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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Nationals series preview

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images The Cubs face a team from the NL East. The last time the Cubs played in Washington, they swept a three-game series, the last three of a six-game winning streak last August. All three Cubs starting pitchers from that series are now on various injured lists: Shōta Imanaga, Javier Assad and Jordan Wicks. And yet, the Cubs are one of the hottest teams in bas...2025
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• Braves News: Atlanta wins on the road, trade rumors (already), Craig Kimbrel, and more

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Friday Last night was a rare sight, indeed — at least as far as this season is concerned. The Atlanta Braves ended up cruising to a victory, on the road, in the NL West, no less. Indeed, this looked more like the Braves that we’re used to seeing in Cobb County — especially considering that they had a big eighth inn...2025
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• Nationals News: Trey Lipscomb joining the Nats after Paul DeJong injury

Rafael Suanes-Imagn Images Trey Lipscomb is going to get his chance in the Big Leagues after Paul DeJong’s scary injury Last night, Paul DeJong suffered one of the nastier injuries I have seen in some time. He was hit in the head by a 93 MPH fastball by Mitch Keller. DeJong was gushing blood and Keller looked very shaken up. It looks like the veteran will have to go on the IL. According to...2025
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• Washington Nationals vs Toronto Blue Jays game thread

Reggie Hildred-Imagn Images Follow along as the Nats take on the Blue Jays Greetings on road game day! Excited to be apart of the Federal Baseball team! Should be a fun one especially with Michael Soroka on the mound tonight. Do not let those White Sox numbers from last year fool you. Despite the slow start to the season from Dylan Crews, he remains in the line up tonight. Still looking ...2025
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• Washington Nationals vs Philadelphia Phillies Opening Day game thread

Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images Follow along as we discuss the Opening Day action between the Phillies and the Nationals Opening Day is finally here! At long last regular season baseball is back. With that comes game threads where you guys can follow along in the comments of this. Making a Federal Baseball account is free and easy. On to the game, the Nationals put out a bit of a surprising lin...2025
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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: Trey Lipscomb joining the Nats after Paul DeJong injury
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• Wilson Ramos: The Exit Interview

Federal Baseball goes one on one with Nationals legend Wilson Ramos With his family just outside the zoom screen, the greatest catcher in Nationals history, Wilson Ramos talked with me about his career and reflected on his time as a National. Ramos just recently announced his retirement, after nearly two decades of professional baseball and over a decade in the big leagues. After 6.5 seasons in th...2025
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• Top 10 Nationals prospects

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images The Federal Baseball top 10 prospects for the Washington Nationals The Washington Nationals have a very interesting farm system. It probably is not as strong as it was this time last year due to the graduation of James Wood. However, it has been a long time since the Nats have had a system this deep. The depth will only get better now that the Nats have the nu...2025
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals preview, Friday 9/20, 1:20 CT

Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images The Cubs go for two straight over the Nats. Today's roster move: Here Friday notes... WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY?: It took the Cubs 84 games to earn their 39th victory. Then they lost 3 in a row, to drop to a season low nine games below .500, at 39-48. Last night’s win was their 39th in 66 games since then, a winning percentage of .591. (Courtesy BCB’...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 29

Happy birthday, Joe Biagini! | Photo by Rob Leiter/MLB Photos via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Baseball’s antitrust exemption is born, early TOOTBLANS, trade winds blowing, and other stories. Happy birthday, Joe Biagini! On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted,...2024
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Nationals series preview
Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images The Cubs open a three-game series against the visitors from Washington. The Cubs lost three of four to the Nationals in Washington in May, including a walkoff loss May 4 on a home run by Alex Call off the only pitch Brad Boxberger threw. The Cubs are 28-32 since that game, which isn’t great, but the Nats have fallen into last place in the N.L. East by g...2023
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 29
Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, James Russell! Baseball is a sport, not a business, and other fables. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and v...2023
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• Spring Training Expectations for MLB's No. 1 Pitching Prospect, Lucas Giolito
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• Braves News: Atlanta wins on the road, trade rumors (already), Craig Kimbrel, and more
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• Nationals News: Trey Lipscomb joining the Nats after Paul DeJong injury
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• MLB Draft 2025: Liam Doyle is having a Paul Skenes like rise

Angelina Alcantar/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Tennessee southpaw Liam Doyle has climbed from obscurity to a candidate for the first pick The race for the number one pick in the MLB Draft has already been a wild ride. An established name in Jace Laviolette has had a slow start to the season, while new names have risen to the top of draft boards. No player has had a b...2025
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• MLB Draft 2025: Has Jace Laviolette’s slow start taken him out of number one pick consideration?

