Overview
- Justin Hagenman was moved to the 60-day injured list with a rib fracture and is expected to miss roughly the first two months.
- Lovelady returns to Queens weeks after the Mets DFA’d him in January, the Nationals claimed him, and then DFA’d him to make room for Littell.
- The left-hander debuted with the Royals in 2019, missed 2022 after Tommy John surgery, and has a 5.19 ERA since 2023 across multiple teams.
- He is out of minor-league options and is on a 2026 split deal with $350,000 guaranteed in the minors and $1 million in the majors.
- Coverage characterizes him as left-handed bullpen depth and a possible DFA candidate, with his spring line for Washington showing seven strikeouts in four innings without a home run.