Cade Cavalli Signs Extension and Reaches 200 Ks

Cade Cavalli signed a 4-year, $47 million extension with a club option that can push it to 5 years for $70 million. Following the deal, Cavalli tossed 5 shutout innings against the St. Louis Cardinals, allowing no walks and striking out 7 batters to reach 200 strikeouts on the season—the first for a Nationals pitcher since 2019. He earned his 13th win of the year, bringing his stellar first full big league campaign ERA to 3.02 over 169.2 innings of work.