Nationals acquire utility player Curtis Mead in trade with White Sox
CHICAGO (AP) - The Washington Nationals acquired utility player Curtis Mead from the Chicago White Sox on Saturday in exchange for catcher Boston Smith.
The 25-year-old Mead batted .233 with three home runs, a triple and 10 doubles and 19 RBIs in 90 total games for Tampa Bay and the White Sox last season. He hit .300 with three homers and four doubles with nine RBIs in 15 Triple-A games between the organizations in 2025.
Mead, who was designated for assignment on Wednesday, was signed by Philadelphia as an international free agent in May 2018. In parts of three seasons in the majors, he has hit .238 with five homers and 31 RBIs in 152 career MLB games. A native of Adelaide, Australia, Mead batted .298 with 57 homers and 237 RBIs in six minor league seasons.
