WASHINGTON – Josiah Gray, 24, has been with the Nationals for less than a calendar year.
But the right-handed pitcher ranks among the career leaders for the club in an overlooked category.
According to research by Federal Baseball, Gray ranks third in starts by African-American pitchers in the history of the Nationals, since 2005.
He made his 19th start on Saturday at the Angels and went 5.1 innings and allowed three runs as the Nationals won 7-3.
“It means a lot,” Gray told reporters of beating the Angels with Mike Trout, Anthony Rendon, and Shohei Ohtani.