Playing for a Major League Baseball team is an honor only granted to a select few. On Friday night, one All-Star found out what can happen when that privilege is taken lightly.
Washington Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams, a first-time All-Star in 2024 at the age of 23, was demoted to the minor leagues on Friday. The news would have been shocking at any time, but especially so for Abrams now, following a stretch of 12 hits in 10 games.
However, Nationals manager Dave Martinez emphasized on Saturday that the demotion was “not performance-based,” according to Andrew Golden of the Washington Post. The manager said that it was an internal matter, and he wouldn’t go into specifics…