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Washington Nationals right fielder Juan Soto (22) and manager Dave Martinez (4) pose with their All-Star jerseys before a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Sunday, July 17, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Nationals enter All-Star break reeling with Soto’s future in question

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, left, greets Jackson Rutledge, a right-handed pitcher from San Jacinto Junior College in Pasadena, Texas, onstage after Rutledge was elected No. 17 by the Washington Nationals in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft, Monday, June 3, 2019, in Secaucus, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) **FILE**

Nationals’ fifth pick in MLB draft could be key to reboot

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

Empty seats and cutouts are viewed in Dodger Stadium as Houston Astros' Lance McCullers Jr. pitches against the Oakland Athletics during the first inning of Game 1 of a baseball American League Division Series in Los Angeles, Oct. 5, 2020. Concession workers at the stadium have voted to authorize a strike days ahead of MLB’s All-Star Game festivities in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

Dodgers concession workers vote to strike out the MLB All-Star Game

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Washington Nationals' Cade Cavalli pitches in the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Friday, March 25, 2022, in Jupiter, Fla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) **FILE**

Cavalli tops list of 12 Nationals prospects for fans to follow this summer

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

IFILE - Major League Baseball Players Association Senior Director, Collective Bargaining &amp; Legal,, Bruce Meyer answers a question at a press conference in their offices in New York, on March 11, 2022. Meyer was promoted to deputy executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, after leading the union’s negotiations during a 99-day lockout that ended in March. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

MLB union willing on international draft but for more money

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

Sen. Richard Durbin speaks before Vice President Kamala Harris at the C.W. Avery Family YMCA in Plainfield, Ill., Friday, June 24, 2022. The chairman and ranking minority member of the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a letter to an advocacy group for minor leaguers asking questions about baseball's antitrust exemption. Sen. Richard Durbin, an Illinois Democrat who chairs the committee, and Charles Grassley, an Iowa Republican, sent the letter Tuesday, June 28, to Harry Marino, executive director of Advocates for Minor Leaguers.(Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, File)

Minors rep asks Congress to restrict MLB antitrust exemption

By Jake Seiner - Associated Press

Protesters gather outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, June 24, 2022. After the U.S. Supreme Court revoked the federal right to an abortion that's been in place for half a century, companies like Amazon, Disney, Apple and JP Morgan pledged to cover travel costs for employees who live in states where the procedure is now illegal so they can terminate pregnancies. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

The Supreme Court and baseball: You can’t just make up the rules

By Tim Constantine

Philadelphia Phillies' Mark Appel plays during a baseball game, Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Former ‘draft bust’ Mark Appel makes MLB debut days shy of 31st birthday

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

New York Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson (28) makes a swinging strike on a pitch during the third inning of a baseball game against Chicago White Sox, Saturday May 21, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

MLB suspends Josh Donaldson for 1 game for ‘Jackie’ comment

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New York Yankees' Joey Gallo reacts after striking out during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Offensive numbers dip to historic lows through first month of MLB season

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Trevor Bauer delivers in the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, June 6, 2021, in Atlanta. Bauer sued the woman who accused him of sexual assault in federal court Monday, April 25, 2022, in a move that came less than three months after prosecutors decided not to file criminal charges against the athlete. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File) **FILE**

Dodgers’ Bauer suspended for 2 seasons over alleged sex assault

Associated Press

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Dylan Cease grips the ball as he get the sign in a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals Wednesday, April 27, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast **FILE**

Get a grip: Rash of hit by pitches from ‘bad’ baseballs frustrates Mets

By David Brandt - Associated Press

Philadelphia Phillies' Kyle Schwarber, right, reacts to umpire Angel Hernandez after striking out during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Sunday, April 24, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Angel Hernandez’s umpiring once again under scrutiny after Kyle Schwarber’s viral ejection

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Hunter Greene throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday, April 16, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Need for speed: Reds’ Hunter Greene sets record for most 100 mph pitches in MLB start

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

San Diego Padres first baseman Eric Hosmer, left, shakes hands with San Francisco Giants first base coach Alyssa Nakken during the third inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, April 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

Giants’ Alyssa Nakken becomes first woman to coach on field in MLB game

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

Atlanta Braves' Travis d'Arnaud playfully falls to the ground after being hit by a pitch from Washington Nationals second baseman Dee Strange-Gordon, who was pitching in relief during the eighth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 12, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) **FILE**

Braves’ d’Arnaud jokingly flops to ground after 52-mph hit-by-pitch in blowout of Nationals

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

Washington Nationals' Juan Soto (22) bats against the Atlanta Braves during a baseball game Monday, April 11, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Juan Soto joins exclusive club by hitting home run No. 100 in age-23 season

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred holds a news conference after baseball players and owners voted to approve a new labor agreement, Thursday March 10, 2022, in New York. “I am genuinely thrilled to say Major League Baseball is back and we're going to play 162 games,” Manfred said. “I want to start by apologizing to our fans. I know the last few months have been difficult.” (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

MLB fans rip Manfred for gifting headphones to players following bitter lockout

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

Minnesota Twins designated hitter Nelson Cruz (23) follows through on a single in the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Fort Myers, Fla., in this Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, file photo. Cruz is a free agent. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

MLB’s tweaks, changes put new spin on tradition-bound baseball

By Matthew Paras and Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

The Nationals’ "City Connect" uniforms will be worn during select games throughout the 2022 season and will make their on-field debut during the team’s home-opening weekend on Saturday, April 9. (Photo courtesy of Nationals)

Wizards, Nationals collaborate on new cherry blossom-themed uniforms

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times