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 Jan. 22: 1) Amos Strunk (1889) A Philly native, Strunk began his 17-season career in 1908 with the Philadelphia

WASHINGTON -- For players on non-contending teams, there’s one goal for September: finish strong and set the tone for the offseason. Hurston Waldrep did just that on Wednesday afternoon, falling one strikeout shy of matching his career high in Atlanta’s 9-4 series finale win over Washington at Nationals Park. The

WASHINGTON -- Neither a two-hour rain delay prior to first pitch nor consistent rain early in Game 2 of the Braves’ split doubleheader vs. the Nats mattered to Chris Sale on Tuesday night. The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner did what he does best: he shoved.

WASHINGTON -- For the first time since September 2023, when he set the Braves’ single-season record for home runs, Matt Olson homered in four straight games. A fifth, though, was not meant to be. Olson went yard to cap a five-run fourth inning for Atlanta in its 6-3 win in

WASHINGTON -- When Matt Olson crushed a three-run homer in the top of the fifth inning on Monday night at Nationals Park, it wasn’t just any home run. It was his fifth homer in his past nine games, and his third straight game with a home run. The last time

WASHINGTON -- Anyone around the Nationals when Nasim Nuñez is in the Majors will tell you, he is an entity unto himself. Earlier this season, Nuñez endeared himself to some when he dropped the phrase “aura farming” in an on-field interview. Shortly after, he also said the team had known

WASHINGTON -- No matter what happens this offseason, Brandon Lowe will be remembered in Rays history. Lowe, who has a club option for 2026, hit his fifth career grand slam (all with Tampa Bay) in the Rays’ 7-4 victory over the Nats in the series finale on Sunday afternoon at

WASHINGTON -- When Josh Lowe stepped to the plate on Saturday afternoon at Nationals Park, it’s likely few were expecting him to snag an extra-base hit -- certainly not in the first inning. But Lowe, who had just two homers in his previous 46 games, defied expectations. Lowe smashed a

WASHINGTON -- Adrian Houser was in a jam. With two outs and the bases loaded in the fourth inning at Nationals Park, he desperately needed a quick out -- and he got it.

WASHINGTON -- Just after 9 a.m. ET on Monday morning, as many were in their morning commute, a group of about 100 women was preparing for a different job. They were getting ready to play baseball.

WASHINGTON -- Maybelle Blair took the field at Nationals Park early Monday morning to do something she has done countless times before: deliver the ceremonial first pitch before a professional baseball game. This time was different. This time was special. When Blair delivered the first pitch to baseball icon Mo’ne

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 Aug. 22.

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WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- As the Mets ventured around the Little League complex early Sunday ahead of the Little League Classic, Mark Vientos hesitated. Was he going to slide down the famous hill at Lamade Field? Vientos had always wanted to as a kid, but he’d never gotten the chance. Still,

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- As the Little League World Series carries on in the heart of Pennsylvania, a new group of kids -- or, rather, former kids -- descended on Williamsport on Sunday. As the sun emerged in the early morning, burning off the fog that rolled over the hills surrounding

WASHINGTON -- The Brewers leave the nation’s capital with some history of their own, setting a team record for most hits over a three-game span with 56 after their 14-3 win over the Nationals on Sunday. The Crew toppled their previous record of 52, which was done twice (Aug. 6-8,

WASHINGTON -- A second star player in the past three days has landed on the injured list for the Brewers, who placed rookie All-Star Jacob Misiorowski on the 15-day IL on Sunday morning with a left tibia contusion, retroactive to Thursday. It comes just two days after outfielder Jackson Chourio

WASHINGTON -- Right now, the Brewers are having fun. It’s a common occurrence in Milwaukee's clubhouse, both on the road and at home. But to have fun like this is important to perhaps no player more than to Brandon Woodruff.

WASHINGTON -- Too often, August can slip away like a moment in time -- especially in baseball season, when the push down the stretch is what teams are playing for.

WASHINGTON -- The Brewers placed outfielder Jackson Chourio on the 10-day injured list prior to their series opener vs. the Nationals on Friday, after the 21-year-old strained his right hamstring legging out a triple in Tuesday’s win to the Cubs. The club added outfielder Brandon Lockridge -- who was acquired

BALTIMORE -- When Triple-A Albuquerque manager Pedro Lopez asked infielder Warming Bernabel to come to his hotel room in Salt Lake City, the 23-year-old was greeted with some less-than-pleasant news: “You’ve been traded.” “I was like, ‘No way,’” Bernabel said via Rockies third-base coach Andy Gonzalez on Saturday. “Then he

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 22.

WASHINGTON -- The visiting clubhouse at Nationals Park was filled with music early Sunday morning. It started with Flo Rida’s “Low” (feat. T-Pain), then moved on to Kendrick Lamar’s “hey now,” which was followed by the likes of Ice Spice and more. This was how Padres ace Nick Pivetta chose

WASHINGTON -- The night after a miraculous ninth-inning rally to end a tie and secure the Padres’ first win of the second half, there was a less enthusiastic ending to San Diego’s first loss post-break. Not for any lack of trying, though.

WASHINGTON -- Welcome back, Slam Diego.