The Washington Nationals appear to be trying to send a message to All-Star shortstop CJ Abrams by shockingly sending him to the minor leagues.
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Britt Ghiroli of The Athletic reported Saturday that Abrams, an All-Star this season, was sent to the minor leagues by the Nationals. While Abrams has struggled a bit in the second half, the move seemingly made no sense, as he has hit .271 with a .766 OPS in the month of Septemb erThe move was initially met with confusion. However, 106.7 The Fan’s Grant Paulsen pointed to an X post from a Chicago sports media personality claiming that Abrams had been at a Chicago casino until 8 a.m. on Friday despite the Nationals having a game at 1 p.m. local time. That, Paulsen said, appeared to be the reason for the demotion, especially since the minor league season is effectively over for the Nationals’ affiliates. This is a pretty striking move by the Nationals and is clearly meant to send a message. They have really embraced a youth movement this year, and they presumably want to make it very clear to their young team that this sort of behavior will not fly, no matter how much Abrams might have accomplished in his young career.
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Abrams was one of the key pieces Washington received in the Juan Soto
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