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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.

PHILADELPHIA -- Nationals outfielder James Wood is heading to the injured list for the first time in his big league career. After exiting Monday's 6-3 loss to the Phillies experiencing discomfort on a swing, the two-time All-Star underwent an MRI exam on Tuesday that revealed the injury.

PHILADELPHIA -- Slugging outfielder James Wood tweaked his left side on a swing during Monday’s 6-3 loss to the Phillies and will undergo imaging. Wood felt the discomfort on the final pitch of his seventh-inning at-bat against left-hander Kyle Backhus, which resulted in a ground out to first base. Wood

WASHINGTON -- Trevor Williams was activated from the 60-day injury list Wednesday after recovering from a right elbow sprain that kept him out for more than a year. The right-hander pitched in his first game since July 2, 2025, retiring all four batters he faced in a 5-2 loss to

DENVER – There was a sigh of relief for the Nationals’ beleaguered bullpen on Monday when the results of lefty PJ Poulin’s MRI came back. The tests showed there was no damage to his UCL, and the injury was contained to the left flexor strain that was originally diagnosed on

WEST SACRAMENTO -- The Nationals’ embattled bullpen is down another key piece. Washington placed left-handed reliever PJ Poulin on the 15-day injured list with a left flexor strain, the club announced before Sunday’s 5-2 win over the Athletics at Sutter Health Park. The move is retroactive to Thursday.

WASHINGTON -- The Nationals have placed right-handed reliever Brad Lord on the 15-day injured list with left side tightness. The move was announced Thursday and is retroactive to July 6.

WASHINGTON -- Jake Irvin was the first player manager Blake Butera saw arrive at Nationals Park on Wednesday. Irvin was trying to treat it like another afternoon, but Butera noticed an extra level of intensity in the right-hander who has been sidelined since late May. “I understand. He's been out

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