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Nationals' CJ Abrams: Held out of lineup again Friday
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Abrams (ankle) remains out of the lineup for Friday's game in Miami.
Abrams will miss a second consecutive game as he deals with a left ankle injury. He is considered day-to-day, and Nationals manager Blake Butera previously expressed optimism that Abrams could return Saturday. Nasim Nunez is at shortstop and Jorbit Vivas is covering second base Friday.
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Nationals' CJ Abrams: Likely to sit again Friday due to ankle
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X-rays on Abrams' left ankle came back negative Thursday, but manager Blake Butera said Abrams will likely need to sit again Friday, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.
Butera said Abrams will hopefully be back in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Marlins after he initially injured his ankle in the ninth inning of Wednesday's contest. With Abrams out Thursday against the Rangers, Jose Tena made the start at second base and hit cleanup for the Nationals. He went 0-for-3 with a trio of strikeouts and one walk in the 2-0 loss.
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Nationals' CJ Abrams: Exiting starting nine
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Abrams is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest versus the Rangers.
It's the first day off since July 1 for Abrams, who is slashing only .167/.268/.306 across his last nine games. The Nationals will deploy Nasim Nunez and Jose Tena in the middle infield for Thursday's series finale.
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Nationals' CJ Abrams: Making move to second base
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Nationals manager Blake Butera revealed Friday that Abrams will be the team's primary second baseman moving forward, with Nasim Nunez shifting to shortstop, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.
Abrams remains at shortstop for Friday's game against the Mets, and he will still see occasional starts at the position. However, his main spot on the diamond will be second base, a position he hasn't played since 2022 with the Padres. The alignment should improve the Nationals' middle-infield defense, as Abrams has long been a poor defender at shortstop, while Nunez is considered an above-average fielder. Additionally, several of the team's top prospects are shortstops, so an eventual shift to the keystone for Abrams felt inevitable.
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Nationals' CJ Abrams: Clutch triple in Wednesday's win
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Abrams went 3-for-5 with a triple, three RBI, two runs and a steal during the Nationals' 10-4 extra-innings win over the Phillies on Wednesday.
Abrams kick-started the Nationals' six-run 10th inning with a two-run triple deep to center field before coming home on a sacrifice bunt. It was the 11th game this season that Abrams has driven in at least three runs, and his 88 RBI lead the majors. He also ranks eighth in both home runs (28) and OPS (.921) and 13th in both steals (21) and batting average (.290).
Abrams went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and three walks in Friday's 6-2 loss to Atlanta.
Abrams reached base in his first four plate appearances, and his performance was highlighted by a solo shot in the fourth inning. The 25-year-old entered the night on a 1-for-14 skid over his previous four games, but he'll finish a stellar July with a 1.150 OPS and 10 long balls over 23 games. For the season, he's slashing .290/.367/.563 with 28 homers, 83 RBI, 69 runs scored and 19 steals across 458 plate appearances.
Nationals' CJ Abrams: Pilfers two bags in Monday's loss
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Abrams went 0-for-2 with two walks and two stolen bases in Monday's loss to the Blue Jays.
The star shortstop has swiped four bags in the last five games, leaving Abrams one steal away from becoming the second player this season to reach the 20-20 plateau after the Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong (23 HR, 26 SB). Trade rumors have been swirling around Abrams, but it hasn't been a distraction -- over 19 games in July, he's delivered a .387/.424/.813 slash line with nine homers, six stolen bases, 14 runs and 22 RBI.
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Nationals' CJ Abrams: Makes history in multi-homer game
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Abrams went 3-for-5 with two home runs and three RBI in Sunday's 10-7 win over the Diamondbacks.
It was Abrams' fourth career multi-homer game and his second of the season. The All-Star shortstop is on a remarkable power surge, blasting seven long balls in his last seven outings while hitting .567 (17-for-30) with 14 RBI during that span. Abrams also notably became the first National with seven homers in a seven-game period since Kyle Schwarber in 2021, and his 27 homers for the campaign have broken Ian Desmond's franchise record for the most in a season by a shortstop, per Patrick Stevens of MLB.com.
Abrams went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, three RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Diamondbacks.
The star shortstop drove in two with a two-bagger in the third inning before wrapping up the scoring for the Nationals with a solo shot off Mitch Bratt in the fifth. Abrams has gone yard five times in the last six games, and on the year he's up to 25 homers and 17 steals, one of just two players in the majors this season to have already reached the 25-15 plateau -- with the other being his teammate James Wood (28 HR, 15 SB).
Nationals' CJ Abrams: Remains red hot with two homers
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Abrams went 2-for-3 with two home runs, a walk and four total RBI in a loss to the Rockies on Tuesday.
Abrams slugged a two-run shot to center field in the first inning and added another two-run blast in the third. The All-Star shortstop has homered in three straight games, producing four long balls and eight RBI over that stretch. The power surge has lifted Abrams to 24 home runs on the campaign, tied for ninth in the majors with fellow shortstop Colson Montgomery. Abrams is also tied for the league lead with 76 RBI and ranks 12th with an .892 OPS.
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Nationals' CJ Abrams: Goes yard again Monday
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Abrams went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Monday's win over the Rockies.
The Nationals kicked off a Coors Field series in style with three long balls, and Abrams launched the third of them by taking Antonio Senzatela deep in the seventh inning. Abrams has left the yard in back-to-back contests, and through 13 games in July he's produced a .288/.322/.577 slash line with four of his 22 homers on the season, along with three doubles, two steals, seven runs and 12 RBI.
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