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WASHINGTON -- Nationals outfielder Jacob Young was scratched from the starting lineup ahead of Saturday's 7-1 loss to the Pirates at Nationals Park with left hand soreness. Dylan Crews, batting sixth, was moved to the center field spot vacated by Young and José Tena was inserted into the lineup batting

Trevor Williams, on his way back from his July 2025 right UCL internal bracing procedure, made his second rehab start on Friday night, this time with Double-A Harrisburg.

BOSTON – Left-hander Mitchell Parker was diagnosed with a Grade 3 UCL sprain on Tuesday. The likely course of action will be undergoing Tommy John surgery. Parker exited Sunday’s game in Baltimore following a sudden plummet in velocity. He was placed on the 15-day injured list with left elbow inflammation

BALTIMORE -- The Nationals are one step closer to getting one of their veteran starters back on the bump. Trevor Williams, who underwent an internal brace procedure on July 17, 2025, after suffering a partial UCL tear in his right elbow, made his first rehab start on Sunday at Single-A

WASHINGTON – During his rehab assignment, DJ Herz suffered a setback in his recovery from a left UCL sprain. The left-hander has been shut down after an MRI revealed a flexor muscle strain. Herz has been returned from his rehab assignment where he threw 2 2/3 innings in a June

ST. PETERSBURG -- After running full-speed into Tropicana Field’s left-center-field wall following a sensational catch in Saturday’s 4-3 victory over the Rays, Nationals center fielder Jacob Young said he felt much better on Sunday morning and doesn’t expect to miss any time. Young wasn’t in the lineup for Sunday afternoon’s

ST. PETERSBURG – With the expected starting pitcher sick and out of action Friday night, Nationals right-hander Miles Mikolas changed his routine. “Anything I can do to help this club win,’’ Mikolas said. “My body was clocked in at five days [since his last start]. I was ready to go.’’

WASHINGTON -- For the past 17 months, each day DJ Herz spent at the Nationals' training complex recovering from Tommy John surgery felt like “forever” to the southpaw. Then, on Tuesday, he looked up and he was in Fredericksburg, Va., to make his first rehab start above the Rookie level.

ATLANTA – Nationals right-handed pitcher Jake Irvin has been placed on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder strain. Irvin left Saturday’s game in the middle of the sixth inning after he threw one warmup pitch and felt what he described as “tightness.” Irvin underwent an MRI and was

ATLANTA -- It was an odd and somewhat bittersweet outing for Nationals starting pitcher Jake Irvin on Saturday. In his 11th start of the season, the right-hander earned his second win of 2026 (2-4) as the Nationals’ pitching staff one-hit the Braves in a 2-0 win at Truist Park.

WASHINGTON -- On a night when the Nationals had many chances to secure their first walk-off of the season, the attention following their 16-7 loss to the Mets in 12 innings was instead on Washington’s outfield situation. Two-time Gold Glove-finalist Jacob Young was hit by a pitch and exited in

MILWAUKEE – Left-hander Ken Waldichuk was diagnosed with left forearm tightness after leaving Sunday’s 8-6 win over the Brewers in the seventh inning. He was placed on the 15-day IL on Monday. Waldichuk, 28, has battled through a lengthy injury history. He underwent Tommy John surgery in 2024, and he

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Dylan Crews was scratched from Sunday’s game with soreness in his left thumb, but the Nationals received good news on the outfielder’s status on Monday. X-rays on Crews’ thumb were negative, and the outfielder could be back in the lineup on Wednesday or Thursday.

NEW YORK – Rookie Daylen Lile walked off the field on his own following a scary collision with the left-field side wall Sunday afternoon at Citi Field. The 22-year-old exited the game with a left knee contusion. “As soon as I made impact, I hit that wall pretty hard,” Lile

WASHINGTON -- The Nationals’ bullpen will be without one of its top arms for the remainder of the season. Cole Henry's rookie year came to a halt on Sunday with two weeks remaining in the regular season. The right-hander was placed on the 15-day injured list because of a back

MIAMI -- The Nationals have ace MacKenzie Gore back in the rotation. Gore, who was placed on the IL on Aug. 30 (retroactive to Aug. 27) with left shoulder inflammation, started Thursday’s game against the Marlins at loanDepot park. In a corresponding move, the Nationals optioned right-hander Orlando Ribalta to

MIAMI -- Washington catcher Riley Adams was removed from Tuesday night’s game against the Marlins in the bottom of the second inning after being hit in the groin area by a foul ball. Adams immediately went to the ground after being hit by the ricochet off Eric Wagaman’s bat, which

WILMINGTON, Del. -- Around 12:25 p.m. ET on Sunday afternoon, right-hander Josiah Gray walked into left field to warm up at Frawley Stadium wearing a No. 20 Blue Rocks uniform. At High-A Wilmington’s season finale, Gray was 40 minutes away from the end of a 17-month wait. Gray made his

WASHINGTON -- All-Star southpaw MacKenzie Gore is optimistic about returning to the mound this season after being placed on the 15-day injured list with left shoulder inflammation on Saturday, retroactive to Wednesday. “It’s something, the way it felt last start, where we needed to get an MRI,” Gore, 26, said

NEW YORK – It was not pretty watching the Nationals get thumped by the Yankees, 11-2, at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. Washington fell behind the eight ball starting in the first inning when right-hander Cade Cavalli allowed a leadoff homer to Trent Grisham. But it was the third inning

ST. LOUIS -- The Nationals are facing the concerning injuries of a starting pitcher and starting catcher this week. Right-hander Trevor Williams was diagnosed with a partial UCL tear; Keibert Ruiz was placed on the injured list for the second time in three weeks with a concussion.

WASHINGTON -- For the third straight day, the Nationals made some pregame roster moves, activating right-hander Mason Thompson from the 60-day injured list and optioning righty Zach Brzykcy to Triple-A Rochester before their 10-3 loss to the Red Sox at Nationals Park. To make room for Thompson on the 40-man

WASHINGTON -- The Nationals made some roster moves early Friday morning, activating catcher Keibert Ruiz from the injured list and placing righty Trevor Williams on the 15-day IL (right elbow sprain) prior to their 11-2 series-opener loss vs. the Red Sox at Nationals Park. In corresponding moves, right-hander Ryan Loutos