The Nationals recalled Millas from Triple-A Rochester on Saturday.
Millas will take the spot on the Nationals' 26-man roster that was vacated by Alex Call, who was placed on the 10-day injured list due to a partial tear of the plantar fascia in his left foot. It's the fourth time Millas has been called up to the majors this season, and across his 11 outings with Washington, he's gone 5-for-30 with two runs scored, two stolen bases and a solo home run. In Triple-A this season, he's slashing .311/.361/.518 with 10 stolen bases, nine home runs and 35 RBI across 241 plate appearances.
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Nationals' Drew Millas: Heads back to Triple-A
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The Nationals optioned Millas to Triple-A Rochester on Wednesday, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
The Nationals are swapping out backup catchers, with Riley Adams returning to back up Keibert Ruiz. Millas is 5-for-30 at the dish during his time in the big leagues this season.
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Nationals' Drew Millas: Launches first homer of season
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Milias went 3-for-4 with a walk, a double and a solo home run in Friday's win over the Rockies.
The Nationals took full advantage of a game at Coors Field, and Milias collected two of the team's 10 extra-base hits, including his first long ball of the season in the fourth inning off Dakota Hudson. Milias came into the game just 2-for-19 this year in the majors, and he's started just five of 19 games in June while working behind Keibert Ruiz.
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Nationals' Drew Millas: Called up Sunday
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The Nationals recalled Millas from Triple-A Rochester on Sunday.
Millas will take over as Washington's No. 2 catcher, replacing Riley Adams, who was optioned to Rochester. Millas has appeared in 30 games with Rochester this season, slashing .308/.353/.505 with five home runs.
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Nationals' Drew Millas: Sent back to minors
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The Nationals optioned Millas to Triple-A Rochester on Thursday.
Washington no longer had a need for Millas as a backup catcher after the team reinstated Keibert Ruiz (illness) from the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move. During his week-and-a-half-long stint with the Nationals, Millas appeared in two games and went 1-for-6 with a stolen base.
Millas is starting at catcher and batting eighth in Tuesday's matchup with the Dodgers, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
Millas was called up Monday to help Riley Adams handle the backstop duties while Keibert Ruiz (illness) is on the 10-day injured list. Millas has made one start with Washington this season, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base in the team's 7-1 loss to the Giants on April 10.
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Nationals' Drew Millas: Back to big leagues
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The Nationals recalled Millas from Triple-A Rochester on Monday, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
Millas was previously called up April 10 and started that game against the Giants at catcher, going 1-for-3, before heading right back to Triple-A. This latest move corresponds with Washington placing fellow catcher Keibert Ruiz (illness) on the 10-day IL, retroactive to April 12, so Millas should stick with the big-league club for a week or so.
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Nationals' Drew Millas: Sent back to Triple-A
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The Nationals optioned Millas to Triple-A Rochester after Wednesday's loss to the Giants.
The 26-year-old was called up ahead of Wednesday's contest and started behind the plate, going 1-for-3 with a bunt single. Millas was only promoted since starting catcher Keibert Ruiz was unavailable due to an illness, and Ruiz will presumably be available for Friday's series opener in Oakland.
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Nationals' Drew Millas: Summoned to big leagues
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Washington recalled Millas from Triple-A Rochester on Wednesday, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
Millas will serve as a third catcher for the big club. The 26-year-old got a taste of the majors last season, going 8-for-28 with a home run in 11 contests.
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Nationals' Drew Millas: Optioned to Triple-A
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The Nationals optioned Millas to Triple-A Rochester on Saturday.
Keibert Ruiz and Riley Adams will handle the catching duties again for the Nats this season. Millas will provide depth at Rochester.
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Nationals' Drew Millas: Launches first homer
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Millas went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 7-6 loss to the Pirates.
Millas cut the Nats' deficit to 7-2 with the first homer of his big-league career, a 405-foot blast off Quinn Priester in the fifth inning. The 25-year-old backstop has hit well in limited action since he was recalled Aug. 28, going 4-for-12 with four RBI. Millas should continue to back up Keibert Ruiz down the stretch with Riley Adams (hand) out for the rest of the season.
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Nationals' Drew Millas: Gets first big-league call-up
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The Nationals selected Millas' contract from Triple-A Rochester on Monday.
Even though Keibert Ruiz (head) is back behind the plate Monday in Toronto after he hadn't been cleared to catch in any of the past four games, the Nationals elected to bring Millas aboard as a third backstop behind Ruiz and Riley Adams. The 25-year-old switch hitter has reached the big leagues for the first time in his career, earning the promotion after slashing .291/.390/.442 with seven home runs and six stolen bases across 328 plate appearances between Rochester and Double-A Harrisburg this season.
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Nationals' Drew Millas: Heading to Triple-A
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Millas is being promoted to Triple-A Rochester, Grant Paulsen of The Athletic reports.
Millas began the year on the injured list but has performed well at Double-A Harrisburg after being activated. He's slashing .341/.455/.537 with four home runs, 19 RBI, 14 runs and two steals over 25 games this year and will have a chance to prove himself in Rochester.
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Nationals' Drew Millas: Ready to join Double-A
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Double-A Harrisburg activated Millas (intercostal strain) from its 7-day injured list Tuesday, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.
Millas looks ready to make his debut at Harrisburg after the intercostal injury resulted in him opening the season on the IL. The 24-year-old checked out healthy after a recent 13-game rehab assignment at Single-A Fredericksburg, where he slashed .239/.386/.348 over 57 plate appearances.
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Nationals' Drew Millas: Out with intercostal strain
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Millas is out to start the season due to an intercostal strain, Sam Dykstra of MLB.com reports.
The 24-year-old, switch-hitting catcher has logged only 86 professional games at High-A, so he will presumably open the year at Double-A Harrisburg when healthy.
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Nationals' Drew Millas: Dealt to Nats
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Millas was traded from the Athletics to the Nationals on Friday along with Seth Shuman and Richard Guasch in exchange for Yan Gomes and Josh Harrison, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
The 23-year-old catcher logged a .255/.372/.359 slash line with three home runs in 59 games this year at High-A. He projects as organizational catching depth and is unlikely to break through as more than a second or third catcher.
