Federal Baseball · Feb 22, 2025
Takeaways from the Washington Nationals first Spring Training game
The Washington Nationals beat the Houston Astros 6-3 in their first Spring Training game of 2025. It was very exciting to see the team back in action and in the win column. After a long winter, baseball is finally back!
The most interesting part of the game for me was getting to see Jarlin Susana. I have not seen a ton of him live, so it was great to have an opportunity to see how he throws and how he operates on the mound. Everything about the monster right hander is explosive. Even without a radar gun, it was clear to see he was throwing absolute gas. This was backed up by reporters at the stadium, who said he was sitting at 101 MPH. He also uncorked a few devastating sliders.