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WASHINGTON -- And for your Major League debut, you’ll be facing the best hitter on your playoff-contending hometown team. Think you can strike him out twice? No pressure, right? Nationals left-hander Jackson Kent attended Lake Park High School in Roselle, Ill., around 30 miles from Wrigley Field. He spent his

WASHINGTON – A week after he achieved 10 years of Major League service time, veteran right-hander Miles Mikolas was designated for assignment by the Nationals on Wednesday. The Nationals needed to clear a roster spot to call up No. 8 prospect Jackson Kent. The 23-year-old left-hander will make his Major

WASHINGTON -- The Nationals strategized a bullpen game on Sunday to sweep the Reds. That wasn’t Washington's game plan in the series opener against the Cubs on Tuesday at Nationals Park, but the club had to rely on its relievers more than intended. Starting right-hander Jake Irvin threw 88 pitches

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"There were just so many moments in college where he fired up the team with a big hit or a big home run." That's Reds ace Chase Burns talking about his former college teammate and current Nationals No. 4 prospect Seaver King. The shortstop certainly fired up Triple-A Rochester with

Four times earlier this season, Josh Hartle stepped on the mound and stared across at the Harrisburg Senators in the opposing dugout. But on Thursday night, he took the hill with high red socks and an “H” emblazoned on a cap of his own, having made his Nationals organization debut

PHILADELPHIA -- In a series of pitcher-heavy returns, the Nationals added four arms to their Top 30 prospects list at the conclusion of Monday's Trade Deadline. Of the 10 players acquired, nine are pitchers and six of them are still developing toward their Major League debuts.

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WEST SACRAMENTO -- Harry Ford didn’t have a ton of time to let his first Major League home run wash over him. Trotting around the bases and back into the visitors’ dugout at Sutter Health Park with two outs in the top of the fifth inning, the Nationals rookie had

The Nationals officially signed their first Draft pick in their new front office era. No. 11 overall pick Chris Hacopian from Potomac, Md., signed his contract at his hometown ballpark on Wednesday. To commemorate the special occasion, Hacopian toured the stadium with his family. Hacopian, a 21-year-old second baseman out

Day 1 of the 2026 Draft included the Nationals' picks from Rounds 1-4, including Chris Hacopian at No. 11 overall. Day 2 spanned Rounds 5-20, and you can see every pick the Nationals made here.

WASHINGTON – The seven-hour drive went by quickly. After the grind of 559 Minor League games and 77 winter ball contests over the past seven years, a car ride from Rochester, N.Y., to Washington, D.C., was a breeze. First baseman/designated hitter Abimelec Ortiz, the Nationals’ No. 25 prospect, was called

WASHINGTON -- Chris Hacopian has been to Nationals Park many times. Growing up in Potomac, Md., and attending Winston Churchill High School, Nationals baseball was in his backyard. The 21-year-old admired Ian Desmond and Danny Espinosa and, inspired by a heroic World Series run, idolized Howie Kendrick.

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