The Boston Red Sox are adding veteran first baseman Nathaniel Lowe after the Washington Nationals designated him for assignment, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.

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The dust has settled on the 2025 MLB draft, but the Washington Nationals are still going to be under a microscope going forward following their decision to pick

Washington has requested unconditional release waivers on first baseman Nathaniel Lowe, days after it designated him for assignment. “We have young players, and I think we want to see them play,” interim manager Miguel Cairo said earlier this week after the team DFA’d Lowe to make room for the return of Dylan Crews.

The top prospect in baseball is one step closer to reaching Pittsburgh. Konnor Griffin \-\- the No. 1 prospect in the game, according to MLB Pipeline -- is being promoted to Double-A Altoona, sources tell MLB.

MacKenzie Gore was a starting pitcher that the Washington Nationals were seriously considering parting ways with at the trade deadline. There were many teams trying to acquire him, but the organization didn't feel like the offers that they had received were enough to let him go.

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