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• Nationals Cade Cavalli Looks Big League Ready. What’s The Hold-Up?

The Berkshire Eagle Cade Cavalli is healthy and looking like his former self in Rochester, but even as big league rotation guys struggle, he hasn’t gotten the call It has been a long road back to the major leagues for Nationals prospect Cade Cavalli. He made his big league debut in August of 2022 against the Athletics, pitched 4 1⁄3 innings of 7-run ball, and then was shut down with an arm...2025
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• Washington Nationals vs Texas Rangers Game Thread

Rafael Suanes-Imagn Images Follow along as the Nationals take on the Rangers in a rubber match After the Nationals shut out the Rangers in game one of the series, Texas returned the favor last night. A Jacob Degrom masterclass lifted the Rangers to a 5-0 win. The streaky Nationals offense needs to get back on track. They have been very quiet this home stand. Davey Martinez is switching thi...2025
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• Brad Lord has been a do it all arm for the Washington Nationals

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Brad Lord has been doing everything the Nationals need him to do, and doing it at a high level As the Nationals have been doing all season, they thrust 25 year old right hander Brad Lord in to a new situation. This time he was the set-up man tasked with protecting a 1-0 lead. As he has done for most of the season, Lord got the job done. Heading into the season,...2025
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• Amed Rosario has been a great pickup for Washington Nationals

Geoff Burke-Imagn Images In an offseason with plenty of misses, Amed Rosario has been a big hit for Mike Rizzo Make no mistake about it, Mike Rizzo has had plenty of off seasons better than this one. A lot of his biggest moves have not worked out as intended. Nathaniel Lowe has really struggled lately and three of the bullpen arms he brought in are already gone. However, Rizzo got complete...2025
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• Washington Nationals vs Chicago Cubs Game Thread

Allan Henry-Imagn Images Follow along as the Nationals take on a surging Chicago Cubs squad The Nationals are finally home after a successful west coast trip which saw them secure two series wins. Now they come home to face a Cubs team with an impressive 37-22 record. Nationals pitchers will have to be at their best to combat this dangerous and deep Cubs lineup. The first pitcher that will...2025
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• Washington Nationals vs Arizona Diamondbacks Game Thread

Allan Henry-Imagn Images Follow along as the red hot Nats look to sweep the slumping Snakes Boy has the Nationals offense has been explosive lately. They scored 10 runs in the first inning last night, including nine before they got an out. That historic onslaught gave the Nats their fourth win a row. Today they are looking for the sweep with Mitchell Parker on the mound. After a fantastic ...2025
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• Nationals Cade Cavalli Looks Big League Ready. What’s The Hold-Up?
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• Brad Lord has been a do it all arm for the Washington Nationals
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• Washington Nationals vs Chicago Cubs Game Thread
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• Nationals News: Jorge Lopez DFA’d after tumultuous tenure

Steven Bisig-Imagn Images A third Washington Nationals offseason bullpen pickup has been DFA’d with Jorge Lopez getting the boot Jorge Lopez has joined Lucas Sims and Colin Poche as Nationals offseason pickups to be let go before June. Lopez has been DFA’d in a move that brought Eduardo Salazar to the big leagues. Three of the Nationals major offseason bullpen signings are gone before Ju...2025
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• Too many lefties in DC: The Washington Nationals lineup will lose balance without Dylan Crews

Geoff Burke-Imagn Images The Nationals lineup was already lefty heavy, but with Dylan Crews going down, it might become a bit of a problem After leaving the game last night, it looks like Dylan Crews will have to go on the IL. To replace him, the Nationals decided to call up prospect Robert Hassell III. However, adding Hassell to this lineup would create a little bit of a problem. The team...2025
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• Nationals Notes: Susana, Cavalli, Law
Top pitching prospect Jarlin Susana has been diagnosed with a Grade 1 UCL sprain, and will be shut down from throwing for the next two weeks. Nationals manager Davey Martinez told reporters (including MASNsports.com’s Mark Zuckerman) that the team will then evaluate Susana’s next steps at that time, but for now, Martinez described the injury…...2025
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• Nationals Alex Call is hitting like an All-Star and needs to be in the lineup every day

