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Washington Nationals’ Instructional League roster includes 2020 Draft picks...

Nationals will open at home in West Palm Beach against Marlins; sons of Boone and Tomlin on roster …

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WASHINGTON – The Instructional League roster of the Nationals includes several members of the 2020 draft class: pitchers Cade Cavalli (first round), Cole Henry (second), Holden Powell (fourth); and Mitchell Parker (fifth); catcher Brady Lindsly (fourth); and infielder Samuel Infante (second).

Also in the 65-player group are non-drafted free agent infielders Quade Tomlin and Jake Boone, who turned down a chance to finish his college career at Princeton to sign with the Nationals.

Both Tomlin and Boone have ties to the Washington franchise: Randy Tomlin, the father of Quade, is a former Major League pitcher who was a minor-league pitching instructor in the Nationals’ system before becoming a high school coach in Virginia.

Quade Tomlin was one of the top high school players in Virginia in 2019 then his 2020 season was cut short by the pandemic.

Boone is the son of former big leaguer Bret and his grandfather is Bob Boone, a former All-Star who has been in the player development office in Washington for several years.

Another Virginia connection to the IL roster in Florida: former Virginia Tech pitcher Zachary Brzykcy, who was also signed as a non-drafted free agent. He is a native of Hickory, N.C. and his grandfather played in the minors in the 1950s.

The Nationals will open at home Oct. 6 against the Marlins. The last game, for now, is slated for Oct. 24, at the Marlins.

Here is the Nationals’ complete Instructional League roster:

Left-handed pitchers

Pablo Aldonis

Tim Cate

Matt Cronin

Jose Ferrer

Alfonso Hernandez

Lucas Knowles

Evan Lee

Mitchell Parker

Seth Romero

Right-handed pitchers

Joan Adon

Tomas Alastre

Mirton Blanco

Zachary Brzykcy

Cade Cavalli

Mason Denaburg

Tyler Dyson

Steven Fuentes

Niomar Gomez

Angel Guillen

Cole Henry

Jake Irvin

Andrew Karp

Andry Lara

Todd Peterson

Holden Powell

Orlando Ribalta

Carlos Romero

Jackson Rutledge

Bryan Sanchez

Reid Schaller

Karlo Seijas

Jackson Tetreault

Edward Urena

Eddy Yean

Catchers

Geraldi Diaz

Mason Doolittle

Brady Lindsly

Ivan Murzi

Wilmer Perez

Israel Pineda

Ray Torres

Infielders

Yasel Antuna

J.T. Arruda

Jake Boone

Jackson Cluff

Gio Diaz

Leandro Emiliani

Juan Garcia

Samuel Infante

Junior Martina

Drew Mendoza

Viandel Pena

Jose Sanchez

Quade Tomlin

Outfielders

Andy Arias

Gage Canning

Justin Connell

Jeremy De La Rosa

Braian Fernandez

Jorge Hurtado

Daniel Marte

Ricardo Mendez

Roismar Quintana

Jake Randa

Cody Wilson