles at Nationals Park on Monday, March 24. This marks the first time the two teams have closed their exhibition seasons against each other since 2009.

Stay tuned to our social media channels and our live Spring Training blog throughout the day for the latest news about singing and so much more.

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