WASHINGTON -- Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz, who has a history of concussions, exited Wednesday’s matinee against the Braves after being struck in the facemask by an Ozzie Albies foul tip in the fourth inning. Ruiz immediately threw his mask off and stood leaning over with both hands on his knees.

WASHINGTON – The FaceTime call informing Yohandy Morales he was being promoted to the Major Leagues may have frozen, but Morales stayed hot at the plate in his debut. Morales smashed a Statcast-projected 407-foot home run off Braves right-hander AJ Smith-Shawver for his first career hit in the third inning

WASHINGTON -- Following a late scratch Monday due to back tightness, CJ Abrams returned to the Nationals’ starting lineup on Tuesday -- at shortstop. Expect Abrams to play both middle infield positions the remainder of the season.

WASHINGTON -- Javier Sanoja’s ground ball bounced directly to shortstop, where Nasim Nuñez was positioned to quickly turn it to second base. CJ Abrams received the ball with his left foot planted on the bag and fired the throw to first baseman Andrés Chaparro for a 6-4-3 double play. Two

WASHINGTON – A familiar home-run swing was back in the box on Sunday. Nationals outfielder James Wood made his first rehab appearance with Double-A Harrisburg since sustaining a left oblique strain on Aug. 3.

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WASHINGTON – Nationals ace Cade Cavalli had hurled four-no hit innings when his start on Saturday was cut short by a comebacker.

WASHINGTON – In the midst of playing 16 games in 16 days, the Nationals pushed their clubhouse report time back on Friday to create a semblance of an off-day following a Thursday matinee. Manager Blake Butera noticed rookie starting pitcher Jackson Kent still showed up early. Kent’s responsibilities hadn’t changed,

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The Nationals are still working toward CJ Abrams shifting from shortstop to second base. The earliest they expect Abrams to debut at the new position is Wednesday, manager Blake Butera said on Tuesday. “I’m not ruling that out, but it depends how the work goes today,” Butera said before the

Battling through a third consecutive season of injuries, Josiah Gray began a rehab assignment with Single-A Fredericksburg on Tuesday. The right-hander pitched one inning out of the bullpen against the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers (White Sox). He allowed two hits and one run, with no walks and one strikeout. Gray threw

NEW YORK – The Nationals are looking for offense in the wake of James Wood being sidelined and the team trading Luis Garcia Jr. and Curtis Mead. The platoon of righty-hitting Andrés Chaparro and lefty-hitting Abimelec Ortiz has stepped up. “We’re going to do everything we can with the guys

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NEW YORK – Needing to cover at least 7 1/3 innings following Brad Lord’s pitch-heavy, abbreviated start, the Nationals had extra bullpen depth to work with since the Trade Deadline. Among their moves, the Nationals had acquired left-hander Will Dion from the Guardians in the Foster Griffin deal and right-hander

NEW YORK – The Nationals are moving two-time All-Star CJ Abrams from shortstop to second base. Manager Blake Butera made the announcement on Friday prior to the Nationals’ 124th game of the season. Nasim Nuñez will shift from second base to shortstop.

NEW YORK -- Left-hander DJ Herz went six up, six down in his second rehab assignment outing on Friday night with Double-A Harrisburg. Herz is working back from undergoing Tommy John surgery in April 2025.

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

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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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WASHINGTON – The Nationals’ decision to pitch a bullpen game on Sunday gave the team an extended look at the new makeup of its relievers since Monday’s Trade Deadline. Four relief pitchers combined to clinch the series sweep (the club's first at home this season and first overall since April

WASHINGTON -- Nationals manager Blake Butera found himself in an unusual scenario watching the game on Monday. Instead of the dugout, he was sitting in his office digesting his first Major League ejection when starting left-hander Andrew Alvarez entered the visitors’ clubhouse at Citizens Bank Park. The rookie had just

PHILADELPHIA – There are five tools that are traditionally used to evaluate a baseball player. Nationals manager Blake Butera has identified a sixth for rookie outfielder Andrew Pinckney.

PHILADELPHIA – On Wednesday night, it took 11 innings and a pinch-hit appearance from Thursday’s starting pitcher (yes, you read that correctly) for the Nationals to snap a seven-game losing skid. The 10-4 victory over the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park was the result of a true team effort --