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Davey Martinez needs to figure out how to get Alex Call in the lineup every day, he makes the team better Alex Call is a pure hitter, it is simple as that. The guy has the most consistently quality at bats on the team, and that includes James Wood. Obviously he does not have that kind of power, but Call makes the right swing decision nearly every time. He also...2025
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• Cole Henry and Jackson Rutledge are what the Nationals bullpen needs

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Davey Martinez needs to trust guys like Cole Henry and Jackson Rutledge in high leverage over fading veterans It has been well established that the Washington Nationals bullpen is a dumpster fire. They have the worst bullpen ERA in baseball. Newcomers like Colin Poche, Lucas Sims and Jorge Lopez just aren’t the answer out there. However, the Nationals have a c...2025
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• Washington Nationals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Game Thread

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Follow along as the Nationals look to salvage a split in an early afternoon showdown in Pittsburgh After such a positive home stand, this road trip against seemingly beatable teams has gone sideways. The Nats lost the series against the Marlins and are looking to salvage a split in Pittsburgh today after yet another bullpen meltdown. Davey Martinez has made so...2025
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• MLB Announces Suspensions Following Nationals-Pirates Incident
Major League Baseball announced Thursday that Nationals reliever Jorge Lopez and manager Davey Martinez have received suspensions after a Lopez fastball to Andrew McCutchen sailed high-and-tight, nearly hitting McCutchen in the head. Lopez has received a three-game suspension, which he will appeal. Martinez was suspended for one game and will serve that punishment today. Bench…...2025
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"Major League Baseball announced Thursday that Nationals reliever Jorge Lopez and manager Davey Martinez have received suspensions after a Lopez fastball to Andrew McCutchen sailed high-and-tight, nearly hitting McCutchen in the head."

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"He’ll also work with manager Davey Martinez, pitching coach Jim Hickey and bullpen coach…"

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"Davey Martinez then went to his bullpen for Jose Ferrer who allowed an infield single to Michael Harris that scored two runs to give the Braves their first lead of the day at 7-5."

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"Nationals third baseman Carter Kieboom underwent an MRI on his sore throwing elbow today that revealed a flexor mass strain in his right forearm, manager Davey Martinez told MLB."

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"The Nationals will promote right-hander Joan Adon prior to tomorrow’s game, manager Davey Martinez told reporters (including Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post) tonight."

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"Speaking to a handful of DMV-area reporters, Nationals’ manager Davey Martinez said that he expects Carter Kieboom to be the starting third baseman, MASN’s Mark Zuckerman, and Todd Dybas of NBC Sports were among those reporting."

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"In particular, to that point the Nationals had not yet hired Davey Martinez to take over."

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"If Davey Martinez gets a managerial gig, the slate will just about be complete."

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"Davey Martinez did not make the final cut for the Rays' vacated manager's post."

• Nationals Cade Cavalli Looks Big League Ready. What’s The Hold-Up?
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• Brad Lord has been a do it all arm for the Washington Nationals
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• Amed Rosario has been a great pickup for Washington Nationals
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• Nationals News: Jorge Lopez DFA’d after tumultuous tenure
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• Washington Post’s Chelsea Janes dishes on Nationals rebuild, MLB trends and James Wood

Insights on the Washington Nationals and MLB as a whole from Washington Post nationals baseball writer Chelsea Janes Chelsea Janes of the Washington Post is one of the sharpest minds in the baseball writing world, so it was a pleasure to be able to chat with her. She covered the Nationals from 2014-2018 for Post before going on some adventures that eventually led her back to the Post as a National...2025
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• Nationals fans want to see more fire from manager Davey Martinez

Eric Hartline-Imagn Images The lack of passion from Washington Nationals manager Davey Martinez really stood out in last nights loss As the Washington Nationals losing streak extended to seven games, one thing that stood out was the lack of fire from manager Davey Martinez. The camera’s panned to him multiple times after controversial calls, and the Nationals manager did not say a word. It...2025
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• Cole Henry and Jackson Rutledge are what the Nationals bullpen needs
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• Nationals News: Brad Lord making his first career start against the Dodgers

Reggie Hildred-Imagn Images Brad Lord is making his first career start against the defending champions, but don’t expect him to go deep With Michael Soroka headed to the IL, the Washington Nationals are going to have to be creative to fill his spot in the rotation. Today, they are turning to rookie Brad Lord, who is the best story on the team. Lord’s story is well documented by now. This o...2025
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• Washington Nationals need to stop the bleeding against the D-Backs

Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images The Nationals need to get going, but the D-Backs will be a tough test for the struggling Nats The Washington Nationals need some wins, and fast. They need to find a way to win this series against Arizona because the Dodgers are coming to town next. We do not want to be in a 2-7 or 1-8 hole with one of the greatest teams of all time coming to town. I am going to ...2025
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• Nationals News: Strikeouts becoming an issue in DC

John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images The strikeouts have been mounting early in the season for the Nationals While watching the first five Nationals games of the season, it is tough not to notice how much the team is striking out. The Nats made power an emphasis all offseason, and it seems like hitters are willing to trade off some contact to hit for more power. This is a fine tradeoff to make,...2025
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• Cloud Nine: Washington Nationals offense firing on all cylinders with three straight 9 run games

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images The Nationals offense is clicking right now and they are getting production from a lot of players including Josh Bell The Washington Nationals offense has been clicking lately, and it is not just the top guys producing. The Nats have scored 9 runs in each of their past three games. Interestingly, this surge has coincided with a CJ Abrams slump. The Nationals sh...2025
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• It is time for the Nationals to pull the plug on the Josh Bell experiment

Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images The Washington Nationals have given Josh Bell plenty of time to figure it out, but it just has not happened It stinks to have to be writing this because I like Josh Bell the person and really enjoyed him in his first stint with the Nationals. He was a fearsome middle of the order bat and a positive fixture in the DC community. However, this is a production bas...2025
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• Too many lefties in DC: The Washington Nationals lineup will lose balance without Dylan Crews
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• Is the Washington Nationals rebuild stagnating?

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images As the losses pile up, it is time to question if the Nationals rebuild is on track 2025 was supposed to be a season where the Washington Nationals climbed up the standings. Nobody was expecting a World Series title, or even playoffs, but fans and the organization itself wanted to see the team push towards .500. Davey Martinez said the time to win was now, and ...2025
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• Nationals Roster: Keibert Ruiz is being overplayed

Eric Hartline-Imagn Images Keibert Ruiz’s sky high workload is impacting his performance levels Tonight, Keibert Ruiz will be batting seventh and catching. Ruiz being behind the plate has become a foregone conclusion at this point. To start the season, Davey Martinez has leaned heavily on his starting catcher. It seems like that is beginning to backfire. To start the season, Ruiz was red h...2025
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• Nationals News: Dylan Crews is starting to figure it out

Reggie Hildred-Imagn Images After a very slow start, Dylan Crews is beginning to show signs of life at the plate One of the biggest stories of the Nationals first week was Dylan Crews’ very slow start. The former number two overall pick looked lost at the plate. He hit rock bottom when he struck out in eight straight at bats. The numbers are still not pretty, but Crews is beginning to make...2025
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• Three takeaways from another Nationals loss

Reggie Hildred-Imagn Images Some thoughts following yet another Washington Nationals loss As Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky’s all time goal record, the Washington Nationals lost their fourth straight game to fall to 1-6. Here are some of my takeaways from a split screen night in Washington, DC. The Bats are Powerful Despite the loss, my biggest takeaway was how powerful the Nats bats hav...2025
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• Washington Nationals need to stop the bleeding against the D-Backs
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• The Washington Nationals Opening Day history

Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images With Opening Day coming up tomorrow, I am looking back at the Nats Opening Day history Tomorrow is Opening Day for your Washington Nationals. With that in mind, I wanted to talk about the Nats Opening Day history. We will touch on the results, the fixtures in Opening Day lineups, and some of the most iconic moments. Results: The Nats have had less than stellar r...2025
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• Nationals News: The last spot on the bench is up for grabs

Sam Navarro-Imagn Images The race for the final bench spot is hotly contested with three very different candidates There are a number of roster decisions Davey Martinez still has to make with the season right around the corner. While the battle for spots on the pitching staff have taken up most of the headlines, there is still a spot on the bench up for grabs. Riley Adams, Alex Call, and A...2025
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• Nationals Cade Cavalli Looks Big League Ready. What’s The Hold-Up?
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• Nationals News: Jorge Lopez DFA’d after tumultuous tenure
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• It is time for the Nationals to pull the plug on the Josh Bell experiment
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• Too many lefties in DC: The Washington Nationals lineup will lose balance without Dylan Crews
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• Washington Post’s Chelsea Janes dishes on Nationals rebuild, MLB trends and James Wood
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• Nationals fans want to see more fire from manager Davey Martinez
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• The Washington Nationals just had an incredible night

