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Newly minted MLB Home Run Derby champion Juan Soto put on a show Monday night in Los Angelas. The 23 year-old Nationals outfielder is fresh off of declining a 15-year/$440 million offer from Washington to stay put in the nation's capital. Only a few teams in Major League Baseball seem willing to stomach contract numbers like that and two of them reside in the Big Apple.

The New York Mets were unable to pull off another late rally on Sunday at Citi Field and fell to the Washington Nationals 7-4.

The Washington Nationals survived a dramatic ninth inning to secure their first series win in a month.

The Washington Nationals had been held scoreless for 32-consecutive innings before erupting for 15-runs in the final innings of their three game series with the New York Mets on Sunday.

It got ugly for New York Mets fans at Citi Field Monday night.

Keeler Show Notes for Monday, October 9th, 2017

While the New York Mets dropped 3 of 4 against the division leading Washington Nationals this weekend, they did end it with a 5-1 Father's Day win behind a dazzling Jacob deGrom who shut down the Nats' on the mound, and mixed in a home run at the plate.

They say you can't predict baseball, and this weekend's New York Mets - Washington Nationals series seems to serve as more good evidence.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Nationals say they have fired manager Matt Williams and his coaching staff after a season in which the team went from World Series favorite to failing to make the playoffs.

Facing a six-run deficit with seven outs remaining, the New York Mets mounted an improbable rally and stunned the Washington Nationals 8-7 on Wednesday on the back of a pinch-hit, go-ahead homer from unlikely hero Kirk Nieuwenhuis.