According to multiple outlets, the Nationals have traded pitcher Max Scherzer and shortstop Trea Turner to the Los Angeles for a quartet of prospects.
FILE – In this Oct. 30, 2019, file photo, Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer celebrates with the trophy after Game 7 of the baseball World Series against the Houston Astros in Houston. The Nationals head to spring training with mostly the same squad that won the World Series.
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AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File
Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Philadelphia in the first game of a doubleheader.
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AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson
Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer, right, greets Pittsburgh Pirates bench coach Don Kelly on the field before a baseball game, Monday, June 14, 2021, in Washington.
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AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster
Washington Nationals’ Trea Turner rounds the bases on his home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Wednesday, June 30, 2021, in Washington.
(AP Photo/Nick Wass)
AP Photo/Nick Wass
Washington Nationals’ Trea Turner slides into home to score on a sacrifice fly by Kurt Suzuki during the first inning of the second game of the team’s baseball doubleheader against the Miami Marlins, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Miami.
(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee
Washington Nationals’ Trea Turner runs towards home to score on a single by Adam Eaton during the third inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Tuesday, July 28, 2020, in Washington.
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It’s the end of an era for the Washington Nationals.
According to multiple outlets, the Nationals have traded pitcher Max Scherzer and shortstop Trea Turner to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a quartet of prospects.
ESPN’s Jeff Passan first reported that the Dodgers and Nationals discussed a potential deal involving the two fan favorites.
Both teams have yet to confirm the move. The trade deadline is 4 p.m. Friday.
Scherzer, 37, was in the final season of a seven-year, $210 million deal he signed with the Nationals in 2015. During his time in Washington, Scherzer won the Cy Young Award twice, tossed two no-hitters, and represented Washington at the All-Star Game six times. He also went 3-0 in the 2019 postseason and started Game 7 of the World Series.
Turner played in his first All-Star game this season and is a career .300 hitter with 93 home runs. The 28-year-old is signed through 2022.
The package acquired by the Nationals includes catcher Keibert Ruiz and right-handed pitcher Josiah Gray — the top two rated prospects in the Dodgers system. Washington also received pitcher Gerardo Carrillo and outfielder Donovan Casey.