Geoff Burke-Imagn Images It has been years since I had this much fun watching a Washington Nationals game Led by hometown hero James Wood and part time Home Depot worker Brad Lord, the Washington Nationals humiliated the defending champion Dodgers in an 8-2 win. It was a banner night in DC where just about everything went right for the Nats. On a frigid 40 degree night, I got to my seats a...2025
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• Washington Nationals have a tough Call to make in the outfield

John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images Alex Call’s hot bat is making him tough to keep out of the lineup, but who’s playing time should he take? Alex Call has been one of the stories of the Washington Nationals season so far. The dude has done nothing but rake. He was raking last year before he got hurt, he was raking during Spring Training, and now he is raking to start the season. Call is 6/11 ...2025
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• The Washington Nationals Opening Day history
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• Top 5 Washington Nationals players to watch this Spring Training

Geoff Burke-Imagn Images There are a lot of interesting names to watch this spring, but here are the five I am keeping my eye on With the first Nationals Spring Training game coming on Saturday, it feels like it is time to discuss some of the players worth monitoring. This is a big year in the development of a lot of the Nationals prized youngsters. Whether it is going from a big leaguer t...2025
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• Braves tie 2019 Twins homer record, fall to Nationals 10-9

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Atlanta finishes the season 104-58 The Atlanta Braves overcame a 5-0 deficit but watched a late lead slip away in a 10-9 loss to the Washington Nationals to close out the regular season. Dylan Dodd’s afternoon got off to a rough start. CJ Abrams singled on Dodd’s first pitch of the game and then stole second. He moved to third on a single by Lane Thomas...2023
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• Nationals Notes: Kieboom To Start At Third, Denaburg Out, Cavalli In
Speaking to a handful of DMV-area reporters, Nationals’ manager Davey Martinez said that he expects Carter Kieboom to be the starting third baseman, MASN’s Mark Zuckerman, and Todd Dybas of NBC Sports were among those reporting. It’s a bit of a surprising revelation from Martinez, as last we heard, Kieboom wasn’t even a sure thing…...2020
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• Explaining Elly De La Cruz's bat controversy vs. Nationals, which ended with Reds rookie getting revenge

De La Cruz got the last laugh after Washington manager Davey Martinez requested a bat check...2023
• Nationals Hire Sean Doolittle As Pitching Strategist
The Nationals announced Tuesday that they’ve hired recently retired left-hander Sean Doolittle and added him to the coaching staff in the role of pitching strategist. He’ll serve as a liaison between the club’s analytics department and pitching staff, per the announcement. He’ll also work with manager Davey Martinez, pitching coach Jim Hickey and bullpen coach…...2024
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• Carter Kieboom Suffers Forearm Injury, Likely To Miss Opening Day
Nationals third baseman Carter Kieboom underwent an MRI on his sore throwing elbow today that revealed a flexor mass strain in his right forearm, manager Davey Martinez told MLB.com’s Jessica Camerato and other reporters. It isn’t clear how much time Kieboom will miss, as the 24-year-old is continuing to undergo more tests. More to come…...2022
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• Nationals To Promote Joan Adon
The Nationals will promote right-hander Joan Adon prior to tomorrow’s game, manager Davey Martinez told reporters (including Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post) tonight. Adon will make his MLB debut starting Washington’s final game of the season. The 23-year-old Adon is already on the Nats’ 40-man roster, added last November in advance of the Rule…...2021
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Jackson Rutledge to make MLB debut tonight in PNC...

