Luis García, 22, played second base the majority of the time in his first two big league seasons with the Washington Nationals in 2020-2021, but he shifted back over to his original position at short in the minors in ‘21 (and committed 11 errors in 28 games and 219 2⁄3 innings, and he made 13 errors in 59 games and 503 1⁄3 innings at shortstop in the majors this season).
With a good look at García at short, and the acquisition of 21-year-old shortstop CJ Abrams at the trade deadline this past August 2nd, the club decided to move their young infielder back to second base.