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• Washington Nationals vs Houston Astros and St. Louis Cardinals Game Thread

Baseball is back, which means it is time for game threads. Here at Federal Baseball, we do game threads for every regular season game and will do some for Spring Training as well. It is a space for you guys to follow the games and comment your thoughts. Last year, we got hundreds of comments […]...2026
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• MLB Draft 2026: MLB Pipeline releases their initial top 100 draft prospects

The MLB Draft is one of my favorite things to cover here at Federal Baseball. Every year, there is an infusion of talent coming into pro organizations. It is fun to keep up with that and follow the names in the draft. The draft is not until July, but MLB Pipeline released their first top […]...2025
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• Starting today, comments and Feed posts on Federal Baseball will have activity notifications

When you post on SB Nation, we don’t want you to miss all the conversations and responses that follow. So starting today, whenever a user replies to your comment or to your post on the Feed, you’ll see a notification at the top right corner of the page. And of course, this means that when […]...2025
• How to make sure Federal Baseball shows up in your Google search
As many of you are likely aware, Google searches are … different these days. The good news is Google is offering a solution for folks who like to get their news from specific sources. If you want to help Federal Baseball — while also streamlining all your Google searches — there is now a way. […]...2025
• The Plan for Federal Baseball as the Washington Nationals head into the offseason

With the season finished, I just wanted to provide an outline of what Federal Baseball will look like this offseason. First off, I just want to thank the readers for what has been a tremendous season. Whether you stumble across our content online, or are regular readers, you mean so much to the channel. Since […]...2025
• Washington Nationals Grades: Evaluating CJ Abrams up and down season

Now that we are officially in the offseason, we will be trying some new things here at Federal Baseball. One thing we will do this offseason is evaluate and grade the players on the 2025 team. We will look at what went right, what went wrong and how these guys can look to improve this […]...2025

• Nationals Prospects: Sean Paul Linan has a special changeup

The Washington Nationals acquired Sean Paul Linan from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Alex Call trade and he is an exciting prospect In my opinion, Sean Paul Linan was the best prospect the Washington Nationals acquired this deadline. The 20 year old right handed pitcher was part of the return that sent Alex Call to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Linan’s changeup is one of the best pitches in all of min...2025
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• Washington Nationals vs Houston Astros Game Thread

Nick Wosika-Imagn Images Follow along as the Nationals start a series with the injury riddled Astros The Nationals had their first winning week in about two months. Now they are looking to win their third straight series in Houston. It is a different looking Astros team to the one we are used to due to injury but they are still a force in the AL West. As we suggested at Federal Baseball, J...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Tim Hudson pitches eight scoreless innings and hits a homer

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Tim Hudson has a great day as the Blue Jays have a bad day. Braves Franchise History 1912: With no hint that a record is about to be set, the Giants coast to a 14-2 lead through eight innings at Boston, then score seven more in the 9th for a 21-2 lead. The Braves rally for ten in the last of the 9th but lose 21-12. The 17 runs are the NL post-1900 record...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, June 20

Photo by Brian Garfinkel/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content. Happy birthday to Cole Gillespie*, among others. Randy Hundley and Sammy Sosa hit grand slams, and other stories. 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 various na...2025
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals preview, Wednesday 6/4, 5:45 CT

Brad Mills-Imagn Images The Cubs go for the series win in Washington. Wednesday notes... STREAKING: The Cubs are 15-4 in their last 19 games. Since 2000, they have been better only in seven spans of 16-3: two that overlapped in 2015 and five, four overlapping, in 2016. They were last 15-4 from July 18-Aug. 6, 2023. They also had 15-4 spans Sept. 12-Oct. 2, 2022, and May 14-June 2, 2021. ...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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• 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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• MLB Draft 2026: MLB Pipeline releases their initial top 100 draft prospects
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• How to make sure Federal Baseball shows up in your Google search
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• Federal Baseball Podcast Ep. 2: Reacting To Fan-Submitted Washington Nationals Trade Proposals + More

On this episode, we recap the Nats’ 2025 MLB Draft class, discuss fan-sent trade proposals, and give our Nationals deadline wishlists and predictions Time Stamps 0:28 Draft Recap 27:14 Fan-Submitted Trade Proposals 1:12:58 Our Trade Deadline Wishlists and Predictions We had a lot of fun making the last episode, and you all seemed to enjoy it, so we’re thrilled to be back for another episode as we...2025
• MLB Draft 2025: Washington Nationals draft tracker

SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Follow along for what should be a wild draft night with the Washington Nationals holding the number one pick The MLB Draft is finally here. Since the Nats won the lottery all the way back in December, fans have been waiting for this moment. Here at Federal Baseball we have been following the draft closely for a while. We have ...2025
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• Federal Baseball Emergency Podcast: Talking Davey and Rizzo Firings, Washington Nationals Draft Ramifications

Watch as we detail our reactions and thoughts on the firings of Davey Martinez and Mike Rizzo, including how we think it will change their strategy on draft day Timestamps 0:20 Our Reactions to Firings 3:28 Manager Options (Discussed before Miguel Cairo officially accepted job) 5:58 General Manager Options 34:07 First Overall Pick Wishlist 50:43 Our First Overall Pick Predictions 52:13 Where Cand...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Tim Hudson pitches eight scoreless innings and hits a homer
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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
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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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• Nationals Prospects: Sean Paul Linan has a special changeup
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• This Day in Braves History: Tim Hudson pitches eight scoreless innings and hits a homer
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• Baseball history unpacked, June 20
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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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• 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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• Wilson Ramos: The Exit Interview
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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, 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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• MLB Draft 2025: Washington Nationals draft tracker
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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Washington Nationals vs Houston Astros Game Thread
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• Washington Nationals vs Cincinnati Reds Game Thread

Brad Mills-Imagn Images Follow along as the Nationals continue their home stand with a matchup against the wild card hunting Reds This is the 100th game of the Washington Nationals season. The first 99 have not been good enough and it has been really hard to watch this team play lately. However, there are still 62 more after this one. Hopefully something can click for these Nats. In the li...2025
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals preview, Thursday 6/5, 5:45 CT

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images The Cubs again try for a series win in D.C. Today’s roster move: Cubs activate Tyson Miller from the IL and DFA him.— Maddie Lee (@maddie_m_lee) June 5, 2025 Functionally, this doesn’t do anything to the 40-man roster, as Miller was on the 60-day injured list and did not count against that roster limit. He had to be activated because he had reached the e...2025
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals preview, Wednesday 6/4, 5:45 CT
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals preview, Tuesday 6/3, 5:45 CT

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The Cubs open a series against an NL East ballclub. Tuesday notes... HIT MILESTONE APPROACHING: The Cubs go into tonight’s game having made 536 hits this season. Five more will make them the first Major League team to reach 200,000 in regular-season games since 1876, first year of the National League. The Cubs’ 199,995 hits are 605 more tha...2025
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• Nationals News: Trey Lipscomb joining the Nats after Paul DeJong injury
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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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• This Day in Braves History: Tim Hudson pitches eight scoreless innings and hits a homer
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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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