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Patrick Reddington has been FBB's Managing Editor since 2007; credentialed reporter (2009-2020); freelance writer; covering the Expos/Nationals online since 2006.

With their second pick of the 2024 MLB Draft, the Washington Nationals selected 22-year-old Caleb Lomavita out of the University of California, Berkeley, taking the Honolulu, Hawaii-born catcher with the 39th overall pick.

The top-ranked backstop in the draft class according to Baseball America, Nats’ Vice President, Amateur Scouting Danny Haas described Lomavita as a “warrior.”

“It’s been a blast watching him since high school,” Haas told reporters when Lomavita was introduced to the nation’s capital after signing.