Nats Call Up Chaparro, Send Cornelio Down

0:00On April 25, the Washington Nationals dropped the opener of their three-game set to the Chicago White Sox on Friday night. It was a rough major league debut for 25-year-old Ridey Riley Cornelio, who gave up three runs, two earned, over two innings. He walked four, struck out just one, and took the loss. Cornelio got sent back down to Triple A Rochester right after the game. Ahead of Saturday's matchup, the Nats made a move to bring up first baseman Andres Chaparo from the same squad. Chaparo started at first on opening day versus the Cubs, but got optioned after three games. He went two for six with a walk and a double in that short stint, showing some promise before heading back down. In 18 games at Triple A, the 26-year-old sluged three homers and two doubles with 11 RBI's, though his slash line set at two. 27 over 301 over 394. Now he's back for round two in the bigs. With Curtis Mead still on the roster for his infield flexibility, manager Blake Boutera

1:02has options at first base. It'll be key to watch how he mixes these bats into the lineup moving forward. From around the league, powered by AI, this is MLB News today. I'm Corey with the story.