Kendrick will return to the World Series
champions for $6.25 million with a mutual option for 2021.
Kendrick hit a grand slam in the 10th inning of the deciding
Game 5 of the National League Division Series against the Los
Angeles Dodgers to advance the Nationals into the next round. He
also put the Nationals in the lead for good in Game 7 of the
World Series against the Houston Astros with a home run in the
seventh inning that hit off the foul pole.
He did his part in the regular season at Washington the last
three years as well. He batted .344 with 17 home runs and 62
RBIs this past season over 121 games. He saw limited action the
previous two seasons with the Nationals but batted a combined
.322 with the club going back to 2017, with an .896 OPS.
A veteran of 14 seasons, the 36-year-old Kendrick is a .294
career hitter with 1,722 hits, 125 home runs and 710 RBIs for
the Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia
Phillies and Nationals.
--Field Level Media
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