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WELL

HIELD

In this Oct. 30, 2019, file photo,
Washington Nationals' Max
Scherzer celebrates after
Game 7 of the baseball World
Series against the Houston As-
tros in Houston.
Associated Press
Aces up:

Strasburg,

Scherzer

help younger

Nationals

pitchers

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.
(AP) — Stephen Strasburg
chatted by his locker early
in spring training with Wil
Crowe — just a World Se-
ries MVP and a non-roster
invitee for the Washington
Nationals plopping them-
selves on a pair of folding
chairs to talk shop during
camp's ample idle time.
Strasburg discussed "little
pointers and some cues"
about throwing out of the
stretch, Crowe said, before
an unexpected offer ar-
rived.
"He said to meet him out-
side the next morning at
8, on the mound," said
Crowe, a 2017 second-
round draft pick from the
University of South Carolina
who split 2019 between
Double-A Harrisburg and
Triple-A Fresno. "It was just Kings hold off Beal, Wizards 133-126
me and him; no coaches,
no staff. He watched me
do my movements and try Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield, left, shoots over Washington Wizards guard Shabazz Napier, right, during the second half of
to take what he does and an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, March 3, 2020. The Kings won 133-126.
blend it into what I do." Associated Press
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