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Washington Nationals claim Lucius Fox off waivers; sign Cesár Hernández to 1-year deal...

Washington’s Nationals claimed infielder Lucius Fox off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday, adding the 24-year-old infielder to the mix in the nation’s capital.

Fox, 24, “… entered the [2021] season rated by Baseball America as the No. 22 prospect in the [Kansas City] Royals’ organization,” as the Nats noted in a press release on the move, and after he put up a combined .245/.353/.376 line, 15 doubles, and five home runs in 62 games and 270 plate appearance mostly (57 G, 252 PAs) at Triple-A in the Royals’ system he was placed on waivers and claimed by the Baltimore Orioles on November 19, 2021.