Dylan Widger-Imagn Images Jace Laviolette entered the season as a favorite to go number one in the draft, but his slow start has been concerning Texas A&M outfielder Jace Laviolette entered the season with a big chance of going number one overall to the Washington Nationals. He was number 2 on MLB Pipeline’s rankings and number 1 on Baseball America. However, a slow start to his draft seas...2025
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• My 24 favorite Washington Nationals for my 24th birthday

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports Here are my 24 favorite Washington Nationals of all time as I get to 24 years of age. Today is my birthday! In honor of that, I wanted to write about some of my favorite Nationals players of all time. The team has been a huge part of my life and these players have been part of my journey. Here is the list. Max Scherzer Max Scherzer is unquestionably my favori...2025
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• Wilson Ramos: The Exit Interview
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• A first look at the 2025 MLB Draft

Dylan Widger-Imagn Images Looking at the three top names the Nationals can take first overall With the Nationals selecting first overall, it feels appropriate to look at some of the top names in the 2025 Draft. Heading into the season, there are three players who rise above the rest in Ethan Holliday, Jace Laviolette, and Jamie Arnold. However, this is a fluid situation, and the race for t...2025
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• A New Era for Federal Baseball

Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images Dear Federal Baseball community, I am Sam Sallick, and I am the new site manager here at Federal Baseball. I am super excited to be a part of this community, and have the opportunity to take this site to the next level and provide great coverage and insights about the Nats. My number one priority here is to create content that is both enjoyable and informative for...2024
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals preview, Thursday 9/19, 6:40 CT

Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images The Cubs open a four-game series against the visitors from DC. Thursday notes... NOT WINNING THE CLOSE ONES: The Cubs have lost 40 games by one or two runs. That ties them with the Athletics, Mariners, Marlins and Reds for the fifth most such losses. The White Sox have 50; the Angels, 45; the Giants, 44; and the Astros, 42. The average of the 29 other teams...2024
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• The Washington Nationals Opening Day history
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• Wilson Ramos: The Exit Interview
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals preview, Sunday 9/1, 12:35 CT

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images The Cubs go for the series sweep and an 8-1 road trip. Today’s roster moves: Here Sunday notes... ROAD WARRIORS: The Cubs have won five consecutive games on their road trip. They had done that only eight times before since 2000, including last year, when they beat the White Sox twice on the South Side, then won three games at St. Louis before losing th...2024
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals preview, Tuesday 7/18, 7:05 CT
Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images The Cubs look to even up their series against the Nats. Tuesday notes... RUN-SCORING FACTS: Maybe the Cubs should change their name to the Contrarians. When the Cubs have scored exactly five runs in a game this season, as they did Sunday and Monday, their record is 2-8, .200. All other teams are 209-96, .685. When the Cubs have scored exactly six runs...2023
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals preview, Thursday 5/4, 12:05 CT
Photo by Jess Rapfogel/Getty Images The Cubs try to salvage a series split in D.C. Today’s roster move: Here Update on Kyle Hendricks: Kyle Hendricks came out of his second rehab start yesterday feeling good, no issues with his shoulder. The plan is for him to join the team in Chicago so he can throw a bullpen and work on some mechanical stuff/tweak a couple things, per Ross.— Meghan Mon...2023
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals preview, Monday 5/1, 6:05 CT
Rich Storry-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs open a four-game set in the nation’s capital. Monday notes... THOSE ONE-RUN LOSSES: The Cubs have lost three straight games by one run: 3-2, 7-6 and 4-3. This is their 50th such three-game streak since 1901. They have had six such streaks of four straight, the last in 1972. They lost five one-run games in a row in September of 2019, the last four to ...2023
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• The Washington Nationals Opening Day history
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• My 24 favorite Washington Nationals for my 24th birthday
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• Wilson Ramos: The Exit Interview
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• A first look at the 2025 MLB Draft
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Nationals series preview

Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images The Cubs swept the Nats in DC in August. Can they do it again? The Cubs swept the Nationals a few weeks ago in Washington and outscored them 26-10. Unfortunately, since then the Cubs are just 6-9, and 3-6 at Wrigley Field. Here’s hoping this series ends better than the last three home sets. For more on the Nats, here’s Patrick Reddington, who runs our SB N...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 29
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals preview, Tuesday 5/2, 6:05 CT
Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs go for two in a row in D.C. Today’s roster move: Here Tuesday notes... ABOUT THAT PITCHING: The Cubs have a team ERA of 3.55. A year ago, through the same number of games, it was 4.19. The year before that, it was 5.01. It has been 3.55 or lower through 28 games in only three seasons since 1996: 3.24 in 2003, 2.44 in 2016 and 3.48 in 2018. This is the...2023
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Nationals series preview
Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The Cubs play a four-game set against a team that’s been struggling. The Nationals are off to a rough start and their 10-17 record has them bringing up the rear in the N.L. East. For more on the Nats, here’s Patrick Reddington, who runs our SB Nation Nationals site Federal Baseball. The momentum built up in the club’s back-to-back series wins on the road ...2023
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals preview, Tuesday 7/18, 7:05 CT
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals preview, Tuesday 5/2, 6:05 CT
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals preview, Wednesday 5/3, 6:05 CT
Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images The Cubs will face a Nationals righthander making his MLB debut tonight. Not worth an entire article for this transaction. Farewell, Luis. What will you remember about the Cubs’ Luis Torrens Era? The Cubs traded catcher Luis Torrens to the Orioles for a cash consideration.— Patrick Mooney (@PJ_Mooney) May 3, 2023 There doesn’t appear to be any additional ...2023
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals preview, Wednesday 7/19, 7:05 CT
Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Cubs go for the series win. Wednesday notes... RUNS vs. THE NATS/EXPOS FRANCHISE: The 17 runs scored by the Cubs last night were two more than they ever had scored before against the Nationals, going back to their start, in 1969, as the Montreal Expos. The Cubs had scored 15 twice against the Expos — and lost both games, 17-15 at home in 1985 and ...2023
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• Braves News: Atlanta wins on the road, trade rumors (already), Craig Kimbrel, and more
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals preview, Tuesday 8/9, 7:05 CT
David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs go for two in an row over the Nats. Today’s roster move: Here Tuesday notes... A NOTABLE ANNIVERSARY: Thirty-four years ago today, August 9, 1988, the Cubs played the first official night game at Wrigley Field (after the first scheduled one the previous night was rained out in the fourth inning). These numbers are courtesy of BCB’s own JohnW53: Since...2022
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals preview, Sunday 9/22, 1:20 CT

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images The Cubs go for the series win. Rain today. Here's the local radar to keep handy. Sunday notes... NOT A RELIEF: The game-changing home run off Keegan Thompson yesterday was the 16th this season surrendered by a Cubs reliever to the first batter he has faced — more than one quarter of all 60 homers served up by Cubs relievers. Thompson became the 10th ...2024
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• Washington Nationals vs Toronto Blue Jays game thread
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• Washington Nationals vs Philadelphia Phillies Opening Day game thread
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• First Pitch, New Season: Nationals and Phillies kickoff in NL East Showdown

Washington expects breakout season from MacKenzie Gore | Jim Rassol-Imagn Images The Washington Nationals open their season with a matchup against the Phillies Introduction My name is Austin Harrelson, and I am the newest writer here at Federal Baseball! Baseball has always been more than just a game to me- it’s a story unfolding with every pitch and every hit. As a sports journalist cov...2025
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• Washington Nationals season predictions

Reinhold Matay-Imagn Images Me and a few other Nationals fans made our predictions for this season Heading into 2025, expectations have risen for the Nationals, but playoffs still seem like a bit of a long shot. Me and four other people decided to predict what will happen this season for the Nats. The first two I am sharing are Austin and Jack, two writers that will be coming on board to j...2025
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• What will the Washington Nationals bullpen look like?

Reinhold Matay-Imagn Images A camp battle to follow is the race for the last few spots in the Nationals ‘pen Throughout the spring we will be monitoring camp battles very closely here at Federal Baseball. We talked about the race for the fifth starter spot the other day, and now we will talk about the bullpen. Right now Roster Resource has the bullpen listed as Kyle Finnegan, Jorge Lopez, ...2025
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• MLB Draft 2025: Liam Doyle is having a Paul Skenes like rise
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