Notes and quotes from the Nationals’ 5-1 loss to the Bucs last night; plus the news on tonight’s starter... JACKSON RUTLEDGE TO MAKE MLB DEBUT: Knowing the club was going to have to send someone out there in MacKenzie Gore’s spot in the starting rotation, with the lefty on the 15-Day IL dealing with blisters on his left hand, the Nationals weren’t giving anything away in the lead-up to this eveni...2023
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• Outside The Confines: Matt Chapman goes back to the Bay

Photo by Julian Avram/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Matt Chapman returns to the Bay Area, but on the other side. The owners want a signing deadline. And more news from Spring Training. Good morning. If you want to feel old, Darren Baker is 1 for 5 for the Nationals in five games in Spring Training. And if you don’t remember who that is, then you probably aren’t old. The Giants signed...2024
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• Nationals Cade Cavalli Looks Big League Ready. What’s The Hold-Up?
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• Washington Nationals vs Texas Rangers Game Thread
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• Brad Lord has been a do it all arm for the Washington Nationals
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• Amed Rosario has been a great pickup for Washington Nationals
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• Washington Nationals vs Chicago Cubs Game Thread
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• Washington Nationals vs Arizona Diamondbacks Game Thread
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• Cloud Nine: Washington Nationals offense firing on all cylinders with three straight 9 run games
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• Washington Nationals vs Arizona Diamondbacks Game Thread

Steven Bisig-Imagn Images Follow along as the Nationals continue their west coast trip against the D-Backs The Nationals are riding high after a 9-3 extra inning win clinched a series victory in Seattle. Now they go to the desert to take on the Diamondbacks. The Snakes have been struggling recently, but they have a dynamic offense and their three best starters are lined up to face the Nats...2025
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• It is time for the Nationals to pull the plug on the Josh Bell experiment
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• Washington Nationals vs Seattle Mariners Game Thread

Geoff Burke-Imagn Images Follow along for some late night Nationals action as the Nats head to the Pacific Northwest Despite losing two out of three to a strong Giants team, the Nationals are still playing solid baseball. They have one seven of their last 10 and have responded well after their miserable seven game losing streak. Now they hit the road. The Nationals are running out their ex...2025
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• Spring training will be key in sorting out Nationals bench

Eric Hartline-Imagn Images The Nationals have a lot of players vying for the final spots on the roster With the signing of Paul Dejong, the Nationals have a lot of options to fill out their roster. Plenty of players with notable big league experience will be fighting for jobs on the opening day roster. A big spring training could help guys force their way on the roster and lead to shocking...2025
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Grapefruit League opener today; Davey Martinez preparing for season + more...

Notes and quotes to get you ready for the start of the Grapefruit League season... NATIONALS PREPARE FOR GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE OPENER: With one day to go before the start of Grapefruit League action, Davey Martinez and his club put in work on Friday, preparing for the first game of the spring, which takes place today in West Palm Beach, FL (6:05 PM ET; Radio: nats.com; with a replay on the MLB Network...2024
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Victor Robles and CF in D.C. in 2024

Checking in on the Nationals’ 26-year-old outfielder again... Victor Robles and Washington’s Nationals avoided arbitration last winter, agreeing on a 1-year/$2.325M contract for the 2023 season, and there was a club option included in the deal for 2024, at $3.3M, but the club declined the option in November, as they announced on X/Twitter, noting, however, “... Robles [remained] under team control...2024
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats rally in 7th, blow lead in 9th in 8-6 loss to Padres...
Notes and quotes from the series finale in Nationals Park... Irvin Rides Or Just Starts Again: In spite of the fact he struggled at points in each of his last two starts, with strong stretches and bad ones, Nationals’ manager Davey Martinez said Jake Irvin would continue to start for Washington again, even after veteran starter Chad Kuhl came off the IL recently. “We definitely want to give Jake ...2023
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats rally late; blow lead; fail to sweep; win series with New York Mets...
Notes and quotes from the Nationals’ series finale with the Mets in Citi Field... FRONT PAGE - TREVOR WILLIAMS COMPETES: “I watched him over the years,” Davey Martinez said after free agent signee Trevor Williams’ fourth start of the new season, a six-inning, two-run outing which left him with a 3.38 ERA, 4.65 FIP, and a .244/.282/.436 line against in his first 21 1⁄3 innings pitched for the Natio...2023
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• Josh Donaldson leaves game with another calf injury
Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson departed their game Monday with left calf tightness, the team announced. Jays doctors are currently evaluating Donaldson, who missed time last season with a right calf strain and was on the shelf earlier this year on account of a shoulder issue. With a playoff berth looking unlikely for Toronto and Donaldson being a free agent at season’s end, he could be a p...2018
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