Washington Nationals’ bench coach Tim Bogar filled in for Davey Martinez as the team’s manager on Thursday, with Martinez going in for a minor surgical procedure on his ankle.
Bogar admitted before the series finale with the Philadelphia Phillies in D.C. that he was not all that familiar with 28-year-old, Panamian left-hander Alberto Baldonado, who was called up from Triple-A this week.
Baldonado, who signed with the Nationals this winter, after 10 seasons in the minors with the Cubs and Mets, posted a combined 2.88 ERA, nine walks (1.