SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
Nationals add 26-year old pitcher who used to be a hitter for the Dodgers | Sporting News It's been a serious winding road for this guy.
Sauryn Lao - Recalled by Nationals The Nationals recalled Lao from Triple-A Rochester on Wednesday.
Impact Lao was claimed off waivers by the Nationals earlier this month and is now poised to make his team debut. The right-handed reliever has permitted four runs (three earned) over 3.1 frames covering two appearances at the big-league level.
SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Orlando Ribalta - Demoted to Rochester The Nationals optioned Ribalta to Triple-A Rochester on Wednesday.
Impact Ribalta pitched each of the last two days, allowing a total of four runs over two innings of work. He's being replaced on the roster by Sauryn Lao, who will give the Nationals a fresh bullpen arm after Tuesday's doubleheader against Atlanta.
SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Braves protect Brian Snitker's job, pin blame for lackluster season on GM Alex Anthopoulos | Sporting News The Braves and Brian Snitker could be on the verge of ending their relationship as organization and manager. However, there is no world that...
SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
"He's got that hippie swag" - Carlos Boozer on why Joakim Noah was the Dennis Rodman of the 2010s Bulls Carlos Boozer details how much everyone loved playing with Joakim Noah.
SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 • BASKETBALLNETWORK.NET
MacKenzie Gore - Dazzles in pitchers' duel Tuesday Gore came away with a no-decision in the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader against Atlanta, allowing two hits and three walks over 5.1 scoreless innings. He struck out five.
Impact Matched up against fellow left-handed ace Chris Sale, Gore rose to the occasion, tossing 56 of 92 pitches for strikes before leaving the mound in a 0-0 tie that wasn't decided until the 10th inning. Gore hasn't seemed overly affected by the bout of shoulder inflammation that sidelined him briefly in early September, and through two outings since coming off the IL he's given up two runs in 10.1 innings with a 9:5 K:BB. He'll look for his first win since Aug. 10 in his final start of 2025, a rematch with Atlanta on the road early next week.
SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Jake Irvin - One bad inning Tuesday Irvin (8-13) took the loss in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against Atlanta, coughing up five runs on eight hits and two walks over six innings. He struck out five.
Impact All five runs crossed the plate in the fourth inning as the right-hander blew an early 2-0 lead, with the bad frame highlighted by homers off the bats of Jurickson Profar and Matt Olson. Irvin hasn't won a game since late July, dropping eight straight decisions while getting saddled with a horrific 9.00 ERA, 1.86 WHIP and 27:18 K:BB over his last nine starts and 42 innings. He's likely to make one more trip to the mound before mercifully putting his 2025 season to bed, lining up for a rematch against Atlanta on the road early next week.
SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
