Unfortunately for the Washington Nationals, the decision to call newly-acquired, 21-year-old shortstop CJ Abrams up came after they placed 22-year-old infielder Luis García on the 10-Day IL (retroactive to August 13) with a left groin strain on Monday afternoon, so the plan to get the middle infield duo of the future together in D.C. will have to wait a bit, but the club did try to facilitate the relationship by placing their lockers together in the Nats’ clubhouse.
“We want them two guys to work together, yeah, and communicate,” Martinez explained in his pregame press conference before last night’s game.