The Washington Nationals had a very interesting situation unfold towards the end of the year when general manager Mike Rizzo made the decision to demote All-Star shortstop CJ Abrams because he had been out late ahead of their game against the Chicago Cubs.
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Notes and quotes from the final road trip of the 2024 Nats’ season... Davey Martinez stressed in discussing the decision to option CJ Abrams to the minors over the weekend, that it was not any sort of performance-related issue.
There was some headlining news revealed over the weekend when the Washington Nationals demoted their All-Star shortstop CJ Abrams following him staying out late at a casino ahead of their matchup against the Chicago Cubs.
Over the weekend, the Washington Nationals made an unprecedented move, looking to send a message to a talented young player. Shortstop CJ Abrams, who was the team’s lone All-Star representative at the game this summer, was demoted hours ahead of a game against the Chicago Cubs.
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Saturday ended up being a much more emotional day for the Washington Nationals than anyone could have anticipated coming into the weekend. All-Star shortstop CJ Abrams, the only Nationals representative at the Mid-Summer Classic this year, was shockingly demoted before the game.
The Washington Nationals have had enough of slumping shortstop CJ Abrams, optioning the 2024 All-Star down to the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings for the final week of the season.
The honeymoon phase is officially over for CJ Abrams. The Washington Nationals optioned the 23-year-old shortstop to Triple-A Rochester on Saturday. Initially, the move by the Nationals seemed perplexing despite the second-half struggles of Abrams.
In a shocking move, the Washington Nationals announced on Saturday that they would option shortstop CJ Abrams to Triple-A. The move was made with just over a week left in the regular season.
The Nationals are taking the shortstop's infraction very seriously.
The Washington Nationals optioned shortstop CJ Abrams to Triple-A Rochester on Saturday in surprise move that was disciplinary based, according to manager Dave Martinez.
This is a pretty striking move by the Nationals and is clearly meant to send a message.
It was just over two months ago that he was representing the Nationals in the All-Star Game.
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The Washington Nationals have scratched star shortstop CJ Abrams from their starting lineup ahead of Friday night's showdown with the Miami Marlins. Abrams was initially slated to serve as Washington's leadoff hitter.
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Ever since CJ Abrams was selected by the Padres sixth overall in the 2019 MLB Draft, he has endured a somewhat turbulent development process, to no fault of his own.
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