WASHINGTON – Yan Gomes has seemed to discover the Fountain of Youth for the Washington Nationals, while Alex Avila is another major league veteran who gives the club a solid backup at catcher.
Gomes was hitting .254 with seven homers through Monday and was among the best in the league in throwing out runners.
The Nationals are once again relying on veterans behind the plate, just as they did with Gomes and Kurt Suzuki during the title run in 2019.
And that may be out of necessity, as the club has developed few major league-caliber catchers in the past decade.