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Washington Nationals News / Federal Baseball / July 1

Washington Nationals Head Home After Solid West Coast Trip To Take On Tigers

After their first series win in almost a month, the Nats look to keep the momentum going against the best team in baseball, the Detroit Tigers It certainly didn’t come easy, but the Nationals finally ended their consecutive series losses streak of 7 with a 7-4 victory in Anaheim on Sunday.

Washington Nationals News / Federal Baseball / July 1

Travis Sykora, Marquis Grissom Jr. to represent Washington Nationals in Futures Game

Nationals pitching prospects Travis Sykora and Marquis Grissom Jr. are headed to Atlanta for the Futures Game The Futures Game might be the coolest event of All-Star weekend.

James Wood News / Washington Nationals on SI / July 1

Nationals Star Rookie Matches Two Franchise Icons Over His First 162 Games

There haven't been very many bright sports for the Washington Nationals over the first several months of the 2025 season, but one of the few has been the blossoming of rookie outfielder James Wood into a bonafide star.

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Washington Nationals News / Federal Baseball / July 1

MLB Draft 2025: New mock has Washington Nationals selecting College World Series star

After dominating the College World Series, is LSU’s Kade Anderson the favorite to be selected first overall? With the College World Series wrapped up and the draft about two weeks away, it is now peak mock draft season.

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Who should be the starting MLB All-Stars at every position?

The starting lineups for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game are set to be revealed on July 6. While the fans have their say for the starting lineups, the most deserving All-Star starters could be very different than the actual starters.

Washington Nationals News / Washington Nationals on SI / July 1

Five Washington Nationals Who Could be Dealt as MLB Trade Deadline Approaches

The Washington Nationals are clearly sellers going into the MLB trade deadline. The only question is how much will they sell? The Nationals have a young core of players that are basically untouchable.

Washington Nationals News / Athlon Sports / June 30

Nationals Give James Wood New Nickname After Joining Barry Bonds

James Wood is in his first full MLB season after debuting for the Washington Nationals on July 1, 2024. The 6-foot-7 outfielder recorded an opposite-field single in his first at-bat and made his debut as MLB’s No.

Kyle Finnegan News / Washington Nationals on SI / June 30

Kyle Finnegan Gives His Thoughts on Struggles of Young Nationals Relievers

Even though the Washington Nationals weren't expected to contend in any way this year, that doesn't make the losing any more bearable. And it's the way they've lost at times this season that has been frustrating.

Washington Nationals News / Federal Baseball / June 30

The anatomy of the Washington Nationals epic June swoon

The Nationals had a brutal month of June. I broke down how things went off the rails for Davey Martinez and company When the month of June started, there was a lot of optimism surrounding the Washington Nationals.

Washington Nationals News / Washington Nationals on SI / June 30

Nationals Have Two Prospects Heading to MLB All-Star Futures Game This Season

The Washington Nationals have had a pretty tough season so far in 2025, but one of the most hopeful things surrounding the squad is their young core. Between

Washington Nationals News / Federal Baseball / June 30

Washington Nationals have a new corporate shirt sponsor

At long last, the Washington Nationals have decided to put a corporate sponsor on their shirts and get the money that comes with it Heading into the 2025 MLB season, 25 of the 30 teams had corporate sponsors who advertised on the teams jersey.

Washington Nationals News / Washington Nationals on SI / June 30

Top NCAA Coach Thinks Nationals' First Overall Pick in MLB Draft Is Clear

The Washington Nationals hold the first overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft and have the opportunity to add another young, talented piece to their rebuild.

Washington Nationals News / MLB on ClutchPoints / June 30

James Wood makes unthinkable history not seen since Barry Bonds

22-year-old slugger James Wood has played in 163 career games and the Washington Nationals’ left fielder has already found himself on the same list as Barry Bonds.

Washington Nationals News / Washington Nationals on SI / June 30

Nationals Reveal Major Uniform Change, Become Latest Team to Add Jersey Sponsor

The Washington Nationals have announced a partnership which will put a sponsor on their jerseys and make them the 26th team to have that be the case. According

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Kyle Finnegan News / Federal Baseball / June 30

Kyle Finnegan had a heroic effort for the Washington Nationals

Kyle Finnegan had the best performance of his career in an awesome three inning outing When Kyle Finnegan came in, his job was not to get the save, but to make sure the game stayed tied.

James Wood News / Washington Nationals on SI / June 30

Washington Nationals Superstar Ties Unlikely MLB Record in Victory over Angels

For Washington Nationals outfielder James Wood, the name of the game is slugging the baseball, and he’s really good at it. But, on Sunday, he had to learn some patience.

MLB News / Yardbarker / June 30

Tarik Skubal makes more history in dominant performance

Tigers' Tarik Skubal makes more history in latest dominant performance

Something that should surprise no one at this point, ace Tarik Skubal led the Detroit Tigers to a win on Sunday.

Matthew Liberatore, Nolan Gorman complete Cards' first sweep of Guardians

Dodgers win sixth straight series, extend Royals' misery

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MLB News / Field Level Media / June 29

Nationals score three in 11th to complete comeback vs. Angels

Drew Millas' tiebreaking RBI double in the 11th inning helped the Washington Nationals secure a 7-4 comeback victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday in Anaheim, Calif.