According to multiple reports on Tuesday, the Washington Nationals signed recently-turned 29-year-old infielder Jeimer Candelario (JAY-mer can-duh-LAR-ee-oh) to a 1-year/$5M free agent deal, adding the Chicago Cubs’ signee and former Detroit Tigers’ third baseman (1B/DH) to the mix in D.C.
Candelario, who turned 29 earlier this month, is coming off a .217/.272/.361, 19 double, 13 home run, -0.1 fWAR campaign with the Tigers in which he played in 124 games and made 467 plate appearances.
In 2021, the New York-born Candelario, who signed with Chicago back in 2010 out of the Dominican Republic, and was traded to Detroit in 2017, put up a .