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Washington Nationals players to help cover stipends for minor leaguers after pay cut

Washington Nationals Major League players are stepping up to help out the organization’s minor leaguers. The Nationals reportedly cut about 30 minor leaguers last week because they believe there will not be a season. They also dropped the …

Sean Doolittle will not attend Nationals’ celebration at White House in protest

Washington Nationals reliever Sean Doolittle announced on Friday that he will not attend the team’s celebration at the White House Monday for winning the World Series, and he says it is due to issues he has with Donald Trump. Doolittle, 33, had …

Sean Doolittle

Sean Doolittle fires back at Daniel Hudson paternity leave critics

Washington Nationals reliever Daniel Hudson missed Game 1 of the NLCS to be with his wife for the birth of their child. The Nationals won the game despite his absence and he returned without any issues for Game 2, which saw him record the last two …

Sean Doolittle

Sean Doolittle blames workload for recent struggles

Washington Nationals closer Sean Doolittle has hit a wall in recent outings, and he thinks his workload has something to do with it. Doolittle has allowed six runs in his past three outings, including a disastrous blown save against the New York …

Sean Doolittle

Sean Doolittle goes off about ‘disgusting’ wages for minor league players

Professional baseball players at the minor league level often have to struggle to make a living as they pursue their MLB dreams, and Washington Nationals pitcher Sean Doolittle thinks the system baseball has in place for paying players who are …

Sean Doolittle defends his toe tap delivery, thinks it should be legal

Sean Doolittle sent a series of tweets on Sunday night in which he defended his delivery and argued that it should be legal. The Washington Nationals closer became the center of attention after Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon complained about the …

Sean Doolittle jabs Joe Maddon over protest

Sean Doolittle jabbed Joe Maddon after the Chicago Cubs manager filed a protest following Saturday’s game. Doolittle pitched a scoreless ninth to pick up the save in his Washington Nationals’ 5-2 win over the Cubs. Maddon came out twice …

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Sean Doolittle explains jersey number change, plan to make it up to fans

Washington Nationals reliever Sean Doolittle has quickly become one of the most popular players on the team over the past two seasons, but any merchandise that has been sold with his jersey number on it is suddenly outdated. The left-hander is trying …

Craig Kimbrel

Nationals closer would ‘welcome’ addition of Craig Kimbrel

Sean Doolittle would almost certainly lose his job as the closer of the Washington Nationals if the team ends up signing Craig Kimbrel, but the left-hander insists he would be perfectly content if that happened. In fact, he prefers it. Doolittle, who …

Sean Newcomb

Sean Doolittle shares insightful thoughts on social media dilemma

Now that it has become a hobby for Twitter users to dig up racist, sexist, homophobic and other inappropriate things athletes wrote on social media years ago, many players are weighing in on what needs to change. If you ask Sean Doolittle, the …

Sean Doolittle raves about benefits of using bullpen cart

Virtually no relievers have used the newly-available bullpen cart to enter the game, but the practice may well have one high-profile convert after Thursday night. Washington Nationals closer Sean Doolittle became only the second pitcher in baseball …

Sean Doolittle

Nationals reliever Sean Doolittle speaks out against Charlottesville rally

Washington Nationals reliever Sean Doolittle has kept things fairly quiet since being acquired by his new team, but he decided to speak up on Saturday in response to what’s happened in Charlottesville. Doolittle, a southpaw pitcher, is from …

Sean Doolittle gets serious cup check from teammate (Video)

via Gfycat Oakland A’s reliever Sean Doolittle pitched in just one game this season and has been on the disabled list since. Missing that much time can certainly take a player’s focus away, which is probably why Doolittle was caught …

Sean Doolittle had April Fools’ prank for fans planned since 2013

Beards are pretty big in the sports world. They’re everywhere. It’s how we identify with some players (like James Harden) or even a team (last year’s Boston Red Sox). Oakland A’s pitcher Sean Doolittle is among the many who …

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