The Nationals saw that one of the prospects they acquired from the Yankees in the Luis Garcia Jr. trade had previously sent them a DM. There was apparently a string that's been linking Cebert, who was drafted in the 15th round of the 2025 MLB Draft, to the Nationals. As Washington discovered in the process of tagging the 24-year-old in an Instagram post announcing his arrival, Cebert had previously sent a direct message to their account urging them to trade for someone whom he believes will be going places. So there doesn't appear to be an obvious geographical link between Cebert and the Nationals. Whatever the case may be, the Nationals are now surely going to be answering Cebert's direct messages.