This page will be updated throughout the season with all the latest Nationals injury news and transactions.
LATEST INJURIES
RHP Jake Irvin
Injury: Right shoulder strain
IL date: May 24 (15-day IL)
Expected return: Mid-July
Status: Threw live batting practice on July 8 and will pitch in West Palm Beach over the All-Star break. (Last updated: July 10) More >>
RHP Max Kranick
Injury: Recovering from right elbow surgery
IL date: May 5 (15-day IL; May 25 transferred to 60-day IL)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Allowed one run on two hits and one walk with three strikeouts over 2 1/3 innings in a rehab appearance at Triple-A Rochester on July 8. (Last updated: July 8) More >>
RHP Trevor Williams
Injury: Right elbow sprain
IL date: Feb. 10 (60-day IL)
Expected return: 2026
Status: Threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings in a rehab start at Triple-A Rochester on July 8, allowing two hits with two strikeouts. (Last updated: July 8) More >>
LHP Richard Lovelady
Injury: Left triceps strain
IL date: June 29 (15-day IL)
Expected return: Second half
Status: Progressing with throwing activity as tolerated; threw out to 60 feet on July 3. (Last updated: July 6)
RHP Josiah Gray
Injury: Right flexor strain
IL date: March 23, retroactive to March 22 (60-day IL)
Expected return: 2026
Status: Progressing with throwing activity as tolerated from the Nationals' training complex. (Last updated: July 6)
LHP Mitchell Parker
Injury: Grade 3 UCL sprain
IL date: June 29 (15-day IL)
Expected return: Second half
Status: Parker most likely will undergo Tommy John surgery. He exited in the bottom of the seventh inning on June 28, after issuing a four-pitch walk in which he appeared in noticeable discomfort. (Last updated: June 30) More >>
RHP Jarlin Susana (Nationals' No. 3 prospect)
Injury: Right lat surgery
Expected return: 2026
Status: Threw off the mound for the first time last week, on schedule with throwing progression at the Nationals' training complex in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Last updated: June 12)
RHP Travis Sykora (Nationals' No. 2 prospect)
Injury: Right UCL reconstruction
Expected return: 2027
Status: On schedule with continuing his throwing progression at the Nationals' training complex in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Last updated: June 12)
LHP Ken Waldichuk
Injury: Left forearm tightness
IL date: April 16, retroactive to April 13 (60-day IL)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Underwent Tommy John surgery and internal brace procedure on April 20 to repair flexor tendon and UCL. (Last updated: April 24)
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
July 12
• 1B/DH Abimelec Ortiz: Recalled from Triple-A Rochester, then optioned to Rochester after the game More >>
• LHP Matt Krook: Designated for assignment
July 10
• LHP Tom Cosgrove: Contract selected from Triple-A Rochester
• RHP Jake Irvin: Transferred from 15-day IL to the 60-day IL
July 7
• LHP Matt Krook: Activated by the Nationals
July 6
• RHP Cole Henry: Recalled from Triple-A Rochester; optioned after game