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Game Report: Nats 3, Mets 1

Cade Cavalli closed out a dominant spring with another gem, Joey Wiemer hit a walk-off homer and the Nationals surprisingly released reliever Drew Smith

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Mark Zuckerman
Mar 21, 2026
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Could this spring have gone any better for Cade Cavalli?

“I think it went exactly how we wanted it to go,” the Nationals right-hander said.

It’s hard to imagine anything else Cavalli could have needed or wanted to accomplish over the last six weeks. With one more stellar outing this afternoon in…

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