Nationals' Cade Cavalli has done the near-impossible
This seemed like it would never happen.
Nationals' Cade Cavalli has done the near-impossible originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . This ship seemed to stop sailing a long time ago.
But all of a sudden, as part of Thursday's Opening Day for the Washington Nationals , Cade Cavalli has continued his journey. The right-handed starting pitcher is getting the ball to open the season for the Nats against the Chicago Cubs , and it's definitely an outcome very few people would've expected. Before late in the 2025 season, Cavalli hadn't pitched in MLB since Aug.
26, 2022. That day, the big righty went 4. 1 innings and allowed seven runs while striking out six.
MORE: Mike Trout, Tiger Woods, and Superman without his cape Cavalli missed the entire 2023 season due to injury, and he made just three appearances in 2024. He spent most of 2025 at Triple-A Rochester. Cavalli was meant to be so much more.