Washington Post reporter Jesse Dougherty was the first to report today that the Washington Nationals have released reliever Jeremy Jeffress just a couple weeks after signing the right-handed veteran.
Nationals’ GM Mike Rizzo was quoted in the initial WaPost story on the latest roster move saying in a statement that the release was made, “for personnel reasons,” without further detail.
Manager Davey Martinez said last Thursday that Jeffress, who joined the club last month on a minor league deal, was doing well in camp, coming off a 2020 campaign with Chicago’s Cubs which saw the 33-year-old, 11-year veteran put up a 1.