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Today's Top Story: Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto named the MLB's All-Star first team and Welcome to Wilmington, Delaware, home of the Newest Washington Nationals Minor League Team: Wilmington Blue Rocks.

Well, it seems that the Washington Nationals minor league system has been finalized. Yesterday, the Washington Nationals announced that the Wilmington Blue Rocks would become their High A team affiliate.

The Wilmington Blue Rocks join the Nationals after spending 26 of the last 28 seasons (1993–2004, 2007–20) as the Kansas City Royals Single-A Carolina League affiliate. They spent two seasons (2005–06) as an affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. The Blue Rocks play their home games at Daniel S. Frawley Stadium, a facility that opened when the organization relocated to Wilmington, Delaware, in 1993.

With the invitation extended to the Wilmington Blue Rocks, the Washington Nationals have set their full Minor League system. [Click here see the new Washington Nationals Minor League structure on the Nats Report]

It has been quiet for the Washington Nationals so far during this year's virtual Winter Meetings. However, back in Washington D.C., the team made some news by laying off 18 full-time employees, which is approximately 7.5% of their full-time business operations staff, due to the impact of COVID-19. [Click here to read more]

Today is the Rule 5 MLB Draft. Our newest writer: @NationalsSource, looks at five potential prospects that the Nationals might choose if available and the Rule 5 MLB Draft? [Click here to learn more]

Lastly, last night, Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto was named the MLB's All-Star first team. Todd Dybas from NBC Sports Washington has a write up about it. "Juan Soto was not a National League MVP finalist, but he did make it onto the first team All-MLB team revealed Wednesday night. Soto joined Mike Trout and Mookie Betts in the outfield of the league-wide team which was voted on by fans and a panel of experts. Each group split 50 percent of the vote." [Click here to read the full article]

Here are other Washington Nationals and Major League Headlines from around the Internet:

• Eaton finds himself in the middle of baseball's past and present via NBC Sports Washington.
• Fredericksburg Nationals will maintain relationship with Nats via WTOP Radio.
• Yankees should explore this non-Max Scherzer offseason trade with Nationals via YanksGoYard.
• Will Juan Soto be in right field for Washington Nationals in 2021? via Federal Baseball
• Washington Nationals: Jesus Flores, best Rule 5 pick in team history via District on Deck
• Whoa! Cubs have a surprise trade chip via MLB.com.
• How Rachel Luba helped Trevor Bauer become MLB's most intriguing free agent via New York Post.
• MLB flexes its muscle, re-envisions its farm system with sweeping changes across the minors via the Washington Post.