WASHINGTON - The various instructors for the Washington Nationals who are on-site at West Palm Beach take turns serving as the bullpen coach and pitching coach for that day’s game in the Instructional League.
When Cade Cavalli, 22, and the Nationals’ first-round pick in 2020, made his debut on Tuesday, it was Sam Narron who was the pitching coach that day for the Nats.
Cavalli, a 6-foot-4 right-hander, went three scoreless innings as the Nationals beat the Marlins 4-3 in the IL opener. Narron was not at the alternate site this summer so it was a change for the former big leaguer to see Cavalli.