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• The Washington Nationals rebuild has hit a crisis point

Geoff Burke-Imagn Images Things are getting ugly in the Nation’s Capital, with frustration boiling over a stalled out rebuild The 2025 Washington Nationals just hit rock bottom last night. They dropped their seventh straight game with 4-3 loss to the Marlins. The false comebacks that come up short due are feeling increasingly hollow. Talk of how the “boys battled” has become more stale tha...2025
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• Washington Nationals offense in a June swoon

Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images After an exciting May, the Nationals offense has been in a deep malaise since the calendar turned to June The Washington Nationals offense showed some exciting flashed in May. However, all that optimism has come crumbling down in June. The offense has been absolutely feeble and has hit some stunning lows. If things don’t pick up fast, a new voice as hitting ...2025
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• Nationals designate former All-Star pitcher for assignment

The Nationals are designating right-hander Jorge Lopez for assignment, according to a report from TalkNats....2025
• 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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• Nationals To Designate Jorge Lopez For Assignment
The Nationals are designating right-hander Jorge Lopez for assignment, according to a report from TalkNats. Right-hander Eduardo Salazar will be recalled from Triple-A Rochester to fill Lopez’s spot on the active roster. More to come....2025
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• After a rocky start, Jose A Ferrer is becoming a force in the Washington Nationals bullpen

Steven Bisig-Imagn Images It was a tough start, but Jose A Ferrer is turning things around and is becoming the guy we know he can be If you look at Jose A Ferrer’s season numbers, you will not be impressed. He has a 5.59 ERA in 28 appearances. However, when you look under the hood and examine his recent performances, it is easy to see that there is more than what meets the eye. Despite Fe...2025
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• Nationals News: Jorge Lopez DFA’d after tumultuous tenure
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• Washington Nationals win fourth in a row but Dylan Crews gets injured

Geoff Burke-Imagn Images The Nationals once again used early offense to jumpstart yet another win Ladies and gentleman, he Washington Nationals are hot. They have now won four in a row and five of their last six after defeating the Braves 5-3. The Nats pounced on Spencer Strider, who did not look like his pre-surgery self, with less steam on his fastball. In the bottom of the first inning,...2025
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• Addition by Subtraction: The Washington Nationals bullpen is on the road to respectability

Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images The Nationals bullpen has some fresh faces like Cole Henry who are making the unit less awful Do not get it twisted, the Washington Nationals bullpen is not great. They will have plenty more nights this season where they throw leads away. It is not always going to be pretty. However, after making some changes, the Nationals bullpen is not the total dumpster fire...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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• How the Washington Nationals can fix the bullpen

Christopher Hanewinckel-Imagn Images The Nationals bullpen needs an overhaul, here are some moves they can make As if we needed any more evidence, yesterday showed us that the Nationals bullpen needs an overhaul. The free agents Mike Rizzo brought in to the bullpen are not getting the job done. Jorge Lopez, Lucas Sims, and Colin Poche all have ERA’s in the double digits. Mike Rizzo needs t...2025
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• Braves News: Winning streak (?), Chris Sale, more

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Saturday The Braves managed another win Saturday after an emotional comeback win on Friday night. It’s still early, but you have to wonder if this could be the turning point for the season, as the team finally wakes up from a brutal start to the season that felt eerily similar to much of last year. C...2025
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• Not Enough
MLB suspended Jorge Lopez of the Nationals three games for intentionally throwing at Andrew McCutchen of the Pirates: Lopez told reporters that he was not trying to throw at Reynolds or McCutchen. “I apologize for everything,” Lopez said after the game, according to The Washington Post. “I didn’t make any purpose pitch right there. I’ve […]...2025
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• Jorge Lopez and the quiet crisis in Major League Baseball

