First baseman Matt Mervis has signed with the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna of the Mexican League. The club announced the deal on Monday. Mervis went 0-4 with three strikeouts in his team debut last night.
Daylen Lile hit a two-run homer in the top of the 10th inning and the visiting Washington Nationals held on to beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-7 on Tuesday.
Milwaukee Brewers starter Jacob Misiorowski was already one of the best young starting pitchers in baseball and one of the league's must-see players. Over his past three starts, including Wednesday, he has managed to reach an entirely new level of dominance.
While the Washington Nationals are hovering right around the .500 mark at 20 wins and 22 losses through the first 42 games of the 2026 MLB season, James Wood has been one of the few bright spots for the team.
Not every all-timer has instant success at the next level. For many baseball players, it takes a few bumps in the road out of the gate before they ever reach stardom.
It's basically been all positive when it comes to the Washington Nationals' farm system. Ronny Cruz and Miguel Sime Jr. are the early breakout stars of 2026.
Daylen Lile came into this season with some people believing he might be the best all-around hitter on this Washington Nationals roster. That was on display during the waning months of the 2025 campaign.
The Nationals have been a surprisingly fun team to watch so far in 2026. As we have documented, the offense has been absolutely electric and the pitching staff has stabilized after a rough start to the season.
On May 13, the Washington Nationals have a 20-22 record. After their stretch at the beginning of the season where they lost seven out of eight and five in a row, this team has been hovering around the .500 mark for pretty much the entire campaign.
At the start of the season the Nationals were scoring a ton of runs, but most people believed that they would slow down at some point. Now, a month and a half into the season, this Nationals offense has not really slowed down.
The only two things rarer in modern-day baseball than the four-homer game is the Triple Crown and the unassisted triple play. The former is, of course, done over an entire season, while there's a large level of lucky in the unassisted triple play.
Washington outfielder Daylen Lile looks to continue his successful homecoming when the Nationals continue their series against the host Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday.
After a couple tough losses in Miami, the Nats responded in a big way tonight. They overpowered the Reds in a 10-2 win where they homered 6 times. Luis Garcia Jr.
Daylen Lile and Luis Garcia Jr. each had three hits, including two home runs and the Washington Nationals beat the host Cincinnati Reds 10-4 on Tuesday night.
With so many talented players in their pipeline, the 2026 campaign was shaping up to be a huge year for the Washington Nationals. And so far, things have gotten off to an incredible start.
The Washington Nationals are one of the best offensive teams in Major League Baseball this year. Not a lot of people would have predicted that based on how this lineup performed in spring training.
After taking game one of the weekend series in Miami and getting back to within 1 game of .500, the Nationals dropped the final two games to lose the series to the Marlins, who stormed ahead in the 8th inning of both Saturday and Sunday’s games.
Before the season Paul Toboni was very active on the waiver wire. With the Nats having plenty of roster spots up for grabs, the front office decided to take chances on players.
For the most part, it's been a successful start to the season for the Washington Nationals' pipeline. Miguel Sime Jr. has been a breakout star in his first year of professional baseball.
The Washington Nationals got the day off on Monday, which marked the second time in a row that they were able to begin their week without playing a game.
The Washington Nationals are still trying to solve their pitching conundrum. After things got off to a horrendous start at the beginning of the season, it seemed like everything had settled down a bit.
The Phillies have claimed right-hander Jackson Rutledge off waivers from the Nationals, according to a team announcement. Rutledge has been optioned to Triple-A.
The Washington Nationals have slowly made some improvements over the last few years, but they're still not in a position to contend for the World Series.
The Nationals announced they’ve designated reliever Jackson Rutledge for assignment. That opens the 40-man roster spot for Max Kranick, who has officially signed a major league deal with the team.
The Washington Nationals have performed somewhat above expectations this season thanks to contributions from players that came into the 2026 season as the leaders of their team (i.e.
The Nationals announced that left-hander Cionel Perez has cleared waivers and been outrighted to Triple-A Rochester. Right-hander Orlando Ribalta was called up from Triple-A to take Perez’s spot on the 26-man roster, and Washington now has only 39 players on its 40-man roster.
When Dylan Crews was selected second overall in the 2023 MLB Draft behind LSU teammate Paul Skenes, he immediately garnered high expectations from not just the Washington Nationals organization, but the majority of people around the game.