Career
Washington Nationals
On September 26,2016,Gushue was traded to the Washington Nationals in exchange for infielder Christopher Bostick. [5]
While not considered a remarkable hitter in the Pirates organization,Gushue demonstrated an immediate power surge in the Nationals organization,where he started 2017 with the High–A Potomac Nationals. [6] [7] He was named a Carolina League All-Star,alongside teammates Víctor Robles and Kelvin Gutiérrez. [8] Midseason prospect rankings produced by MLB Pipeline saw Gushue vault into the Nationals' top 30 prospects,ranking as their third-best catching prospect behind Raudy Read and Pedro Severino and coming in at 25th overall among Washington prospects. [9] Gushue led the Potomac Nationals in home runs with 18 on the season along with slashing .241/.327/.437 with 67 RBI. [10] He finished the season with the Double–A Harrisburg Senators,playing four games with them. [11] He went on to play for 13 games for the Mesa Solar Sox in the Arizona Fall League after the season. [12]
Gushue was invited to participate in 2018 and 2019 spring training with the Nationals. [13] [14] In 2018,playing for the Triple–A Syracuse Chiefs and the Double–A Harrisburg Senators,he batted .213/.292/.364 with 10 home runs and 44 RBI. [4] In 2019,playing for the Triple–A Fresno Grizzlies,Gushue batted .312/.358/.517 with 11 home runs and 39 RBI. [4] After the season,on October 10,he was selected for the United States national baseball team in the 2019 WBSC Premier 12 tournament in November 2019. [15]
Gushue did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [16] On November 2,2020,he elected free agency. [17]
Chicago Cubs
On November 16,2020,Gushue signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs organization. [18] He was assigned to the Triple-A Iowa Cubs to begin the 2021 season,where he slashed .272/.328/.440 with 5 home runs and 27 RBI in 36 games. On June 30,2021,Gushue was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time following an injury to JoséLobatón. [19] He made his MLB debut that day as an injury replacement for Patrick Wisdom. Gushue went 0-4 in 2 games with Chicago before he was designated for assignment on July 5. [20] He was outrighted to Iowa on July 8. [21] Gushue became a free agent following the 2021 season.
Washington Nationals (second stint)
On February 10,2022,Gushue signed a minor league contract to return to the Washington Nationals. [22] In 76 games split between the Double-A Harrisburg Senators and Triple-A Rochester Red Wings,he slashed .217/.349/.392 with 10 home runs and 35 RBI. Gushue elected free agency following the season on November 10. [23]
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