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Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Will Smith celebrates after winning Game 6 of baseball's National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021, in Atlanta. The Braves defeated the Dodgers 4-2 to win the series. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) **FILE**

‘Glorious karma’: Braves bring World Series to Atlanta after MLB pulls All-Star Game

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 25, 2016, file photo, New York Mets minor league pitcher Gary Cornish, of the Mets Class A New York-Penn League Brooklyn Cyclones, eats his habitual breakfast in the parking lot of the Red Lion Inn & Suites in New York where he and the other members of his team stay when the team is not traveling. Major League Baseball says its owners have agreed to begin providing housing to certain minor league players beginning in the 2022 season. ESPN, citing anonymous sources, first reported Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, on the owners decision, saying the league would require teams to provide housing either via stipends to fully cover housing or by arranging the lodging themselves. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File) **FILE**

MLB to require housing for some minor leaguers in 2022

By Jake Seiner - Associated Press

Los Angeles Dodgers Keibert Ruiz hits a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) **FILE**

Keibert Ruiz set to make Nationals debut on Monday

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Team Japan celebrate after the gold medal baseball game against the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. Japan won 2-0. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Japan beats U.S. 2-0 to win 1st Olympic baseball gold medal

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

Home plate umpire checks Washington Nationals pitcher Mason Thompson's (71) cap and glove at the end of the sixth inning during a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Washington, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Future: Coming soon for Nationals after influx of 12 prospects

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 19, 2021, file photo, Washington Nationals third baseman Starlin Castro looks on during the second baseball game of a doubleheader against the New York Mets in Washington. Castro was placed on administrative leave Friday, July 16, 2021, by Major League Baseball under its domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

Nationals will release Starlin Castro after 30-game suspension

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

Washington Nationals' Starlin Castro waits for a pitch from the Los Angeles Dodgers during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 2, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Rizzo: Castro not expected back this season

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

Washington Nationals third baseman Starlin Castro waits for a pitch to the Los Angeles Dodgers during the second inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 2, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Castro placed on administrative leave amid MLB domestic violence investigation

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

Shoppers head into Diamond Dry Goods, the team store for the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field, past a sidewalk sign advertising All-Star Game merchandise after a news conference Wednesday, July 7, 2021, to kick off All-Star week in Coors Field in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) **FILE**

MLB, Ticketmaster targeted with negative ads for bowing to ‘woke’ pressure ahead of All-Star Game

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer (31) is check for foreign substances by an umpire following the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rhona Wise) **FILE**

Foreign substance enforcement brings lower spin rates, improving offense

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) runs to first base during a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles Friday, July 2, 2021, in Anaheim. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Two-way star Shohei Ohtani expected to hit and pitch at MLB All-Star Game

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Hector Santiago throws against the Chicago White Sox during the third inning in the first baseball game of a doubleheader in Chicago, Sunday, June 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Mariners’ Hector Santiago becomes first pitcher ejected for foreign substance

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

Washington Nationals' Max Scherzer reacts before being checked for foreign substances during a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

‘This is not the answer’: MLB’s foreign substance enforcement has rocky beginning

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper reacts after hitting a home run during a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) **FILE**

Scherzer jokingly asks umpires to check Harper’s hair for foreign substances

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer, right, is checked for foreign substances during the middle of the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Max Scherzer doesn’t hide frustration with foreign substance checks

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox Monday, June 14, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Glasnow, Bauer critique MLB’s stringent foreign substance ban

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

In this July 3, 2020, file photo, balls marked with Cactus League spring training logos are in a basket during Kansas City Royals baseball practice at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Major League Baseball has slightly deadened its baseballs amid a years-long surge in home runs.MLB anticipates the changes will be subtle, and a memo to teams last week cites an independent lab that found the new balls will fly 1 to 2 feet shorter on balls hit over 375 feet. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

MLB cracks down on foreign substances with threat of 10-game suspensions

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

Fans sit socially distanced in the stands during an opening day baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

MLB teams offer vaccinations with incentives, including free tickets

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

Washington Nationals' Austin Voth gets helped back to the dugout after getting hit by the pitch during a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Sunday, June 6, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

Martinez calls for ‘happy medium’ on MLB foreign substance enforcement

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

The Los Angeles Angels and Oakland Athletics stand for the national anthem at the Oakland Coliseum prior to an opening day baseball game in Oakland, Calif., in this Thursday, March 29, 2018, file photo.Major League Baseball instructed the Athletics to explore relocation options as the team tries to secure a new ballpark it hopes will keep the club in Oakland in the long term. MLB released a statement Tuesday, May 11, 2021, expressing its longtime concern that the current Coliseum site is not a viable option for the future vision of baseball. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File) **FILE**

MLB tells Athletics to explore relocation if no new ballpark

By Janie McCauley - Associated Press