In Davey Martinez’s first season in D.C. in 2018, 32-year-old Matt Wieters, 24-year-old Pedro Severino, and 27-year-old Spencer Kieboom shared the bulk of the catching duties, then it was a couple years with a 31-to-32-year-old Yan Gomes and a 35-to-36-year-old Kurt Suzuki handling the Nationals’ pitchers in 2019-20. Gomes returned in 2021, and handled most of the work behind the plate before he was traded in late July, and Keibert Ruiz, acquired from LA at the deadline, spent a month at Triple-A, then came up and caught 23 games down the stretch so the 23-year-old prospect could prepare to take over the No.
Washington Nationals news & notes: Keibert Ruiz, Riley Adams, and Henry Blanco + more on Nelson Cruz in D.C.
