NEW YORK (AP) — The Washington Nationals recalled first baseman and designated hitter Andrés Chaparro from Triple-A Rochester before Tuesday night’s game against the New York Mets.
Chaparro had a pinch-hit double and finished 1 for 2 as the Nationals lost the series opener 5-4 in 10 innings at Citi Field. He took the roster spot of middle infielder Nasim Nuñez, optioned to Triple-A after going 0 for 2 on Sunday in a 4-2 loss at home to the Texas Rangers.
The 26-year-old Chaparro was batting .304 with five home runs and 19 RBIs in 15 games for the Red Wings this season. He was selected International League player of the week on June 2.
“Andrés has been swinging the bat really well. We’re struggling against left-handed pitching. He gives us another right-handed bat,” manager Dave Martinez said before the game. “He’ll definitely get some at-bats against left-handed pitching.”
Chaparro doubled to deep right-center off lefty reliever José Castillo in the eighth, then flied out with a runner on third to end the top of the 10th.
Chaparro made his major league debut for Washington last August and hit .215 with four homers and 15 RBIs in 33 games.
The 24-year-old Nuñez batted .186 with five RBIs, seven stolen bases and a .503 OPS in 23 games for the Nationals this season.
Martinez said Nuñez will play shortstop every day down at Rochester.
“He’s young. He’s full of energy, as we all know. We just want to get him some everyday at-bats in case something does happen and he comes up here, he’s ready to fill the void,” Martinez said. “He’s going to be a good one.”
Washington also claimed right-hander Ryan Loutos off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers and assigned him to Rochester.
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Washington Nationals shortstop Nasim Nunez throws to first base to put out Texas Rangers’ Corey Seager during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
The swiftly evolving situation in the Los Angeles area over protests surrounding immigration enforcement actions has also cued up a public spat between President Donald Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom, the California governor who has been one of the Republican president’s most vocal Democratic critics.
After Trump on Sunday called up 2,000 National Guard troops to respond, Newsom said he would sue the administration, a promise on which the state followed through a day later. Trump cited a legal provision that allows him to mobilize federal service members when there is “a rebellion or danger of a rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States.” The president also agreed with one of his top advisers that maybe the governor should be arrested.
On Tuesday, Newsom asked a federal court to block the Trump administration from using the National Guard and Marines to assist with immigration raids.
Here’s a look at back-and-forth between Trump and Newsom in their own words:
“You have violent people, and we’re not gonna let them get away with it.” — Trump, Sunday, in remarks to reporters in Morristown, New Jersey.
Newsom’s ire has been elevated over Trump’s decision to, without his support, call up the California National Guard for deployment into his state. In a letter Sunday, Newsom called on Trump to rescind the Guard deployment, calling it a “serious breach of state sovereignty.”
The governor, who was in Los Angeles meeting with local law enforcement and other officials, also told protesters they were playing into Trump’s plans and would face arrest for violence or property destruction.
“Trump wants chaos and he’s instigated violence,” he said. “Stay peaceful. Stay focused. Don’t give him the excuse he’s looking for.”
In an interview with MSNBC, Newsom said Sunday he had spoken with Trump “late Friday night,” after the protests had begun, but said deploying the National Guard “never came up.”
“We talked for almost 20 minutes, and he — barely, this issue never came up. I mean, I kept trying to talk about LA, he wanted to talk about all these other issues,” Newsom said. “We had a very decent conversation.”
“He never once brought up the National Guard,” Newsom said of Trump, calling him “a stone-cold liar.”
Saying, “I did call him the other night,” Trump told reporters Sunday that he told Newsom in that call: “’Look you’ve got to take care of this. Otherwise I’m sending in the troops.’ … That’s what we did.”
On Monday, Trump posted on social media that Los Angeles would have been “completely obliterated” without his intervention and referred to Newsom as “Newscum,” a pejorative moniker he has used to refer to the governor.
In a speech Tuesday at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Trump called the LA protesters “animals” and said, “We will not allow an American city to be invaded and conquered by a foreign enemy.”
In an address Tuesday evening, Newsom said Trump’s immigration crackdown has gone well beyond arresting criminals. “California may be first, but it clearly will not end here,” he warned. “Other states are next. Democracy is next. Democracy is under assault before our eyes.”
“We are suing Donald Trump. This is a manufactured crisis. He is creating fear and terror to take over a state militia and violate the U.S. constitution.” — Newsom, Monday, X post.
As Newsom promised, California officials sued the Trump administration on Monday, with the state’s attorney general, Rob Bonta, arguing that the deployment of troops “trampled” on the state’s sovereignty and pushing for a restraining order. The initial deployment of 300 National Guard troops was expected to quickly expand to the full 2,000 that were authorized by Trump. Late Monday, Trump authorized an additional 2,000 National Guard troops.
Ahead of that move, Newsom accused the president of inflaming tensions, breaching state sovereignty and wasting resources, while warning protesters not to “take Trump’s bait.”
Teasing the suit, Newsom told MSNBC that he saw the deployment as “an illegal act, an immoral act, an unconstitutional act.”
Asked Monday about the lawsuit, Trump said it was “interesting” and argued “that place would be burning down” without the federal government’s intervention.
“I’m very happy I got involved,” Trump added. “I think Gavin in his own way is very happy I got involved.”
“I think it’s great. Gavin likes the publicity, but I think it would be a great thing.” — Trump, Monday, in remarks to reporters.
Tom Homan, the Trump administration’s border czar, previously warned that anyone, including public officials, would be arrested if they obstructed federal immigration enforcement.
Newsom’s initial response to Homan, during the MSNBC interview and in subsequent posts on his own social media: “Come and get me, tough guy.”
On Monday Trump seemed to agree with his border chief, telling reporters, “I would do it if I were Tom.”
“I think it’s great. Gavin likes the publicity, but I think it would be a great thing,” Trump added. “He’s done a terrible job. Look — I like Gavin, he’s a nice guy, but he’s grossly incompetent, everybody knows.”
Homan later said there was “no discussion” about actually arresting Newsom, but reiterated that “no one’s above the law.”
Reposting a video of Trump’s comments about arresting him, Newsom wrote Monday on X that they represented “a day I hoped I would never see in America” and said Trump’s call for his arrest marked “an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism.”
The arrest questions — and insults — continued later Monday after an event at the White House, when Trump told reporters that Newsom’s “primary crime is running for governor, because he did such a bad job.”
“And we all know, this Saturday, he’s ordering our American heroes – the United States military – forcing them to put on a vulgar display to celebrate his birthday, just as other failed dictators have done in the past.” — Newsom, Tuesday, in a televised address.
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The LA crackdown comes as the Trump administration is preparing for a massive military parade in the nation’s capital. Trump has promoted the Army’s anniversary as a reason to hold the parade Saturday, which is also his 79th birthday.
“I think it’s going to be great,” Trump told reporters at the White House Tuesday. “We’re going to celebrate our country for a change.”
“No Kings Day” protests are planned across the country Saturday. Trump said earlier Tuesday that there would be more immigration raids and that any additional protests would be met with even greater force, including against demonstrators who show up at the parade.
If they do, Trump said, “they will be met with very big force.”
“I haven’t even heard about a protest but you know, this is people that hate our country. But they will be met with very heavy force.”
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President Donald Trump speaks during an “Invest in America” roundtable with business leaders at the White House, Monday, June 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)