Here’s how the last 10 days of the season should have gone for CJ Abrams and the Washington Nationals: build on the 4-for-5, two-double, two-stolen-base performance he had Thursday, push ...

CJ Abrams has methodically seized that chance, ever since the blockbuster eight-player, trade in August 2022 that sent him from San Diego to Washington in a package for Juan Soto.

Washington Nationals’ CJ Abrams runs the bases on a double during the third inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley) ...

Jul 13, 2024; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Washington Nationals shortstop C.J. Abrams (5) hits a 2-run home run against the Milwaukee Brewers in the ninth inning at American Family Field.

In the 21-year-old Abrams, the Nationals have something they didn’t two months ago: their shortstop for the next half-dozen years — or longer.