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Nationals: Sean Doolittle entered an All-Star closer, left a World Champion

Sean Doolittle #63 of the Washington Nationals celebrates his teams 7-2 against the Houston Astros in Game Six of the 2019 World Series at Minute Maid Park on October 29, 2019 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

While Sean Doolittle was already an All-Star when he joined the Nationals, he’ll leave town with something on his finger he didn’t come with. A ring.

A big fish in a small pond is what Sean Doolittle had become in Oakland. This was nothing new for a franchise who developed players and sold them off before the player was able to walk away on their own.