Every year, Major League teams draft players hoping they will make an impact on their success -- that kind of future star that can bring championships to an organization. From players who helped the Nationals get to the playoffs to those who helped them win the World Series, take a

The Opening Day game is filled with excitement and new opportunities for the season ahead, highlighted by fanfare and even first pitches thrown by U.S. Presidents. Whether at home or on the road, the Nationals have had memorable moments from the first game of the year.

There are players who don’t need very long to make an impression on their team. Over the Nationals’ team history (2005-present), emerging young talents and veterans alike have stood out in their debut seasons in Washington. This list covers position players and pitchers, and there were a lot of strong

The trade market can be utilized to add a missing piece to a contender or overhaul an organization. Over the years, the Nationals have done both. MLB.com looks at the 10 trades with the biggest impact in Nationals history (2005-present):

For all the home runs, grand slams and standout at-bats, there were plenty of performances to choose from for the Nationals' best regular-season single-game hitting performances. Take a look back at some of the most memorable days at the plate in team history (2005-present).

With Cy Young Award winners, All-Stars and Hall of Fame-caliber pitchers taking the mound for the Nationals, there is no shortage of noteworthy performances in team history (2005-present). Here is a look at five regular-season outings that stand out from the rest.

After a memorable Major League debut in September 2025 that included five scoreless innings, left-hander Andrew Alvarez began this past season in Triple-A Rochester. He’d get called up again -- and then sent back down a few times. Each stint was a learning experience. By the end of this season,

Nationals Park opened nearly two decades ago on March 30, 2008, in the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. Since then, it has been the home to historical no-hitters, dramatic walk-off homers and franchise-changing postseason wins, just to name a few feats. Take a look at the most memorable moments that

From 00 to 99, Nationals players have chosen uniform numbers to represent themselves on the baseball field. Here's a look back at the top players to wear each number since 2005. 00: OF Brandon Watson, 2005-07 Watson appeared in 39 games with a .198 batting average across two stints in

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James Wood has shown the baseball world how dominant he can be. He catapulted to the top of the leaderboards early this season, earned his second All-Star selection and finished the year with 30 home runs, 30 doubles and 21 stolen bases -- in spite of being sidelined for nearly

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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 Oct. 18. 1) Candy Cummings (1848) William Arthur Cummings, the only Hall of Famer born on Oct. 18, is

Last week, I covered the National League Division Series between the Brewers and Padres, which meant witnessing firsthand Jacob Misiorowski repeatedly hit 100-plus on the radar gun. In fact, Miz set a record for the fastest pitch thrown in the postseason -- a cool 104.8 mph. As I watched the

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SAN DIEGO -- Sometimes, the playoffs come down to a game of inches. Manny Machado smashed a potential game-tying fly ball to deep center field in the eighth inning that would have tied up Game 4 of the National League Division Series if it ... just … kept … going.

SAN DIEGO – For 365 days a year, Mason Miller is focused on being a dominant closer. Oct. 6, 2026, was different, though. He became a dad.

In 2025, right-hander Jack Sinclair was invited to Nationals Major League Spring Training. He began the season in Triple-A Rochester, but was sent down to Double-A Harrisburg that July for the remainder of the year. This year, Sinclair was not invited back to Major League camp. He spent his Spring

SAN DIEGO – There is the phrase “Act like you’ve been there before.” Well, Xander Bogaerts actually has – and it showed in big moments of the Padres’ 4-3 Game 3 win over the Brewers on Tuesday to stave off elimination in the National League Division Series.

SAN DIEGO -- Ty France cemented his place in postseason baseball lore by being robbed of a home run during Game 1 of the National League Division Series in a way so unique, who knows if we will see it again. A cable on the roof, really? France could have

MILWAUKEE -- There is a win probability chart that illustrates the roller coaster of each Major League game -- the ups, the downs, the rallies and the comebacks that fall short.

MILWAUKEE -- In an ideal world for the Padres, they would be entering Game 2 of the National League Division Series against the Brewers with a 1-0 lead. But after missed opportunities culminated in a 3-2 loss on Saturday night, they still go into Sunday’s matinee confident they can send

MILWAUKEE – The Padres are giving the ball to veteran left-hander Robbie Ray to start Game 1 of the National League Division Series vs. the Brewers on Saturday. “I was excited to get Game 1,” Ray said on Friday afternoon. “Super thrilled for the opportunity and the trust that this

WASHINGTON – The Nationals’ final game of the 2026 season embodied a characteristic first-year manager Blake Butera has lauded. Trailing 4-1 in the second inning, the Nationals fought back to tie the game in the third, and Andrés Chaparro hit his second homer of the day to put them on

WASHINGTON – Two months exactly after he was acquired from the Red Sox, left-hander Connelly Early made his anticipated debut with the Nationals on Saturday afternoon. Early returned from left elbow inflammation, for which he had been sidelined since July 1, in the Nats' 7-1 loss to the Mets in