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Cavalli, Contreras receive 7-game suspensions after benches-clearing incident

5:36 PM EDT

Discipline has been issued to members of the Boston Red Sox and the Washington Nationals as a result of the on-field incident that occurred in the bottom of the fourth inning of Tuesday night’s game at Fenway Park. Michael Hill, Senior Vice President of On-Field Operations for Major League Baseball,

The Draft Top 250 is out! For the 1st time all year, there's a new No. 1

8:29 PM EDT

Roch Cholowsky entered 2026 as the strongest favorite to go first overall in the Draft at the outset of a year since Adley Rutschman in 2019. He's still the best all-around college shortstop since Troy Tulowitzki two decades ago, he led UCLA to a No. 1 ranking from the preseason

Stream Nats games on Nationals.TV for new low price of $54.99

July 1, 2026

A new era of watching Nationals baseball is here, and Nationals.TV has you covered all season long.

'Pretty lit': Pair of Nats' 1st HRs of season kick off rout of Sox

July 1, 2026

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.

'It'll never happen again': Cavalli, GM Toboni address comments, brawl

July 1, 2026

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

With voting over, here’s how the All-Star teams are selected

12:00 PM EDT

The American League and National League rosters for the 2026 All-Star Game presented by Mastercard will be announced on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on FOX. If you want to know how the starters will be chosen, and how the remaining players will be picked, for the July 14 Midsummer

Beltway rivals O's, Nats complete trade for 1st time ever

July 1, 2026

BALTIMORE -- For the first time since the Nationals arrived in Washington in 2005, the club has completed a trade with its closest geographical MLB counterpart. On Wednesday, the Orioles sent right-hander Kyle Nicolas to the Nats in exchange for Minor League infielder Randal Diaz. Nicolas was optioned to Triple-A

Latest Nationals injuries & transactions

June 30, 2026

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

All you need to know for Star-Spangled Sunday

@ByJasonFoster
9:47 PM EDT

What better way to celebrate America's 250th birthday weekend than with the national pastime all in one place? That's the idea behind NBC/Peacock's "Star-Spangled Sunday" on July 5, when the network will use its platforms (NBC, Peacock, NBCSN) to show all 15 MLB games on the schedule, with most of

Team-by-team breakdown of every player headed to Futures Game

12:00 PM EDT

The best prospect showcase of the year is just 11 days away. Fifty of the most talented players in the Minor Leagues will square off in the 27th annual Futures Game presented by Nike, scheduled for noon ET at Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park on July 12, part of All-Star Week.

Toboni previews his first Trade Deadline with Nats

July 1, 2026

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Cavalli K's career-high 13, shrugs off fourth-inning dust-up with Contreras

July 1, 2026

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

2026 All-Star Futures Game rosters revealed

12:00 PM EDT

Playing in a city so defined by its history, the next generation of baseball's stars will put the sport's future on full display. The 2026 All-Star Futures Game rosters were announced Wednesday morning with 38 of the 50 selected players on the American and National League teams coming from MLB

Benches clear at Fenway as things get heated after Willson Contreras strikes out

July 1, 2026

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

Parker diagnosed with Grade 3 UCL strain, likely to undergo Tommy John surgery

June 30, 2026

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

Wood crushes monster leadoff HR -- with inspiration from Teddy Ballgame

June 30, 2026

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

NEW: Updated Top 100 Prospects list -- highest risers, new faces and more

June 29, 2026

It’s about to be a big month in this neck of the woods. The 2026 Draft begins Saturday, July 11 as part of All-Star Weekend in Philadelphia, the All-Star Futures Game will be held one day later as part of the same festivities and all the way through the rest

Caminero, García Jr. slug way to Player of the Week honors

June 29, 2026

Rays third baseman Junior Caminero and Nationals first baseman Luis García Jr. hit home runs in bunches last week. That’s why they received Player of the Week honors in the AL and NL, respectively, on Monday. Meanwhile, when Phillies center fielder Derek Hill reached over the wall to bring back

For Butera, upcoming Boston series calls to mind 'all-time favorite player'

June 29, 2026

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Plate discipline key to García Jr.'s success as he homers twice more vs. O's

June 28, 2026

BALTIMORE -- Whether he earns monthly honors, Luis García Jr. will be remembered as the Nats’ own “player of the month” for June. Blasting a pair of long balls for his third multi-homer game of the year (and home runs No. 10 and 11 of the month) in Washington’s 6-4

Williams makes first rehab start of season for Single-A Nats

June 28, 2026

BALTIMORE -- The Nationals are one step closer to getting one of their veteran starters back on the bump. Trevor Williams, who underwent an internal brace procedure on July 17, 2025, after suffering a partial UCL tear in his right elbow, made his first rehab start on Sunday at Single-A

Checkmate! Griffin gameplans way to more Nats history in 10-inning nailbiter

June 27, 2026

BALTIMORE -- Foster Griffin and Zack Littell both sat hunched over a small round table in the visitors’ clubhouse on Saturday afternoon. There was little conversation between the two starters; they were immersed in a game of chess. Watching Griffin pitch, as he did in the Nationals’ 4-3 win over

Eli Willits electrifies with leadoff inside-the-park homer at High-A

@JesseABorek
June 28, 2026

Eli Willits and inside-the-park home runs will always have something of a connection, considering that’s how MLB’s No. 4 prospect collected his first professional roundtripper back on April 15. In the more than two months since, the first overall pick from the 2025 Draft swatted 10 homers over various fences