Nationals select contract of Trey Lipscomb

Former Vol Trey Lipscomb will make Major League Baseball debut on Saturday.

Former Vol Trey Lipscomb will make his Major League Baseball debut for the Nationals on Saturday.

Cincinnati (1-0) will host Washington (0-1) at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, Ohio. First pitch between the Reds and Nationals is slated for 4:10 p.m. EDT.

Lipscomb will start at third base and bat ninth for Washington on Saturday.

He will make his MLB debut after former Vol Nick Senzel was placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to March 27, due to a fractured right thumb.

Lipscomb played at Tennessee from 2019-22. He appeared in 103 games, including 78 starts, for the Vols.

Lipscomb was selected by Washington in the third-round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft (No. 84 overall).

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