Left-hander Shinnosuke Ogasawara officially signed with the Yomiuri Giants of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball on Thursday. He’d been in Double-A with the Nationals but was granted his release on Monday.
The Washington Nationals arrive in Florida in their best standings position in seven seasons, and the club is hoping for positive chaos in its three-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays starting Friday night in St.
At the midpoint of June, the Washington Nationals are firmly in the race for an NL playoff position. Tied with the Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres for the final Wild Card spot on June 18, the Nationals will have to make some hard decisions ahead of the Aug.
Things continue to trend upwards for the Washington Nationals when it comes to their pipeline. One of the goals stated by new president of baseball operations Paul Toboni when he took over this job was to make the Nationals' farm system one of the best in the sport.
Earlier today, I made a little trade deadline preview where I discussed some of the bigger names and set the stage for August 3rd. Now, I want to talk about 3 under the radar targets.
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.
The injury news has piled up for the Atlanta Braves in the lineup and also on the mound. Therefore, a deal might be in the offing. And here is the Braves’ perfect trade offer for the Nationals’ CJ Abrams.
Entering the season, I would guess that Paul Toboni fully anticipated being sellers at the trade deadline. However, year one under this new regime has exceeded all expectations.
The Washington Nationals made an interesting roster move on Wednesday. Their team account announced the release of right-handed pitcher Julian Fernandez.
The Washington Nationals released right-handed pitcher Julian Fernandez Wednesday after he cleared waivers, following his designation for assignment last week and removal from the 40-man roster.
The Toronto Blue Jays have quietly worked their way back into the American League postseason conversation, making it fair to wonder whether a major move could come before the trade deadline.
The Nationals announced Wednesday that they’ve requested unconditional release waivers on righty Julian Fernández, whom they’d designated for assignment last week.
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.
On Tuesday, the Washington Nationals won their fourth series in a row and their seventh out of their last eight when they beat the Kansas City Royals, 6-4.
Curtis Mead hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the seventh inning and the host Washington Nationals defeated the Kansas City Royals 6-4 on Tuesday. Nasim Nunez opened the bottom of the seventh with a walk against reliever Daniel Lynch IV (2-1), went to second on a groundout and stole third.
On June 6, Dylan Crews blasted his second home run of the season for the Washington Nationals. Now, he sits with four after he hit homers on June 12 against the Seattle Mariners and June 15 against the Kansas City Royals.
One of the biggest storylines of the year for the Washington Nationals has been the turnaround of maligned catcher Keibert Ruiz. Coming into 2026, there was a thought that he might no longer be part of the organization.
We have talked a lot about the Nats offense this season, and for good reason. Between the star duo of James Wood and CJ Abrams, as well as supporting pieces like Curtis Mead, Jacob Young and Daylen Lile, the boys have gotten a lot of love here.
The Washington Nationals had high expectations for Eli Willits when they selected him with the first overall pick in last year's MLB Draft. Nearly a year later, Willits has exceeded those expectations.
Just a few days ago, it seemed like the Washington Nationals might have reached the tipping point in their season. On the verge of sweeping the San Francisco Giants, which would have closed out a six-game road stretch with five wins to their name, the Nationals had a historic meltdown that prevented that from happening.
Dylan Crews' three-run homer capped a five-run fifth inning and the Nationals beat the Kansas City Royals 7-3 Monday night in Washington. Trailing 3-2, Washington loaded the bases with no outs when Keibert Ruiz and Nasim Nunez singled, and James Wood walked.
When it comes to Mookie Betts' actual production so far during the 2026 season, the Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop is enduring the worst year of his career.
The Nationals announced that they have claimed right-hander Jhancarlos Lara from the Braves and optioned him to Double-A Harrisburg. In a corresponding move, the Nats designated righty Julian Fernandez for assignment.
The Washington Nationals' highest-ranked prospect, shortstop Eli Willits, is already putting on a show following his recent promotion to High-A Wilmington.
For the better part of the past several seasons, the Washington Nationals have been searching for the foundational pieces of their next competitive roster.
The Washington Nationals are treading even water. At 31-31, the Nationals are in third place in the National League East, 10.5 games back of the first-place Atlanta Braves.