Notes and quotes from the first four games of the 2024 campaign... Davey Martinez said after the third loss in the first four games this season Monday afternoon he thought his club was doing well enough in spite of the final results thus far in 2024.
Notes and quotes on a reliever who, if healthy, could play a big role in the 2024 bullpen... A little over a year removed from Tommy John surgery, Tanner Rainey got back on the hill in the minors this past August on a rehab stint.
The Nationals have avoided arbitration with outfielder Victor Robles and right-handed reliever Tanner Rainey.
Notes and quotes on the Nationals’ bullpen arms and their workloads this season... Davey Martinez wanted to get Tanner Rainey back on the mound late this season, a year-plus after Tommy John surgery, in part for the veteran, to reward him for the hard work he put in to get back, but also to give some of the Nationals’ bullpen arms a break.
Notes and quotes from the next-to-last game of the 2023 campaign ... for the Nationals at least. Going up against Atlanta last week in the nation’s capital, Washington Nationals’ starter Joan Adon tossed three scoreless to start, working around a single and a walk.
Given the fact that Washington can control Rainey via arbitration through the end of the 2025 season, it’s hardly a surprise that the club would want to see Rainey in action before the offseason.
Rainey underwent Tommy John surgery in August. He will therefore miss most or perhaps even all of the 2023 season while rehabbing, but he'll stay with the Nats.
Rainey was having a solid season prior to the injury.
The Washington Nationals called up two-time All-Star Tyler Clippard and placed closer Tanner Rainey on the 60-day injured list Wednesday. Clippard, 37, was 4-1 with one save, a 2.48 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 36 1/3 innings at Triple-A Rochester this season.
The Nationals have announced they have selected the contract of veteran reliever Tyler Clippard. To make room on the roster for him, closer Tanner Rainey has been placed on the 60-day injured list with a sprain of his ulnar collateral ligament.
Cishek and Rainey had custom footwear made for their team’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies. They turned the most stereotypical dad shoes on the market into cleats.
The Nationals’ will to compete is being tested this trade deadline. After back-to-back losses to the Orioles, the Nats don’t look at all like a contender.
Schwarber suffered the injury during the second inning of Friday night's game while rounding first base following a single.
In the meantime, the Nats are running dangerously low on arms.
The Nationals announced they’ve placed right-handers Erick Fedde and Tanner Rainey on the COVID-19 injured list. One of the two players has tested positive for COVID-19, while the other was deemed a close contact.
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