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After spending the first two months of the season in Triple-A, Luis Garca is back in the major leagues following an injury to Alcides Escobar.

Bogar’s bane

Gary DiSarcina will coach third base for the Washington Nationals, Eric Young Jr. will coach first base and Ricky Bones is the new bullpen coach as part of a revamped staff under manager Dave Martinez announced Wednesday.

There is a feeling that, with pitching prospects like Cole Henry and Cade Cavalli, and the development of young players acquired at the trade deadline like pitcher Josiah Gray and catcher Keibert Ruiz, that GM Mike Rizzo's "reboot" will start paying dividends in 2023. Not good enough.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Gary DiSarcina will coach third base for the Washington Nationals, Eric Young Jr. will coach first base and Ricky Bones is the new bullpen coach as part of a revamped staff under manager Dave Martinez announced Wednesday.

The Washington Nationals have hired three new coaches: Gary DiSarcina (third base), Eric Young Jr. (first base) and Ricky Bones (bullpen).

Reports say Buster Posey will announce his retirement on Thursday.

Reports say Buster Posey will announce his retirement on Thursday.

“We always talk about Trea being an MVP. I think he’s an MVP-caliber player,” Nationals manager Dave Martinez said. “I think him playing defense is a big part of him becoming that guy, and I think he understands that. So he takes a lot of pride in his defense, and he wants to get better at it.” Even with shakier defense than normal last season, Turner put himself in the MVP conversation with his bat. He finished with 78 hits, the most in the majors, during the coronavirus-shortened 20...

For many, there is still the feel of being defending World Series champs as 2020 was reduced to a 60-game sprint without spectators on South Capitol Street, as well as a season where the reigning World Series MVP was limited to five innings because of carpal tunnel syndrome. The team showed plenty of promise during its 10-9-5 exhibition schedule, but that’s the March mindset. Wins and the good plate appearances, solid pitching outings and sharp plays in the field are seen as the byproduct of ...