Daniel Hudson didn’t know Kyle Finnegan well when the Washington Nationals signed the 29-year-old reliever to a major league deal last winter, after seven seasons in the Oakland A’s system in which he never got the call to pitch for the Athletics.
“Kyle, being a relatively unknown, especially to this organization,” Hudson said, “... coming into Spring Training [2020], didn’t really know a whole lot about him, but I really got to know him pretty well down in the bullpen this year, and off the field he’s a great guy.
“What he was able to do in his first taste in the big leagues was very impressive as well.