The Washington Nationals haven’t reached the playoffs since winning the World Series in 2019, getting stuck in a prolonged rebuild.

That loud thud you heard Sunday in D.C. was the Washington Nationals being swept at home by the last-place Miami Marlins.

Eric Wagaman had two RBIs, Dane Meyers hit a solo home run and the Miami Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 3-1 to sweep a three-game series.

The Washington Nationals fell to an agonizing 4-3 defeat in their game against the Miami Marlins on Saturday. But it was not all doom and gloom for the Nationals and their fans as the team’s “top paw-spect” made his long-awaited MLB debut.

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Heading into the MLB offseason, there were legitimate concerns for the Washington Nationals about shortstop CJ Abrams. There may not have been a player in baseball who had as poor of a finish to the campaign as him.

The Nationals are a team who are close to competing for the playoffs. They are a young team with a lot of future stars on the roster.

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The Washington Nationals are building up a young core of former top draft picks, and this youngster could be the next to get called up.