WASHINGTON – Kyle Finnegan was walking through the Nationals’ clubhouse last month when Davey Martinez summoned him to the manager’s office.
“Davey kind of called me in and just kind of laid it on me,” the reliever told Federal Baseball this week. “He told me congratulations, you earned it and you are going to make the team. It was short and sweet and perfect.”
Finnegan, 28, after seven years in the minors, was headed to the majors for the first time.
He called his parents with the good news then spoke to his wife and daughter back home in suburban Houston.