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Nationals sign ex-Astros, Orioles 4.81 ERA reliever for bullpen depth
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The Washington Nationals added a reliever with three years of Major League experience to the organization over the weekend.
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Mark Polishuk of MLB Trade Rumors reports that the NL East club signed right-hander Shawn Dubin to a minor league contract.
The 30-year-old made his big league debut in 2023 with the Houston Astros and owns a 4.81 ERA in 64 appearances, including three starts. Washington assigned Dubin to Triple-A Rochester.
"The Nats' bullpen is unsettled enough that there's opportunity for Dubin to stick around if his contract is selected," Polishuk wrote Sunday. "Dubin's history as a swingman and long reliever makes him a candidate to eat innings, and he has shown good-to-great strikeout ability in the minors, even if he has yet to miss many bats during his time in the majors."
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Dubin struck out seven in eight innings for the Baltimore Orioles in 2025, but he elected free agency after the season.
He signed a minor league deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks during the offseason but was released just over a week ago after making two Triple-A outings.
