WASHINGTON – Carl Edwards, Jr. stood in front of his new locker here Tuesday afternoon, twirling his Nationals’ hat with his hands as he met with the local media.
After some eye-popping numbers with Triple-A Rochester, the veteran reliever was called up to Washington while fellow pitcher Andres Machado was sent to the Red Wings.
“I am pumped for him,” Nationals’ first baseman Josh Bell told Federal Baseball on Tuesday about Edwards. “He looked really good in Spring Training. He has an elite cutter.”
Bell made his Major League debut in 2016 with the Pirates against the Cubs and Edwards pitched in that game for Chicago.