A running back on the bases? Nuñez's sprint sparks decisive 8th
CHICAGO -- Nasim Nuñez said he has a “little bit” of experience playing running back from a time before his Major League baseball career. That experience showed in the Nationals’ 6-3 win over the White Sox in Game 1 of a doubleheader at Guaranteed Rate Field on Tuesday. Nuñez scored
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Risks, mistakes cost Nationals series finale against Sox
BOSTON -- Chaotic action in the early innings set the tone for the Nationals in the series finale against the Red Sox on Sunday. The Nats lost, 3-2, at Fenway Park in a game that saw two errors, two caught-stealing attempts and a pickoff mixed with a home run and
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Meneses credits his mom for ending HR drought
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Here's the freshly updated Top 100 Prospects list
Break out the caps and gowns. It’s time for a whole bunch of graduations and an updated Top 100 Prospects list. Young players who began the 2024 season on a Major League Opening Day roster with zero MLB service time exhausted their prospect status Sunday by way of the 45-day
Who takes the hardest swings on each MLB team?
The Statcast era of baseball research has reached another milestone: bat speed is live on Baseball Savant. You can check out this page for more thorough details on what bat speed entails and how it’s calculated. But in the meantime, we’re kicking things off by breaking down the best of
Irvin's lengthy outing saves 'pen for series finale
BOSTON -- It was just over a year ago that Jake Irvin made his Major League debut on May 3. That night, he threw 81 pitches in 4 1/3 frames against the Cubs. On Saturday, appearing in his 32nd big-league start, Irvin set a career high in innings pitched with
Robles steps up to the challenge in tricky Fenway assignment
BOSTON -- Victor Robles is an outfielder. Beyond that, he is an elite athlete. Manager Dave Martinez was confident tabbing Robles at a position he has not played since 2019 in his first game back since April 3. Robles, a two-time Gold Glove Award finalist in center field, made his
The most surprising developments for each team
There has been no shortage of surprising developments in the 2024 season. Whether they are good or bad developments, or on the player or team-wide level, there are plenty of trends that have already shifted the arc of this season. With the help of each club's MLB.com beat writer, here
'It was beautiful, it really was': Nats praise effort in extra innings
WASHINGTON -- The box score shows a two-game series split. The effort level and play on the field signified for the Nationals a win. “I just sat and praised them,” said manager Dave Martinez. “That’s all you can do, right? They battled all night long, and to me, that shows
Wood stays red hot with two more homers at Triple-A
It's become glaringly clear over the past few years that the future in the nation’s capital is bright. The Nationals took a step forward in 2023 and are improving again this year with a young core led by CJ Abrams and MacKenzie Gore. Not to mention that Washington has a
Potential future closers -- one for each team
Big league closers can come from all areas of the pitching world. Some are guys who have always been relievers, from college all the way up to the big leagues. Some were starters whose power stuff (and perhaps lack of command) were better suited for shorter stints coming out of
Nos. 10-11 prospects towering over Single-A competition
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Williams leads Nats as they go over .500 for the first time since 2021
WASHINGTON -- What a difference an offseason makes. The season after allowing the most home runs among all National League pitchers, Trevor Williams is the only starter who has not surrendered a homer this year (35-inning minimum). The right-hander extended his streak to seven homer-less starts in the Nationals’ 3-0
'I needed it': Rosario ends slump with clutch blast for series win
WASHINGTON -- Eddie Rosario threw his bat and began to make his way around the bases, taking it all in as his second home run of the season made its way past right-center field. His slow start to the season now looks to be behind him. Entering the series finale
The Force is with this Nationals pitcher
This story was excerpted from Jessica Camerato’s Nationals Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. WASHINGTON -- Pitching in the Major Leagues is an out-of-this-world experience for Kyle Finnegan. So is meeting with U.S. Space Force members and having
'Just wasn't our day': Defensive miscues sink Nationals
WASHINGTON -- Coming off a comeback win on Friday night, the Nationals looked to get the second game of the series against the Blue Jays off to a strong start. However, errors proved to be their Achilles heel. The Nationals committed four errors in the infield in the 6-3 loss
Instant impact! García's 1st pinch-hit homer lifts Nats to big win
WASHINGTON -- For six innings, Luis García Jr. sat on the bench as the temperatures at Nationals Park dipped on a blustery Friday night. But when manager Dave Martinez called on him to pinch-hit for Trey Lipscomb to face a righty matchup in the top of the seventh, the second