WASHINGTON – The Nationals are approaching the Draft this weekend with a new front office that brings plenty of experience to the process. In their first season with Paul Toboni as president of baseball operations and a revamped staff, the Nationals will begin this chapter with the No. 11 overall

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

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Gavin Fien has been tearing up Single-A in June. The Nationals’ No. 8 prospect went yard twice on Sunday, the first multi-homer game of his young career, to power Fredericksburg to a 3-0 win over Salem. Fien finished the day 2-for-4 with two RBIs on the pair of solo shots,

I don’t know about you, but Ethan Petry was definitely feeling 22 on Wednesday, assuming another trip around the sun provides a boost in home-run pop. Petry, the Nationals’ No. 13 prospect, hit a pair of big flies for Double-A Harrisburg in an 11-6 victory over Erie at FNB Field.

"Grass Routes" reaches its Season 2 conclusion with a visit to Rochester, N.Y. -- home of the world-famous (infamous?) Garbage Plate. After stops in Portland, Maine (Season 1), Asheville, Tulsa and Montgomery, the travelogue's fourth and final episode of the year features the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings, affiliate of the

If there were any questions about how Eli Willits would handle his recent promotion to High-A, he's answering them emphatically. Washington's No. 1 prospect went deep for a third consecutive game and for the fourth time this week for High-A Wilmington, which lost, 7-6, to Greensboro on Friday night at

Eli Willits is quickly making himself at home with High-A Wilmington. Willits -- the No. 1 pick from the 2025 Draft -- homered on Thursday to aid a 9-5 win for the Blue Rocks over Greensboro at First National Bank Field. It was already Willits’ third big fly in just

At an age when many kids might be finishing up their first year of college, Eli Willits is taking baseball by storm. The Nats' No. 1 prospect collected his first multihomer game as a pro and finished with three hits for High-A Wilmington, which fell to Greensboro, 4-3, on Wednesday

Two of the top picks in the 2025 MLB Draft and two of MLB Pipeline’s top prospects did battle on Tuesday in High-A. Seth Hernandez (PIT No. 1 prospect, MLB No. 3) took the bump for Greensboro, while Eli Willits (WSH No. 1, MLB No. 4) made his debut for

Between selecting Eli Willits with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft and dealing former ace MacKenzie Gore for a huge haul in the offseason, the Nationals have stocked up on Minor League talent recently. Now, Willits and Gavin Fien -- a key piece of the Gore

If you blinked, you might have missed it. Andrew Pinckney didn't just clobber a 2-1 fastball from Mets farmhand Xzavion Curry for a home run in the third inning of Triple-A Rochester's 9-8 victory in 11 innings over Syracuse at ESL Ballpark on Friday night. The Nationals' No. 20 prospect

After a game on May 16, Eli Willits experienced a spell of lower back tightness that did not require a stint on the injured list but led to a precautionary absence of four games (eight days) for the No. 1 overall pick in last year's Draft. It was tough timing

First baseman Abimelec Ortiz was one of the five prospects the Nationals received in the MacKenzie Gore trade and is the closest to the Majors of that quintet given that he is the only one at Triple-A Rochester. Right now, the Nats' No. 25 prospect is riding one heck of

The uniform may be different, but not much else has changed for Seaver King since he moved up to Triple-A last week. The Nationals No. 9 prospect has been raking for Rochester, just like he was for Double-A Harrisburg.

• Get tickets to a Minor League game King, 23, went

Making the decision to part ways with the All-Star ace of your staff is never an easy one, but when it comes to the Nationals, whose collective eyes are on the future, things have to be feeling pretty good right now. The organization dealt MacKenzie Gore to Texas during the

Four months ago, Devin Fitz-Gerald was a member of the Rangers organization, a highly regarded fifth-round pick from the 2024 Draft. Fast-forward to Tuesday night and the 20-year-old is arguably the fastest-rising star in the Nationals’ system, adding his first multihomer performance as a pro to his laundry list of

WILMINGTON, Del. – Nationals assistant general manager Devin Pearson faced a familiar question during his first Spring Training with the club.

• Get tickets to a Minor League game Before their arrival, the organization drafted Eli Willits (the No. 1 prospect in the system) and Coy James (No. 17) in

When the Nationals selected Eli Willits first overall in the 2025 Draft, they landed a player that evaluators thought could be the premier standout from the class in the long run. Yes, he was just 17 years old -- and will play the entirety of his first full pro campaign

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It's easy to forget that Eli Willits will spend the entirety of his first full season as a professional at 18 years old. It's even easier to forget how good he already is and how easy he makes the game look, until of course, he reminds you. Last year's first

Eli Willits has plus speed. And defenders need to be on high alert because of it. Willits, the No. 1 pick in the 2025 Draft, used every bit of his 60-grade wheels to record his first professional home run for Single-A Fredericksburg -- on an inside-the-parker.

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With the Minor League season kicking off, here's where the Nationals’ Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

1. Eli Willits (MLB No. 11), SS -- Fredericksburg (Single-A)
2. Travis Sykora (MLB No. 52), RHP -- Injured (Tommy John rehab)
3. Harry Ford (MLB No. 68), C -- Rochester (Triple-A)