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Sean Doolittle: Hangs up cleats
Sean Doolittle announced his retirement from baseball Friday.Doolittle didn't pitch much the last two seasons due to elbow surgery and more recently a knee injury. The soon-to-be 37-year-old is closing the book on what has been a fine career, though, as he finishes with a 3.20 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and 522:103 K:BB over 450.2 relief innings across parts of 11 major-league seasons. Doolittle recorded 112 saves, made two All-Star teams and won a World Series with the Nationals in 2019.
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Nationals' Sean Doolittle: Diagnosed with knee strain
Sean Doolittle has been diagnosed with a patellar tendon strain in his right knee, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.That explains why Doolittle was placed on the injured list Wednesday at Triple-A Rochester, just as he was seemingly nearing his return to the majors after July 2022 elbow surgery. The veteran reliever will be shut down for the next 7-10 days and there is no longer a clear target date for his 2023 big-league debut.
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Nationals' Sean Doolittle: Placed on minor-league IL
Sean Doolittle (elbow) was placed on the 7-day injured list Wednesday at Triple-A Rochester, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.Doolittle looked to be nearing his season debut with the Washington Nationals, but he seems to have suffered a setback in his recovery from July 2022 surgery to repair a partial tear of the UCL in his left elbow. Rochester has yet to provide an exact diagnosis of what led to this latest IL stint.
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Nationals' Sean Doolittle: Moving up to Triple-A
Sean Doolittle (elbow) has been transferred from Double-A Harrisburg to Triple-A Rochester, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.Doolittle holds a 3.86 ERA and 10:2 K:BB over seven innings across seven appearances so far in the minors as he works his way back from an internal brace procedure on his pitching elbow. The veteran reliever shouldn't need too many outings with Rochester before joining the Washington Nationals' bullpen.
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Nationals' Sean Doolittle: Activated off minor-league IL
Sean Doolittle (elbow) was activated Tuesday off the minor-league injured list, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.It's mostly a procedural move as Doolittle continues to make rehab appearances with different affiliates in the Washington Nationals' farm system. He is joining Double-A Harrisburg on Tuesday after allowing one run over 2.2 innings (three appearances) between Low-A Fredericksburg and High-A Wilmington. The veteran left-hander is 11 months removed from UCL (elbow) surgery and could get the call to Washington after just a few more outings on the farm.
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Nationals' Sean Doolittle: Working back-to-back days
Sean Doolittle (elbow) is scheduled to pitch Friday at Low-A Fredericksburg, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.This will mark the first back-to-back appearances for Doolittle this year, after he worked a 1-2-3 inning Thursday night. The veteran southpaw could be a consideration for the Washington Nationals' bullpen early next week as he nears the end of his recovery from July 2022 surgery to repair a partial UCL tear in his pitching elbow.
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Nationals' Sean Doolittle: Moving affiliates on rehab
Sean Doolittle (elbow) had his rehab assignment transferred Tuesday from High-A Wilmington to Low-A Fredericksburg, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.This is not a demotion, as Zuckerman notes, but merely a case of Doolittle moving around between the Washington Nationals' lower-level minor-league affiliates and pitching for whichever team has a string of home games. He should eventually rise to Triple-A Rochester to complete his rehab stint. The veteran lefty reliever required surgery last July to repair a partial tear of the UCL in his left elbow.
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Nationals' Sean Doolittle: Kicks off rehab assignment
Sean Doolittle (elbow) began a rehab assignment at High-A Wilmington on Saturday and struck out two while allowing one hit in a scoreless inning of relief.The rehab appearance was Doolittle's first in a competitive game since April 2022, as the veteran southpaw had been shut down with an elbow injury before ultimately undergoing surgery last July. According to Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com, Doolittle's fastball was clocked at around 92 miles per hour, just a tick below his average from the early part of the 2022 season (93.4 mph). He's scheduled to make his next rehab appearance Tuesday and will likely make several appearances in the minors before the Washington Nationals entertain a potential promotion. Doolittle re-signed with Washington on a minor-league deal in the offseason, so he currently resides on Triple-A Rochester's 7-day injured list and doesn't count toward the Nationals' 40-man roster.
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Nationals' Sean Doolittle: Throwing on back-to-back days
Sean Doolittle (elbow) has begun pitching on back-to-back days at the Washington Nationals' spring training complex in Florida, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.Doolittle has been sitting in the 88-92 mph range with his fastball, per Zuckerman, which is actually a marked improvement over where he was a month ago when he first started throwing off a mound. The veteran southpaw could soon be cleared for a minor-league rehab assignment, though there remains no timetable for his return to the Nationals' bullpen. He required surgery last July to repair a partial tear of the UCL in his left elbow.
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Nationals' Sean Doolittle: Throws live batting practice
Sean Doolittle (elbow) threw live batting practice Tuesday at the Washington Nationals' spring training complex, Jessica Camerato of MLB.com reports.Doolittle got up to around 20 pitches and Nationals manager Dave Martinez relayed the veteran reliever reported feeling "really good." He appears on track to begin a minor-league rehab assignment before the end of April and could then possibly join the Nats sometime in early-to-mid May. Granted, the timeline has been pushed back quite frequently. Doolittle is recovering from surgery last July to repair a partial tear of the UCL in his left elbow.
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