I hired Soto for a reservation of 668 billion won… Washington goes to Abrams Minor, an overnight casino

CJ Abrams (23), the All-Star shortstop who was considered the future of the Washington Nationals in the Major League, was demoted to the Minor League after being caught staying at the casino overnight during the season. It is quite unusual for MLB, where disciplinary demotion is rare.

Washington manager Dave Martinez said in an interview with MLB Dotcom on the official MLB website on the 22nd (Korea time), “The reason why Abrams went down to the minor league is not because of his performance. It’s a problem solved within the club,” adding, “I won’t reveal the details.”

Washington informed Abrams that it would downgrade him to the Minor League after an away game with the Chicago Cubs on Monday. Abrams was transferred to Triple-A Rochester Red Wings under the Washington D.C. on Tuesday.

Unlike the KBO League, MLB rarely uses Minor League demotion as a disciplinary measure. If they are not in the big league, players or clubs often suffer astronomical losses. Unless it is for injury or rehabilitation, it is hard to find an All-Star-class big leaguer who plays in the minor league.

“Abrams will lose about $30,000 (about 40 million won) in financial losses due to the minor league relegation,” ESPN said. “He can raise an objection through the players’ union.”

The Washington club is known to have endured such controversy due to Abrams’ personal deviation. Cody Delmendo, a reporter for CHGO Sports, said on his social networking site that Abrams was at the casino until 8 a.m. on the 21st (local time).

Even though it is an evening game in which players go to work in the afternoon to prepare for the game, their performance could be affected. Worse yet, Washington had a game against the Cubs at 1 p.m. at the time. They stayed up all night and didn’t sleep well before going to work. This was reflected in their performance. Abrams started as shortstop for the first batter, but had no hits in three times at bat.

However, apart from being disciplined by the club, the team covered up Abrams. “He is our family. I support him,” Martinez said. “When I sent him to the Minor League, he and I cried together. I will find a way to help him.”

“Everyone makes mistakes. What’s more, Abrams is still a young player,” veteran Joey Gallo said. “He is a great teammate. He will learn something from this experience and become a better player for our team.”

As Martinez and Gallo said, Abrams is still a young player. Having played as a promising player with the San Diego Padres, he ranked top of the list of promising players in the U.S., but failed to overcome senior San Diego shortstop players such as Kim Ha-sung and Fernando Tatis Jr. The San Diego Padres traded him to Washington D.C. in 2022.메이저사이트

Abrams has been a major resource for Washington as well. Washington, which traded Trey Turner and Max Scherzer for Soto in 2021, and Soto in 2022, needed a player to replace Turner as its new starting shortstop in the process of full-scale rebuilding. The team desperately needed promising players including Abrams who gave up Soto.

For now, Soto, who was given by Washington, has displayed outstanding performance this year ahead of his becoming a free agent. He will likely sign a 500 million-dollar contract by hitting a batting average of 0.288 with 40 home runs through Sunday. While Soto is away, Washington has devoted itself to raising younger players. Abrams also displayed potential by posting a batting average of 0.246 with 20 home runs, 65 RBIs and 31 steals (OPS) of 0.747, in 138 games this season. Although he is unstable in defense, he was selected as an All-Star by batting hard.