The Rochester Red Wings, Washington’s Triple-A affiliate, beat Memphis in a winner-take-all Game 3 to claim their first International League title since 1997 and 20th overall. Rochester rallied in the eighth inning after falling behind 2-1 and finished the season 90-58.
Rochester had gone 59-88 last season, the International League’s worst record, and had finished above .500 only once since becoming a Nationals affiliate in 2021 before this year. The article describes the turnaround as part of the organization’s player-development push under president of baseball operations Paul Toboni, while crediting manager Matt LeCroy’s role.
Seaver King, promoted to Rochester in May, batted .289 with an .858 OPS in 77 games and homered in Game 1 of the title series.
