WASHINGTON – If the Nationals were a basketball team, CJ Abrams would be their point guard. With the ability to converse with his teammates in not one, but two languages, the All-Star shortstop is like an extra coach on the field for manager Blake Butera. “Let’s say one of our

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for July 10: 1. Andre Dawson (1954) Dawson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010 as

WASHINGTON -- With a swing of the bat, CJ Abrams and Luis García Jr. both set career highs in the Nationals’ lopsided 8-2 win over the Astros on Wednesday. They are the latest in a series of Nats players reaching career milestones before the All-Star break.

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 -- The Nationals' bullpen is constructed for relievers to pitch multiple innings. In order for that to work, the relievers need to be built up to do so. The day after right-hander Cole Henry threw 44 pitches across 1 2/3 innings and was subsequently optioned to Triple-A Rochester, manager

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

WASHINGTON -- Finally, James Wood could savor this grand slam. The first of his career was an inside-the-park spectacular that had him hustling around the basepaths on May 19. There was no time to celebrate until he crossed home plate and caught his breath. On Monday night, he had an

WASHINGTON -- Following an appeal, right-hander Cade Cavalli began serving a five-game suspension on Monday stemming from the fracas between the Nationals and Red Sox last Tuesday at Fenway Park. Cavalli initially was suspended for seven games for his actions initiating and during the benches-clearing incident that centered around him

BOSTON -- On July 1, two players who made the Opening Day roster hit their first home run of the season. Andres Chaparro and Nasim Nuñez connected on their first dingers in the Nationals’ 10-2 win over the Red Sox on Wednesday afternoon at Fenway Park.

BOSTON -- Cade Cavalli and Nationals president of baseball operations Paul Toboni addressed the media on Wednesday, the morning after a benches-clearing fracas at Fenway Park that was prompted by Cavalli shouting “Sit down, boy!” at Boston's Willson Contreras after a strikeout. “I'm extremely torn up about the way that

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BOSTON -- Things got heated at Fenway Park on Tuesday night, when Nationals righty Cade Cavalli struck out Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras looking on a 3-2 sweeper to get the second out of the fourth inning. What initially looked like a routine strikeout became a lot more when

BOSTON – In a game marred by a benches-clearing melee, Nationals starting pitcher Cade Cavalli delivered a career-best 13-strikeout performance as Washington topped the Red Sox, 8-1, on Tuesday night at Fenway Park. Cavalli retired 19 batters in a row to conclude a seven-inning outing. He allowed just one hit

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

BOSTON – James Wood went exploring on Monday. He walked over to the Fenway Park bleachers and made his way up to Section 42. In Row 37, Seat 21 is painted a distinguishable red. It represents a feat that lives in baseball lore: the location of Ted Williams’ 502-foot home

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WASHINGTON – The Nationals had seen this ending before. Unfortunately for them, it happened twice in the previous two days. The Nationals’ bullpen blew a late-inning lead against the Phillies and allowed a go-ahead homer in the ninth inning for the third game in a row – this time, on

PHILADELPHIA -- The Nationals found themselves in the same position on Wednesday as they were in the previous night: one strike away from a comeback win against the Phillies. Then, the Nationals found themselves in the same position they were in the previous night -- again: on the losing end

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WASHINGTON -- The Nationals had the Phillies right where they wanted them, as an eighth-inning comeback had put them on the brink of winning the first two games of a four-game divisional matchup. With the lead and their top reliever on the mound, the Nationals had confidence in getting the

WASHINGTON -- The Nationals' road trip took manager Blake Butera to a very familiar city, yet in an extremely different role. This weekend, Butera returns to Tampa for the first time as a Major League manager.

WASHINGTON -- The Nationals have been playing their best baseball in years, momentum they would have liked to take into a stretch of seven consecutive games against playoff contenders. But before they play three games in Tampa and host the Phillies for four, the Nats were stifled by the Royals,

WASHINGTON -- Nasim Nuñez narrowly missed his first home run of the season. Instead, he ended up with an all-around game that showcased his speed, athleticism and grit. “My best big league performance, in my opinion,” Nuñez said. “It was pretty cool. I showed off all my tools, and then

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.

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