Connelly Early Shines in Three Scoreless Innings During Nats Debut

Washington Nationals southpaw Connelly Early impressed in his team debut Saturday, tossing three scoreless, one-hit innings in a 7-1 loss to the Mets. On a strict pitch count after returning from elbow inflammation, the 24-year-old threw 21 of 34 pitches for strikes with one strikeout and no walks. Acquired from the Red Sox in July, Early finishes 2026 with a 3.33 ERA and 94 strikeouts across 94.2 innings.