Sean Doolittle has been through it this season, thinking hard about playing before deciding to take part in the 60-game MLB campaign amidst a global pandemic, then struggling early in his ninth big league season before he went on the 10-Day Injured List with a knee issue.
Doolittle, 33, spent time at the Nationals’ Alternate Training Site in Fredericksburg, VA, then returned to the majors, and he said late last month that the support he received from those in Washington’s organization played a big role in him getting right mechanically, and maybe more importantly, mentally.