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There's a Chance Nationals Star Prospect Seaver King Makes MLB Debut This Year

By now, Washington Nationals fans know the story arc when it comes to Seaver King. He was drafted No. 10 overall in 2024. He had massive struggles during the 2025 campaign with a lowly slash line of .244/.294/.337.

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Nationals Reportedly 'Planned to Trade' Their Star Player During Offseason

When Paul Toboni was hired to be the new president of baseball operations for the Washington Nationals, it was made clear that the rebuild was going to continue for this franchise.

Washington Nationals News / Federal Baseball / June 2

These three powerful Washington Nationals prospects were electric in May

With the success of the big league club, we have not talked a ton about the farm system lately. Having things to be happy about at the big league level is always a good thing, but I wanted to shine a light on three prospects who absolutely crushed the ball in May.

Washington Nationals News / Federal Baseball / June 2

The Washington Nationals bullpen is starting to scare me again

The Nationals bullpen did a commendable job in the month of May. They do not have any big names in the ‘pen, but between guys like Richard Lovelady, Orlando Ribalta, Brad Lord and Gus Varland, they got the job done.

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The 'Foreign-born 250-HR club' quiz

How many of the 53 Major League Baseball players not born in the United States of America with 250 or more career home runs can you name in seven minutes?

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Washington Nationals News / Washington Nationals on SI / June 2

Nationals Pipeline Report: Star Prospect Gets Promoted, Another Wins an Award

The Washington Nationals are coming off the best month they've had in years, as their 16 wins in the month of May were the most they've had in a single month since August 2023.

MLB News / Yardbarker

The 25 greatest rookie seasons in MLB history

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.

Miles Mikolas News / Field Level Media / June 2

Nats RHP Miles Mikolas trending upward entering start vs. Marlins

Washington right-hander Miles Mikolas looks to continue his turnaround when the Nationals host the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night. Mikolas, signed as a free agent in February, got off to a very rough start this season and was 0-3 with an 11.49 ERA after his first four appearances.

Tarik Skubal News / Washington Nationals on SI / June 1

Nationals 'Have the Farm System' to Pull Off Tarik Skubal Blockbuster Trade

The Washington Nationals have been one of the surprises of the Major League Baseball season. With a 31-29 record, they are just one game out of the final NL Wild Card spot.

MLB News / Field Level Media / May 31

Nationals fishing for redemption against the Marlins

The Washington Nationals have won or tied their past six series. Starting Monday, they will get a chance to avenge their last series loss when they host the Miami Marlins.

Washington Nationals News / Federal Baseball / May 31

The battery of Keibert Ruiz and Zack Littell shines as the Nationals finish May two games over .500

With how this month of May went for the Nats, it was only fitting that they finished it off by taking a series against a team above .500. That is what this team has been doing all month, and it is why they had a 16-12 record in May.

MLB News / Washington Nationals on SI / May 31

Nationals Do Something They Haven't Done in 3 Years With Series Win Over Padres

The Washington Nationals won two out of three games against the San Diego Padres to close out the month of May. That was their third consecutive series victory, and all three came against teams with winning records as they took down the Atlanta Braves and Cleveland Guardians before their most recent set against the Padres.

Blake Butera News / Washington Nationals on SI / May 31

Nationals' New Culture Is Starting to Be Installed Under Blake Butera

The Washington Nationals were down 3-1 entering the bottom of the seventh inning on Saturday. This came one day after their eighth-inning rally came up short on Friday.

MLB News / Yardbarker

Which 20 players have hit four home runs in an MLB game?

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 Nationals News / Federal Baseball / May 31

Why not the Nats? Why 2026 feels different for the Washington Nationals

Legitimate signs of hope have been few and far between for Washington Nationals fans since the storybook title run in 2019. Pieces being sold, starting pitching being a revolving door of mediocrity (at best) and inconsistency, and the lack of a true team identity for much of the 2020s.

Washington Nationals News / DC Sports King / May 31

Can the Nats’ Explosive Bats Overcome Woeful Pitching for October?

For the first time since the afterglow of 2019 faded into a grueling rebuild, baseball in the nation’s capital is genuinely fun again. As we near June 2026, the Washington Nationals are hovering just over the .500 mark (30-29), firmly in the National League Wild Card mix.

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Zack Littell News / Field Level Media / May 31

Nationals RHP Zack Littell closes out stellar May against Padres

Washington right-hander Zack Littell looks to put a bow on a turnaround month of May when the Nationals host the San Diego Padres on Sunday. Littell (4-4, 5.23 ERA) opposes right-hander Griffin Canning (0-3, 7.24) in the series finale after the teams split the first two games with Washington rallying for a 9-4 win on Saturday.

MLB News / Federal Baseball / May 30

Washington Nationals use wild 7th inning rally to beat the San Diego Padres

When you have an elite offense, you are truly never out of a game. Nationals fans, including myself, are learning that this season. Even when the offense has nothing to offer early in the game, they have the ability to turn it on at any moment.

MLB News / Field Level Media / May 30

Nationals explode for six-run inning, beat Padres

Luis Garcia Jr. hit a two-run single to highlight a six-run seventh inning as the Nationals rallied past the San Diego Padres for a 9-4 win Saturday in Washington.

Washington Nationals News / Total Pro Sports / May 30

Washington Nationals Fire Executive After Hidden Camera Exposes Religious Discrimination

The Washington Nationals were a major force in the MLB during the 2010s, but they have barely competed on the field for more than half a decade. In fact, Washington has not had a winning campaign since winning the 2019 World Series.

MLB News / Just Baseball / May 29

The White Sox and Nationals Quietly Pulled Off a Perfect Win-Win Trade

When the Washington Nationals and Chicago White Sox lined up on a minor trade in late March, it didn’t exactly garner a bunch of headlines. Both teams entered the 2026 campaign with expectations of finishing at or near the bottom of their respective divisions, so the one-for-one swap meant next to nothing at the time of its announcement.

MLB News / Yardbarker / May 26

Three options for the Phillies to improve right field

Right field has been a black hole for the Philadelphia Phillies ever since Bryce Harper made his transition to first base after undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2021. Philadelphia signed Nick Castellanos to a five-year ($100 million) contract in March 2022 with the hope of addressing that hole, but he failed to do so.

Phillies' Andrew Painter continues to show growth in loss to Guardians

White Sox back above .500 as Rikuu Nishida shines in MLB debut

Jake Irvin News / MLB Trade Rumors / May 24

Nationals Place Jake Irvin On 15-Day Injured List

Prior to today’s game with the Braves, the Nationals announced that right-hander Jake Irvin had been placed on the 15-day injured list due to a strain in his throwing shoulder. Left-hander PJ Poulin was called up from Triple-A in the corresponding move.

James Wood News / Yardbarker / May 20