Nationals' Riley Adams: Reassigned to minor-league camp
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The Nationals reassigned Adams to minor-league camp Wednesday.
Adams was booted from the 40-man roster in January and is slated to begin the season at Triple-A Rochester. While Adams has elite bat speed, he strikes out too much at the plate. He slashed .186/.252/.308 with eight home runs, 24 RBI, 29 runs scored and an 18:110 BB:K across 286 plate appearances for Washington last season.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Outrighted to Rochester
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Adams cleared waivers Wednesday and was sent outright to Triple-A Rochester.
The 29-year-old catcher was DFA'd by the Nationals last Thursday to create space on the 40-man roster for Gus Varland (undisclosed). Adams had the right to elect free agency after passing through waivers unclaimed, but he will instead accept his assignment to Rochester and is likely to remain there for the majority of 2026.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Designated for assignment
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The Nationals designated Adams for assignment Thursday.
The 29-year-old backstop appeared in a career-high 83 games during the 2025 season but was a liability when holding a bat, as he slashed .186/.252/.308 across 286 plate appearances. With no need for five catchers on their 40-man roster, the Nationals will now move on from Adams in order to make room for Gus Varland (undisclosed), who was claimed off waivers from Arizona on Thursday.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Re-signs with Nationals
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Adams signed a one-year contract with the Nationals on Friday.
Adams appeared in a career-high 83 games with the Nationals in 2025 but still wasn't very effective at the plate, slashing just .186/.252/.308 across 286 plate appearances. He'll officially remain in the organization to begin 2026 but will likely face competition for a spot on the big-league roster during spring training.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Sitting Saturday
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Adams is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox.
Adams will give way to Jorge Alfaro behind the plate for the second time in three games. Adams is slashing .188/.254/.312 in 283 plate appearances this season.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Grabbing seat Wednesday
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Adams is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against Atlanta.
Adams started at catcher in the first two games of the series, so he'll get a break during Wednesday's matinee. Jorge Alfaro will be behind the dish and bat seventh as the Nationals try to avoid the sweep.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Idle Sunday
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Adams is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.
Adams will take a seat for Sunday's series finale, giving way to Jorge Alfaro behind the plate. Adams and Alfaro have been splitting work recently, with Adams starting in seven of the last 12 games, including Sunday. Alfaro has been behind the plate in all of the other five contests.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Back in lineup Thursday
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Adams (groin) will start at catcher and bat third in Thursday's game versus the Marlins.
Adams had to exit Tuesday's game after taking a foul tip to the groin area, but he checked out fine and is back in there after one day of rest. The 29-year-old has been operating as the Nationals' primary catcher since Keibert Ruiz (concussion) was sidelined and is slashing .239/.316/.380 with five home runs over 43 contests during that time.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Out Wednesday with sore groin
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Adams (groin) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.
Adams will get at least one game off after he was removed from Tuesday's 7-5 win during the bottom of the second inning after taking a foul tip to the groin area while he was catching. Per MLB.com, interim manager Miguel Cairo said after the game that Adams was "fine," but Jorge Alfaro will receive a turn behind the plate Wednesday.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Exits early Tuesday
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Adams exited Tuesday's contest against the Marlins in the bottom of the second inning with an apparent groin injury, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.
Adams took a foul ball off of his inner groin in the second, ultimately requiring him to exit the game. The catcher went hitless in his only at-bat, and he was replaced behind the plate by Jorge Alfaro.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Sitting down Saturday
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Adams isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Cubs.
Adams will retreat to the bench Saturday after going 1-for-3 with a walk during Friday's loss. Jorge Alfaro will fill in as Washington's catcher and bat third.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Exiting starting nine
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Adams is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.
Adams will get a break in Wednesday's matinee after starting at catcher in Tuesday night's 5-2 win. Newcomer Jorge Alfaro will step in behind the dish and bat sixth as the Nationals go for the sweep.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Receiving Labor Day off
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Adams is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Marlins.
The Nationals are kicking off a three-game set versus Miami with a day game, so Adams will receive a breather after he caught all nine innings of the team's 7-4 loss to the Rays on Sunday afternoon. C.J. Stubbs will draw the start behind the plate in the series opener.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Resting for series finale
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Adams is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.
Adams will get a breather after he started three straight games while going 3-for-10 with a double, two walks, a stolen base and a run scored. He'll give way to Drew Millas behind the dish.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Idle Friday
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Adams isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Giants, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
After going 2-for-6 with a homer during Washington's last series against the A's, Adams will move to the bench for Friday's series opener in San Francisco. Drew Millas will pick up a start at catcher and bat seventh.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Sitting down Saturday
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Adams isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Twins.
Adams will give way to Drew Millas behind the plate after going 0-for-3 with a strikeout during Friday's series opener.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Taking seat Wednesday
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Adams is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Reds.
Adams went 1-for-3 with two RBI while starting at catcher in Tuesday night's 6-1 win, so he'll get some rest for Wednesday's matinee contest. Drew Millas will fill in behind the dish and bat eighth as the Nationals go for the sweep.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Belts fourth homer
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Adams went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, a solo home run and a second run scored in Friday's loss to the Brewers.
Getting another start behind the plate and batting ninth, Adams led off the seventh inning by lofting a Quinn Priester slider over the left-field fence for his fourth homer of the year. Adams has started four of five games since Keibert Ruiz (concussion) was placed on the IL, going 3-for-15 with five strikeouts, and his fantasy upside remains limited even with the extra playing time.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Takes over for injured Ruiz
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Adams will start at catcher and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.
With Keibert Ruiz (concussion) going back on the 7-day injured list Tuesday for the second time in less than two weeks, Adams looks poised to serve as the Nationals' No. 1 catcher through the All-Star break. He will pick up his third consecutive start Wednesday.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Idle for first game of day
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Adams is out of the lineup for the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader versus the Tigers.
Drew Millas will start behind the plate for the early game, but Adams will presumably return to the lineup for the nightcap to handle catching duties. Since Keibert Ruiz (concussion) landed on the 7-day injured list June 24, Adams had started in four of the Nationals' last five games.
