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Countdown Clock:

• 22 days until pitchers and catchers report,

• 30 days until the first Washington Nationals Spring Training game,

• and 65 days until Opening Day.

Here are the latest headlines, news, analysis, and more around the Washington Nationals for Tuesday, January 21, 2025.

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Welcome to the Hall of Fame. The 2025 Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s Hall of Fame election results will be announced exclusively on MLB Network today, Tuesday, Jan. 21, live at 6 p.m. ET. National Baseball Hall of Fame President Josh Rawitch will be revealing the results live from the Hall of Fame Plaque Gallery. Anchored by Greg Amsinger and Brian Kenny, MLB Network’s extensive Hall of Fame election coverage will include analysis from 2018 Ford C. Frick Award winner Bob Costas, Emmy Award-winning analyst Harold Reynolds, MLB Network insiders, and Hall of Fame voters Jon Morosi, Joel Sherman, and Tom Verducci, and 2019 BBWAA Career Excellence Award winner Jayson Stark. Be sure to tune into our Live Blog during the announcement later tonight. 

Talking about Live coverage. We will officially close out our 2024-2025 offseason coverage on Friday, January 31st, to get ready for our live Spring Training action, which will start on Friday, February 7th! Keep an eye out for the link to our live blog, your one-stop shop for all things Nationals Spring Training! Let's go, Nationals!

Later today on the Rochester Report, Bill will have a profile on LHP Andrew Alvarez, who played across two minor league teams last year and finished with a 3.90 ERA and a record of 8-9, striking out a total of 114 batters.

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⏳ SPEED READSWhat we think the Washington Nationals front office is reading

📌  What makes Ichiro a Hall of Famer, from teammates, opponents (ESPN)

📌 The Dodgers have become baseball’s Evil Empire, but all teams should compete with the same zeal (The Athletic)

📌 Nationals Extend Spanish-Language Radio Broadcast Partnership with Costa Media (The Nats Report)

📌 Former Washington Nationals Closer Predicted to Join NL Central Contender (Sports Illustrated)