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Washington Nationals Prospects Draw Rare Spring Breakout Game Schedule
When Major League Baseball released the schedule for next year’s Spring Breakout games, the Washington Nationals got a bit of a surprise — multiple games.
The Nationals were selected to play two Spring Breakout games. In fact, they were the only Grapefruit League team selected to play two of them. The Chicago Cubs, which play in Arizona’s Cactus League, will also play two games.
The Nationals get to play both games at their shared ballpark with the Houston Astros in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Washington faces Houston as the road team on March 14 and then hosts the New York Mets on March 16. Game times will be announced at a later date.
The first game is a rematch of the 2019 World Series, where the Nationals beat the Astros in seven games to win the franchise’s first title. Washington has not had a winning season since then.
The second game is a National League East rivalry game with the Mets.
It’s not clear who will play in each game, but it’s likely many of the Nationals’ Top 30 prospects will play in the game.
Last year’s Spring Breakout games featured 95 prospects that have reached the Majors, with 35 of them being MLB Pipeline Top 100 prospects. When the MLB Futures Game was held last month during All-Star Game weekend, 48 of the 54 players in the game participated in Spring Breakout.
The Nationals had three prospects selected to the game — outfielder James Wood, outfielder Dylan Crews and third baseman Brady House. Wood didn’t play because he was called up to the Majors, while House was only there to participate in the MLB Futures Skills Challenge.
Wood has already graduated from prospect rankings. Crews is now the No. 2 prospect in baseball and could be in line for an MLB call-up soon as he is at Triple-A. The same could be true for House, the franchise’s No. 2 prospect in the organization after Crews.
Both are likely to get an invite to MLB spring training camp and their availability for the Breakout Games may be tied to whether they’re in line for an Opening-Day job.
The Nats have plenty of other prospects that could play in either game. Right-handed pitcher Travis Sykora is at Class-A Fredericksburg and looks sharp. The Nats’ first-round pick from a month ago, infielder Seaver King, is already slugging in the minor leagues.
The rest of Washington’s Top 10 prospects include pitcher Jarlin Susana (No. 4), pitcher Alex Clemmey (No. 6), shortstop Luke Dickerson (No. 7), pitcher Cade Cavalli (No. 8), corner infielder Yohandy Morales (No. 9) and catcher Caleb Lomavita (No. 10).
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Police finish DoorDash delivery after arresting driver in New Jersey
WASHINGTON TWP., N.J. — Officers in Washington Township, said they finished a DoorDash food delivery after arresting the driver who had warrants out for his arrest.
Body camera video shows officers stepping in to deliver the food themselves, a move the department in southern New Jersey later shared on its Facebook page.
“I thought something happened. Oh my God, I got so scared,” said the customer when she answered the door.
The DoorDash customer, seen on police body cam video, was instantly relieved and appreciative upon learning why officers were at her door.
“Arrested your driver, but, yeah, we delivered your food,” one of the officers said.
It turns out a Washington Township police officer stopped the DoorDash driver during routine patrols in front of a high school over the weekend.
“He made a stop on it for a violation,” said Washington Township Police Chief Patrick Gurcsik.
But then, Chief Gurcsik said the officer learned the driver had warrants out for his arrest in another county.
“He made the officers aware that he had two DoorDash meals in the car that he was in the middle of delivering,” Gurcsik said.
The officers went from cuffing the driver to ringing a doorbell to finish his delivery.
“I never heard of anything like that in the South Jersey area. It’s sort of a first for us here in Washington Township, definitely,” Gurcsik said.
Police finish DoorDash delivery after arresting driver in New Jersey
It’s happened in other places, too, including in New Mexico last summer, when a motorcycle cop delivered someone’s Chick-fil-A order after arresting the driver.
“Hello, sir, got your DoorDash. Oh, thank you,” the officer said. “He’s a good kid, give him five stars. He just didn’t take care of a simple insurance ticket.”
And officers over in Arizona made a similar arrest during a traffic stop and were seen on body camera finishing the delivery.
“Your GrubHub, still delivered your pizza,” the officer said.
“We definitely serve the community in more ways than one,” Gurcsik said.
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Bill strengthening Washington child sex abuse material laws focuses on consciousness, AI
SEATTLE — A bill aimed at tightening Washington’s laws on child sex abuse material is headed to Gov. Bob Ferguson’s desk after clearing the Legislature unanimously.
King County Prosecuting Attorney Leesa Manion said 2ESSB 5105 passed the House unanimously Tuesday night after the Senate unanimously approved it on Jan. 28, 2026.
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Manion called the measure one of her public safety legislative priorities.
“People who peddle in the misery of sexually abused children must be held accountable,” Manion said. “I am grateful for the work of Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Laura Harmon – both in prosecuting these cases and advocating for these legal fixes – and Senators Tina Orwall and Manka Dhingra for championing this legislation.”
Manion’s office said the current state law has gaps that can prevent prosecutors from holding offenders accountable in some cases.
Under current law, prosecutors cannot charge defendants for creating images of child sex abuse unless the child victim was conscious or knew they were being recorded.
The office also said that possessing sexually explicit fabricated (AI) images of non-identifiable minors is not considered child sex abuse material under Washington law.
The bill would update RCW 9.68A.040 to remove the requirement that a child be aware of an abusive recording. It would also update the definition of child sex abuse material to include fabricated (AI) images of non-identifiable minors.
The legislation would also increase the statute of limitations to 10 years for depiction crimes. Manion’s office said the current statute of limitations is three years, and argued that because the images can remain online indefinitely, victims can be re-traumatized for decades.
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