Corbin joins Nationals

Patrick Corbin put on his No. 46 Washington Nationals jersey as rotation-mates Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg looked on from the front row at the news conference in Washington to introduce the lefty starter with the $140 million, six-year contract. The Nationals announced the addition of freeagent Corbin on Friday, the latest in a flurry of offseason moves by General Manager Mike Rizzo. One of the team’s other recent acquisitions, catcher Yan Gomes, and long-time first baseman Ryan Zimmerman were also at Nationals Park for the announcement. Rizzo said the deal with Corbin, 11-7 with a 3.15 ERA for Arizona in 2018, is “independent” of what might happen with right fielder Bryce Harper, who has played his entire career for the Nationals and is a free agent.