The Nationals announced they have reinstated Patrick Corbin from the COVID injured list. He will make his debut start on Saturday night against the Dodgers.
Free agent right-hander Anibal Sanchez suffered a finger injury during his showcase Saturday. The 37-year old Sanchez cut his finger just 13 pitches into the showcase, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports.
The Nationals were forced to postpone their first four games of the season due to the outbreak and returned to play earlier this week against the Atlanta Braves.
Jon Lester, Patrick Corbin, Josh Harrison, Josh Bell and Kyle Schwarber remain on the COVID IL.
The New York Mets and Washington Nationals had their regular-season opening series postponed last week due to COVID-19 concerns impacting Washington. MLB confirmed the makeup dates for those games on Wednesday.
The Nationals have been given permission by their local government to have 5,000 fans at their ballpark, which is roughly how many attended Tuesday’s game.
The Washington Nationals had to wait through four postponed games due to COVID-19 issues, but they opened their season with a curly W in dramatic fashion.
The Nats raised their World Series champions banner... then things took a turn ... and then they turned again
(CBSLA) — It was an eventful opening weekend for Major League Baseball. All but two teams got in their first series, which, in the age of COVID, has to be considered a success.
The Washington Nationals placed 10 players on the injured list Tuesday amid a COVID-19 outbreak...
Four Nationals players have tested positive for COVID-19 and another seven were quarantined after being deemed close contacts. The team has not indicated which players are affected.
Four Nationals players are said to have tested positive, with several more in the organization being deemed close contacts who are also going through protocol.
Despite being let go by them in January, popular reporter Dan Kolko will be part of MASN’s coverage of the Washington Nationals this season after all. Kolko made the announcement on Twitter Tuesday hours before Washington is set to finally open their season against the Atlanta Braves.
The Washington Nationals had their season-opening home series versus the New York Mets postponed due to what was initially feared to be a "major" COVID-19 outbreak.
The Washington Nationals have been given the green light to start their 2021 season amid the club’s COVID-19 outbreak. The Nationals will take field for the first time against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday.
At least one more player from the expected Opening Day roster will thus be unavailable. Reports have suggested that upwards of nine players could miss time due to contact tracing protocols, so more moves may be coming.
As of now, Monday’s game has been postponed, but Tuesday’s game is set to be played. It’s unclear whether Monday’s game will be made up this week.
Major League Baseball has announced the Washington Nationals are cleared to start their 2021 season Tuesday against the Atlanta Braves. The Nationals were slated to open their season against the New York Mets this past weekend.
Monday’s game between the Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals in DC has been postponed, according to Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic. The Nationals are aiming to play the Braves Tuesday.
The Washington Nationals will reportedly have to wait a bit longer to start their 2021 season. According to
Nationals pitching prospect Mason Denaburg recently underwent Tommy John surgery. This is the latest injury in a career that has been riddled with health problems so far.
Amid protocols, the Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves were waiting, as of Sunday afternoon, to see if their upcoming series would begin as scheduled on Monday.
Kyle Schwarber, Jon Lester, Josh Harrison and Alex Avila are among the players expected to be sidelined if the Nationals begin play early next week.
There are new concerns at least one more Nationals player has tested positive for the virus and contact tracing is underway to determine what other teammates might need to be held out.
Scherzer has earned two of his three Cy Young Awards with the Nats and, of course, helped lead the team to a World Series title in 2019.
The heart and soul of Washington’s operation is starting pitching. The team will go as its rotation goes.
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