Adrián Sanchez #5 of the Washington Nationals looks on before a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park on September 14, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
Passed up time and time again, and outrighted off the roster, Nationals fans have probably seen the last of infielder Adrian Sanchez.
Loyalty is a two way street, until it isn’t. For the Washington Nationals the business of baseball got in the way last October when they out-righted one of their own. The decision surely was a difficult one, though a necessary one, given the circumstances.