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It might only be December, but there’s a serious case of Draft fever ranging. The root cause is the release of MLB Pipeline’s new 2026 Top 100 Draft Prospects list. The fans are definitely aflame, though, by the upcoming MLB Draft Lottery, which will determine the order of who gets

Kyle Schwarber is one of the most highly sought-after free agents this winter. The slugging MVP finalist has teams around the league vying for his dominating offense and veteran leadership after smashing 56 home runs last season with the Phillies. Yet it was only five years ago that Schwarber was

The Rule 5 Draft can be a fascinating, if imperfect, process, and you only need to look at last year’s edition to see why. On one hand, the White Sox selected Shane Smith from the Brewers and watched him blossom into an All-Star before finishing with a 3.81 ERA and

With executives from all 30 teams set to descend on Orlando, Fla., for the annual Winter Meetings, the Hot Stove may be on the verge of heating up. Though some clubs have already made some moves this offseason, every team still has plenty of questions to answer between now and

Since their inaugural season in 2005, the Nationals have brought iconic moments to the nation’s capital. Here are 10 that stand out, in chronological order. First curly ‘W’ in team history In their second game since relocating to Washington, D.C., the Nationals earned their first win in team history on

When I was a kid, one of my favorite activities during long road trips with my family was Mad Libs. Remember that one? Every page was a story with a number of blank spaces, requiring players to fill those spaces in with different words to create the whole story. With

This page will be updated throughout the offseason with all the latest Nationals injury news and transactions.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. In the words of a great bird I once met, “Gobble, gobble.” Thanksgiving is not a holiday traditionally associated with baseball, but if you’re reading a baseball site on Thanksgiving Day, you know that in a just world, every holiday is one associated with baseball. So today,

For the eighth year, Washington Nationals Philanthropies is hosting its annual Turkeypalooza event in the DMV area. This week, Nationals Philanthropies will distribute 1,100 turkeys and thousands of pounds of food at four pickup locations during three days. CJ Abrams, James Wood and Ryan Zimmerman helped launch this year’s event

One of the big developments of the past year in baseball is how many young players have risen to the top of prospect rankings. A look at MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects list will show you just one player in the top 10 older than 21. Of course, while there's

Nine teams had managerial vacancies this offseason. All nine of those jobs are now filled. The Rockies became the last of the nine clubs to hire a new manager, making Warren Schaeffer their full-time skipper after he served as Colorado's interim manager for part of 2025. Six of the nine

The Nationals tendered contracts to all seven of their arbitration-eligible players, the team announced on Friday, the non-tender deadline. The Nats also agreed to a one-year deal with catcher Riley Adams. Adams, second baseman Luis García Jr., shortstop CJ Abrams, right-handers Cade Cavalli, Josiah Gray and Jake Irvin, and left-hander

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The Nationals protected a trio of prospects from the 2025 Rule 5 Draft on Tuesday. Washington selected the contracts of left-hander Jake Bennett (No. 10 prospect, per MLB Pipeline), outfielder Christian Franklin (No. 12) and right-hander Riley Cornelio. With these additions, the 40-man roster stands at 37. “When we think

WASHINGTON – Blake Butera sat at the dais in the press conference room at Nationals Park on Monday, looking out at the first two rows of seats filled by family. His relatives were there, his wife’s relatives were there, and -- snuggled up in a tiny Nationals jersey -- so

Kevin McGonigle left no doubt that he was the best prospect in the Arizona Fall League this season. Ranked second on MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects list, the Tigers infielder burnished his reputation as the best pure hitter in the Minor Leagues en route to winning Most Valuable Player honors.

While we’re sad to see another Arizona Fall League season come to an end -- No. 33 to be precise -- we’re still celebrating all of the impressive prospect performances we witnessed. Later this week, we’ll have a ranking of top prospects based more on long-term value. For now, we

The Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot for the 2026 Hall of Fame election was released on Monday, with 12 new names joining a group of 15 holdovers from the 2025 voting cycle. In both of the past two years, the BBWAA has elected three players, two of whom were

On the heels of a 2025 season that saw large viewership increases -- including the most watched postseason in eight years and a World Series Game 7 that was the most watched Major League Baseball game in 34 years -- MLB announced Wednesday that it has formed new three-year media

WASHINGTON -- Sean Doolittle’s connection with the Nationals continues. Doolittle will be a member of newly-hired manager Blake Butera’s 2026 coaching staff, president of baseball operations Paul Toboni said on Monday. Doolittle’s official title will be determined. He was hired as the pitching strategist on former manager Dave Martinez’s staff

The Rule 5 Draft protection deadline came and went Tuesday. As expected, all six eligible Top 100 prospects were added to their respective clubs’ 40-man rosters before the 6 p.m. ET closing bell. In total, 54 players ranked among their organizations’ Top 30 prospects were protected from the Rule 5

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One day after hiring their bench coach, Nationals president of baseball operations Paul Toboni and manager Blake Butera named Simon Mathews as their new pitching coach. Mathews, 30, was the Reds' assistant pitching coach this past season. “Simon brings a tremendous amount of knowledge and a wide range of experience