Riley Adams, who turned 26 in June, was part of the Washington Nationals’ roster on Opening Day 2022, and he stayed in the majors until early July, though he didn’t play much over the first three months (27 games, 24 starts between April 9th and June 28th).
When the club optioned the backstop, (who was acquired from Toronto at the trade deadline in 2021, straight up for reliever Brad Hand), to Triple-A Rochester, big league manager Davey Martinez explained the thinking.
“For Riley,” Martinez said of the catcher who had a .