Luis García was on the Injured List (left groin strain) when recently-acquired shortstop CJ Abrams first came up from Triple-A Rochester, but Washington Nationals’ manager Davey Martinez talked excitedly about seeing the Nats’ 21- and 22-year-old middle infielders get started working together, with Abrams at short and García at second base in the nation’s capital.
“Watching these guys all play together, and grow together, it’s going to be a lot of fun. It’s going to be some work, a lot of work, but it’s going to be fun,” Martinez said.
García, who played second in his first two seasons in the majors, but shifted back over to his original position at short this year, told his manager he was comfortable moving back over to second after Abrams was acquired from San Diego in the blockbuster deadline deal which sent Juan Soto and Josh Bell to the Padres.