Joey Wiemer's Historic Start with Nationals

0:00It's March 30th. Welcome to Washington Nationals News Today, AI-powered coverage of your squad. I'm Cory with the story. Joey Weemer, the Befford Highgrad, is tearing it up early with the Washington Nationals. He went 3 for 3 Sunday, March 29th, smashing a home run and a triple plus drawing a walk to spark a 6-3 win over the Chicago Cubs. They came right after another 3 for 3 with a Homer in Thursday season opener. He 6 for 6 overall and reached base in all eight of his first played appearances with the team. No player in Nationals or Montreal expo's history ever started like that. Fans are buzzing about this local kid, finally clicking after bouncing between, AAA and the majors. Weemer debuted with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2023, play for the Cincinnati Reds in 2024, then Miami before the Giants. Grabbed him in a trade. Nationals snagged him off waivers in January. This hot streak lifted his career average to 211-181 games, with 17 homers and 55 RBI's.

1:05Befford's got a star rising eyes on him all season.