The Nationals demoted CJ Abrams to the minors for off-the-field behavior. NatsTalk broke the news, with this update from ESPN:

According to ESPN on news that broke after our tweet, “The Washington Nationals demoted shortstop C.J. Abrams to the minor leagues because he stayed out all night at a Chicago casino before a day game against the Cubs, sources told @JesseRogersESPN. … He was informed of the demotion Friday night, sources said. He will be sent to West Palm Beach, Florida, home of the Nationals’ minor league complex.”

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Note that Abrams is a young player who has plenty of upside, having posted 3.4 rWARs in each of the last two seasons. (FanGraphs has him at 2.3 and 1.9 WAR, which seems more correct to me given his underwhelming slash lines.) It’s better to try to curb that behavior before his potential gets wasted by a poor lifestyle.