The Washington Nationals placed All-Star left-hander MacKenzie Gore on the 15-day injured list Saturday with inflammation in his pitching shoulder. Right-hander Mason Thompson was recalled from Triple-A Rochester to take the roster spot of Gore, who has struggled mightily since pitching in the All-Star Game last month.
This weekend could be an important one for injured Washington Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz. Ruiz has been on the Nationals’ 7-day concussion injury list since July 6 and this weekend he is with the team in Tampa Bay to face the Rays.
At the beginning of the season, one of the Nationals team goals was to hit for more power. Last season, the Nats finished second to last in home runs, only two homers ahead of the historically bad White Sox.
The Washington Nationals will look to snap a six-game losing streak when they host the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday afternoon. The Nationals out-hit the Rays 12-8 on Friday night but went 0-for-12 with runners in scoring position in a 4-1 loss.
The Washington Nationals lost their 81st game of the season to the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 on Friday night. The loss is nothing new for a Nationals team that has struggled all season.
The Washington Nationals are going to use the remainder of the 2025 regular season as a way to evaluate the roster and see who should be part of their core moving forward.
The Washington Nationals have had a pretty brutal 2025 campaign in many different ways, mostly via injuries and just overall poor production from the team.
Pitching was a known issue for the Washington Nationals before the 2025 season, and based on what's occurred throughout the campaign, it will remain an area of need heading into the winter.
There are some more highly touted, harder throwing pitching prospects in the Nationals organization, but left hander Jake Bennett has been one of the best performers.
Washington Nationals top prospect and 2025 first overall draft pick Eli Willits made headlines when he went 3-for-4 in his Single-A debut on Aug. 21, and he's continued to showcase his tantalizing long-term potential ever since.
Despite only being 25 years old, Luis Garcia Jr. is the longest tenured Washington National. In the 2020 season, a 20 year old Garcia was rushed to the MLB, and he has more or less been a fixture since then.
The Washington Nationals need help in their starting rotation. Beyond the breakout season of MacKenzie Gore, the outlook is bleak with both Jake Irvin and Mitchell Parker taking steps back this year, calling into question what their viability looks like going forward.
A day off to reset might not be enough for the Washington Nationals after their recent streak of games. Their pitching staff has allowed 35 runs in the last five contests, resulting in a five-game losing streak heading into their next series with the Tampa Bay Rays.
After nearly 3 months on the IL with an oblique injury, Dylan Crews made his return to the Nationals lineup on August 14th against the Philadelphia Phillies, where he went 1-4, stealing a base and drawing a walk.
It was not a good day at the ballpark for the Washington Nationals on Wednesday. Looking to avoid a sweep at the hands of the New York Yankees by getting
At just 17 years old, Eli Willits has shown elite contact skills since becoming a pro. While he is not impacting the ball much, he is spraying it all over the yard and making a ton of contact.
CJ Abrams was traded to the Washington Nationals in 2022 as part of one of the biggest trades in MLB history. After spending three full seasons with the Washington Nationals, fans have shown their love for Abrams and how he has become a face of the franchise.
The Nationals are going to select catcher C.J. Stubbs to the roster, reports Andrew Golden of The Washington Post. He will take the active roster spot of fellow backstop Drew Millas, who suffered a finger fracture earlier today.
Daylen Lile hit an RBI single in the ninth inning and then scored the go-ahead run on a throwing error, lifting the visiting Washington Nationals to a 5-4 win against the Philadelphia Phillies in the opener of a three-game series on Friday.