{"id":2209167,"date":"2025-12-22T22:28:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T22:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2209167"},"modified":"2025-12-22T22:28:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T22:28:12","slug":"left-hander-foster-griffin-and-nationals-finalize-5-5-million-1-year-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/left-hander-foster-griffin-and-nationals-finalize-5-5-million-1-year-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Left-hander Foster Griffin and Nationals finalize $5.5 million, 1-year contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-v-746446fd=\"\"><!--[--><\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-746446fd=\"\">WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 Left-hander Foster Griffin and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/mlb\/washington-nationals-team\" class=\"entity\">Washington Nationals<\/a> finalized a $5.5 million contract on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-746446fd=\"\">Griffin, who pitched in Japan for the Central League\u2019s Yomiuri Giants the past three years, is the first free agent signing for new Nationals president of baseball operations Paul Toboni, hired by the team in late September.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-746446fd=\"\">The 30-year-old Griffin was a first-round pick by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals-team\" class=\"entity\">Kansas City Royals<\/a> in Major League Baseball\u2019s 2014 amateur draft and made his big league debut with that franchise in 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-746446fd=\"\">Griffin also appeared with the Royals and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/mlb\/toronto-blue-jays-team\" class=\"entity\">Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> in 2022, and his full experience in the majors consists of seven games, all in relief, with a 1-0 record and a 6.75 ERA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-746446fd=\"\">Toboni is beginning the job of reconstructing the Nationals, who fired president and general manager Mike Rizzo and manager Dave Martinez in July. They have endured six consecutive losing seasons since winning the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/mlb\/world-series\" class=\"entity\">World Series<\/a> in 2019, including a 66-96 record this year that placed Washington 14th out of 15 clubs in the National League.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-746446fd=\"\">___<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-746446fd=\"\">AP <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/mlb\" class=\"entity\">MLB<\/a>: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.foxsports.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 Left-hander Foster Griffin and the Washington Nationals finalized a $5.5 million contract on Monday. Griffin, who pitched in Japan for the Central League\u2019s Yomiuri Giants the past three years, is the first free agent signing for new Nationals president of baseball operations Paul Toboni, hired by the team in late September. 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