Reyes has signed with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Analysis: Reyes had a promising start to his major-league career but crashed and burned the last two seasons, posting a .624 OPS with a 33.6 percent strikeout rate over 137 games. He's still just 28 and will get a chance to get things back on track overseas.
Franmil Reyes Reinstated from IL, released
The Nationals reinstated Reyes (undisclosed) from the injured list Friday and released him, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.
Analysis: Reyes hadn't played in a game with Triple-A Rochester since early July, and he'll now attempt to latch on with his third organization of the season. The 28-year-old is slashing .217/.317/.392 across 167 plate appearances in Triple-A this season, so there's a decent chance he at least gets a minor-league contract from another team.
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