For the first time in recent years, projecting the Nationals’ direction at the Trade Deadline is not clear cut. After being sellers since 2021, the Nationals have exceeded expectations and are playing around .500 baseball. They are tied for the league’s leading offense, led by All-Stars James Wood and CJ

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for July 14: 1. Tim Hudson (1975) Over 17 seasons, Hudson went 222-133 with a 3.49 ERA and 57.9 bWAR

PHILADELPHIA -- Royals slugger Jac Caglianone succinctly summed up White Sox rookie All-Star Munetaka Murakami. “[He has a] perfect home run swing,” Caglianone said.

PHILADELPHIA -- As teenagers, CJ Abrams, Corbin Carroll, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Riley Greene and Bobby Witt Jr. helped take the baseball world by storm. As adults, they are sharing the honor of being recognized as Major League Baseball’s top talents. Before they were MLB All-Stars this season, they were members of

WASHINGTON – If the Nationals were a basketball team, CJ Abrams would be their point guard. With the ability to converse with his teammates in not one, but two languages, the All-Star shortstop is like an extra coach on the field for manager Blake Butera. “Let’s say one of our

Day 1 of the 2026 Draft included the Nationals' picks from Rounds 1-4, including Chris Hacopian at No. 11 overall. Day 2 spanned Rounds 5-20, and you can see every pick the Nationals made here.

WASHINGTON – The seven-hour drive went by quickly. After the grind of 559 Minor League games and 77 winter ball contests over the past seven years, a car ride from Rochester, N.Y., to Washington, D.C., was a breeze. First baseman/designated hitter Abimelec Ortiz, the Nationals’ No. 25 prospect, was called

WASHINGTON -- Chris Hacopian has been to Nationals Park many times. Growing up in Potomac, Md., and attending Winston Churchill High School, Nationals baseball was in his backyard. The 21-year-old admired Ian Desmond and Danny Espinosa and, inspired by a heroic World Series run, idolized Howie Kendrick.

WASHINGTON – Foster Griffin’s comeback season continued with him being named to the 2026 All-Star Game. The 30-year-old southpaw has excelled in his return to the Major Leagues after pitching the past three seasons in Japan. Griffin is 10-2 with a 2.77 ERA in 19 starts across 110 1/3 innings.

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for July 10: 1. Andre Dawson (1954) Dawson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010 as

WASHINGTON -- With a swing of the bat, CJ Abrams and Luis García Jr. both set career highs in the Nationals’ lopsided 8-2 win over the Astros on Wednesday. They are the latest in a series of Nats players reaching career milestones before the All-Star break.

WASHINGTON -- Jake Irvin was the first player manager Blake Butera saw arrive at Nationals Park on Wednesday. Irvin was trying to treat it like another afternoon, but Butera noticed an extra level of intensity in the right-hander who has been sidelined since late May. “I understand. He's been out

WASHINGTON -- The Nationals' bullpen is constructed for relievers to pitch multiple innings. In order for that to work, the relievers need to be built up to do so. The day after right-hander Cole Henry threw 44 pitches across 1 2/3 innings and was subsequently optioned to Triple-A Rochester, manager

WASHINGTON – The Nationals are approaching the Draft this weekend with a new front office that brings plenty of experience to the process. In their first season with Paul Toboni as president of baseball operations and a revamped staff, the Nationals will begin this chapter with the No. 11 overall

WASHINGTON -- Finally, James Wood could savor this grand slam. The first of his career was an inside-the-park spectacular that had him hustling around the basepaths on May 19. There was no time to celebrate until he crossed home plate and caught his breath. On Monday night, he had an

WASHINGTON -- Following an appeal, right-hander Cade Cavalli began serving a five-game suspension on Monday stemming from the fracas between the Nationals and Red Sox last Tuesday at Fenway Park. Cavalli initially was suspended for seven games for his actions initiating and during the benches-clearing incident that centered around him

BOSTON -- On July 1, two players who made the Opening Day roster hit their first home run of the season. Andres Chaparro and Nasim Nuñez connected on their first dingers in the Nationals’ 10-2 win over the Red Sox on Wednesday afternoon at Fenway Park.

BOSTON -- Cade Cavalli and Nationals president of baseball operations Paul Toboni addressed the media on Wednesday, the morning after a benches-clearing fracas at Fenway Park that was prompted by Cavalli shouting “Sit down, boy!” at Boston's Willson Contreras after a strikeout. “I'm extremely torn up about the way that

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BOSTON -- Things got heated at Fenway Park on Tuesday night, when Nationals righty Cade Cavalli struck out Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras looking on a 3-2 sweeper to get the second out of the fourth inning. What initially looked like a routine strikeout became a lot more when

BOSTON – In a game marred by a benches-clearing melee, Nationals starting pitcher Cade Cavalli delivered a career-best 13-strikeout performance as Washington topped the Red Sox, 8-1, on Tuesday night at Fenway Park. Cavalli retired 19 batters in a row to conclude a seven-inning outing. He allowed just one hit

BOSTON – Left-hander Mitchell Parker was diagnosed with a Grade 3 UCL sprain on Tuesday. The likely course of action will be undergoing Tommy John surgery. Parker exited Sunday’s game in Baltimore following a sudden plummet in velocity. He was placed on the 15-day injured list with left elbow inflammation

BOSTON – James Wood went exploring on Monday. He walked over to the Fenway Park bleachers and made his way up to Section 42. In Row 37, Seat 21 is painted a distinguishable red. It represents a feat that lives in baseball lore: the location of Ted Williams’ 502-foot home

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WASHINGTON – The Nationals had seen this ending before. Unfortunately for them, it happened twice in the previous two days. The Nationals’ bullpen blew a late-inning lead against the Phillies and allowed a go-ahead homer in the ninth inning for the third game in a row – this time, on