Washington Nationals prospect Brad Lord is going from hauling dirt to pitching on it.
Lord has reportedly made the Nationals' opening day roster, just months after supporting his baseball dreams with an offseason job at Home Depot, per multiple reports. Lord, a right-handed pitcher, will join Washington's bullpen for the team's home opener against the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday.
Prior to joining the Nationals' camp, the Tallahassee, FL native spent the winter working at the home improvement store lugging mulch and Christmas trees, per ESPN's Jeff Passan. The winter before, Lord worked at a Publix, making money during the offseason at the Florida-based grocery store, per The Washington Post's Spencer Nusbaum.