Balester getting accustomed to Nats

 
At about 4:05 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Collin Balester walked into the Nationals' clubhouse at Dolphin Stadium, unloaded his big, dark-blue duffle bag on the floor and exhaled while surrounded by the lockers of all of his new Nationals teammates. [link]

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