This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Nationals injury news and transactions.
LATEST INJURIES
LHP DJ Herz
Injury: Left UCL sprain
IL date: March 26 (60-day IL)
Expected return: 2026
Status: Underwent Tommy John surgery on April 16. (updated: April 16)
RHP Zach Brzykcy (Nationals’ No. 21 prospect)
Injury: Right quad strain
IL date: March 26 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 24)
Expected return: May-June
Status: Began rehab assignment with Single-A Fredricksburg on April 15. (updated: April 16)
INF Paul DeJong
Injury: Fractured nose
IL day: April 16 (10-day IL)
Expected return: May
Status: DeJong was hit in the face by a fastball from Mitch Keller on April 15. (updated: April 16)
RHP Orlando Ribalta
Injury: Right biceps strain
IL day: April 13, retroactive to April 10 (15-day IL)
Expected return: Late April
Status: Made his last appearance April 8 against the Dodgers, allowing one run on three hits and one walk with three strikeouts in three innings. (updated: April 13)
SS CJ Abrams
Injury: Right hip flexor strain
IL day: April 12 (10-day IL)
Expected return: Late April
Status: Left after the third inning of the series opener against Miami on April 11. The Nats are optimistic that Abrams will miss the minimum time. (updated: April 12)
RHP Michael Soroka
Injury: Right biceps strain
IL day: April 4, retroactive to April 1 (15-day IL)
Expected return: May
Status: Played catch on April 8 and felt good, according to manager Dave Martinez. (updated: April 11) More >
RHP Cade Cavalli (Nationals’ No. 7 prospect)
Injury: Tommy John surgery rehab
IL date: March 26 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 24)
Expected return: Second half 2025
Status: Bullpen session on April 11 followed his two-inning rehab outing on April 9 at the club’s Spring Training complex in West Palm Beach, Fla. (updated: April 11)
RHP Derek Law
Injury: Right forearm inflammation
IL date: March 26 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 24)
Expected return: May
Status: Experienced soreness in Spring Training; not cleared to throw. (updated: April 7)
INF/DH Andrés Chaparro
Injury: Left oblique strain
IL date: March 26 (10-day IL, retroactive to March 24)
Expected return: May
Status: Chaparro sustained the injury during batting practice on March 14. (updated: March 26)
RHP Mason Thompson
Injury: Tommy John surgery
IL date: Feb. 19 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Second half 2025
Status: Underwent second Tommy John surgery on right elbow, March 1, 2024; rehabbing at Nationals complex. (updated March 26)
RHP Josiah Gray
Injury: Right elbow/forearm flexor strain
IL date: Feb. 16 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Second half 2025
Status: Underwent Tommy John surgery and internal brace procedure on July 24, 2024; rehabbing at Nationals complex. (updated March 26)
RHP Travis Sykora (Nationals’ No. 1 prospect, MLB No. 66)
Injury: Labrum surgery in hip
Expected return: May
Status: Underwent a minor labrum procedure in his hip during the offseason. The 20-year-old would have been invited to Major League Spring Training otherwise. (updated Feb. 13)
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
April 16
• INF Paul DeJong: Placed on 10-day IL with fractured nose
• INF Trey Lipscomb: Recalled from Triple-A Rochester
April 13
• RHP Orlando Ribalta: Placed on 15-day IL with a right biceps strain
• RHP Cole Henry: Recalled from Triple-A Rochester
April 12
• SS CJ Abrams: Placed on 10-day IL with a right hip flexor strain
• INF Nasim Nuñez: Recalled from Triple-A Rochester