Jorge Lopez’s recent suspension for throwing a pitch near Andrew McCutchen’s head is more than another blip in MLB’s disciplinary ledger. The latest chapter in a story reveals how poorly equipped the league still is at handling player mental health and emotional wellness....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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• Lopez suspended for throwing at McCutchen
Nationals reliever Jorge Lopez has been suspended three games for intentionally throwing at Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen....2025
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• Brewers' Nelson rehabbing 'ahead of schedule', Cardinals' Molina retiring after '20?
Brewers ace Jimmy Nelson is “way ahead of schedule” in his rehab from shoulder surgery, reports MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy. The initial plan for Nelson had been to begin a throwing program at the beginning of Spring Training, but Nelson tells McCalvy that he’ll now begin throwing next week. Nelson credits his accelerated timeline to regular use of a hyperbaric chamber, improved conditioning and diet a...2018
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"Nationals reliever Jorge Lopez has been suspended three games for intentionally throwing at Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen."

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"Jorge Lopez threw a scoreless eighth even while allowing a single and a walk."

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"The Orioles have reunited with Jorge Lopez, as Joel Sherman of the New York Post (X link) reports that Baltimore has claimed the right-hander off waivers from the Marlins."

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"The Twins and Orioles are in agreement on a trade sending All-Star closer Jorge Lopez from Baltimore to Minnesota, reports Jon Heyman of the New York Post (Twitter link)."

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"The Orioles announced today that they have claimed right-handed pitcher Jorge Lopez off waivers from the Royals."

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"That trio will be relied upon heavily while Nelson rehabs, with other candidates to take the ball every fifth day including Brent Suter, Josh Hader, Brandon Woodruff, Junior Guerra, Jorge Lopez and Aaron Wilkerson (among others)"

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"A voluntary stint in the Brewers' fall instructional league helped prospect Jorge Lopez carry his late-season momentum to Puerto Rico, where the right-hander could be pitching his way back into the picture for 2017."

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"He is the son of the Brewers' top pitching prospect, Jorge Lopez, coming up on his third birthday now but experiencing a flood of firsts after being released last month from a Cincinnati hospital."

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"Rookie pitcher Jorge Lopez picked up a victory in his Major League debut and Jean Segura hit a two-run home run Tuesday as the Brewers edged the Padres, 4-3, at Petco Park."

• Nationals News: Jorge Lopez DFA’d after tumultuous tenure
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• Braves walk off Nats in un-slugfest, 4-3

Photo by Kathryn Skeean/MLB Photos via Getty Images A lot of hard-hit balls led to a blown ninth-inning lead on a routine grounder and errant throw, but the Braves hit some hard grounders to walk it off This game was an un-slugfest in every sense of this term that I just now made up. The Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals crushed the ball all night, yet only seven total runs ended up ...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 fall as bullpen crumbles yet again

Reggie Hildred-Imagn Images The Nationals bullpen melted down for a second straight game to open the season The Washington Nationals fell to the Philadelphia Phillies 11-6, giving the Fightin Phils the series win. It was a game that followed a familiar pattern to Opening Day. The Nationals took an early lead on a Keibert Ruiz homer before the bullpen squandered it. Jake Irvin took the moun...2025
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• Washington Nationals offseason recap

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Looking back at what Mike Rizzo did to improve the club this offseason With the Nationals season just 10 days away, and with the regular season games starting over in Japan tomorrow, it feels right to recap what the Nats did this offseason. While it was a busy offseason for the Nationals, the lack of a big ticket item left many fans wanting more. Here we will ...2025
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• Changes, Washington Nationals
The Nationals acquired the following players for their 2025 active roster: Nathaniel Lowe, first baseman Paul DeJong, infielder Amed Rosario, utility Michael Soroka, starting pitcher Jorge Lopez, closer Lucas Sims, relief pitcher Colin Poche, relief pitcher Evan Reifert, relief pitcher Shinnosuke Ogasawara, relief pitcher Both Reifert, a rule five draft pick, and Ogasawara, whose contract was...2025
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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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• The Nationals need to add a veteran in the backend of the bullpen

Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images The Nats still need to shore up the bullpen before the season starts and there are some solid options available Despite the addition of Jorge Lopez, more help is needed in the Washington Nationals bullpen. While there are some interesting young guys, the bullpen has a dangerously low floor. GM Mike Rizzo needs to add a veteran who can provide stability after no...2025
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• The Washington Nationals rebuild has hit a crisis point
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• Bullpen woes strike again as Nationals fall to Guardians

Brad Mills-Imagn Images The Washington Nationals bullpen did it’s thing yet again, resulting in another frustrating loss The Washington Nationals were the better team for 8 of the 9 innings today. Unfortunately, they were really bad that one inning. In the sixth inning, the Nationals allowed 8 runs in an embarrassing inning for an embarrassing bullpen. This game kind of summed up a lot of ...2025
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• Washington Nationals walk off the New York Mets in a thriller

Geoff Burke-Imagn Images The Nationals won an absolutely thrilling game against the Mets last night Hustle and heart were the name of the game for the Washington Nationals last night. They were trying to take every extra base and make every diving catch. It cost them at times, like when Dylan Crews laid out for a ball he probably should have just kept in front of him. However, in the end, ...2025
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• Braves News: Winning streak (?), Chris Sale, more
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• Series Preview: Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Nats travel to Colorado to take on the worst team in baseball In the third and final road series on this road trip, the Nats will hop on a plane from Pittsburgh and ride the jet stream into Denver, Colorado. In the same way, we’ll hopefully see a James Wood homer ride the jet stream into the Coors Field seats. The Nationals are coming off a pair of tough seri...2025
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• 2025 NL East Season Preview: Washington Nationals

Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images The Nationals aren’t here quite yet but that won’t mean they’ll be easy to deal with in 2025. The Washington Nationals might’ve finished 71-91 but don’t be fooled — this could be a sneaky-tough team to deal with going forward. They’ve got holes, sure, but they’ve also got a core of young guys that could support a contender sooner rather than later. How did...2025
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Final results

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images Shota Imanaga nabs the Rizzo Award for his rookie season. As the 2024 season is on a collision course with its conclusion, it is time to start looking back and closing the books on the season. Unfortunately, the Cubs season came to a close several weeks ago. The playoffs are the goal for every team, but certainly for a large market team with a rabid fan b...2024
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• Cub Tracks falls down in Philly

Eric Hartline-Imagn Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The Cubs dropped a 6-2 decision and the Phillies clinched. I didn’t watch the celebration. Did you? WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overhe...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 143

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images The sprint to the end begins with a 2-1 win. The Yankees pitching staff should get a hat tip for their dominance over a Cubs offense that had been performing at the highest level I’d seen in years. Even in victory on Sunday afternoon the Cubs offense managed only three hits, one a double, two walks and two runs batted in. Two runs with that level of pr...2024
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• The Washington Nationals rebuild has hit a crisis point
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• Nationals News: Jorge Lopez DFA’d after tumultuous tenure
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• Washington Nationals win fourth in a row but Dylan Crews gets injured
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• CJ Abrams stars in Washington Nationals first sweep of the season

Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images The Nationals took care of business early in Baltimore, blasting their way to a sweep The Washington Nationals got their first sweep of the season and their first in Camden Yards since 2018. They won in style, with a 10-4 win over an Orioles team in crisis. It was a similar game to the one they played last night. The Orioles pitching staff did not give them a ch...2025
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• Washington Nationals finalize Opening Day roster

Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images The Nationals have set their official 26 man roster for the 2025 campaign At long last, the Opening Day roster is here! After plenty of spring shakeups, we have the 26 that will take the field today at 4:05 PM. We will break down all the position groups and discuss any surprises. Pitchers: The starting pitchers on the roster are Mackenzie Gore, Jake Irvin, Michae...2025
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• Washington Nationals offseason recap
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 129

Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK The Cubs win the opener in Miami, 6-3. On April 26, the Cubs reached their high water mark at 17-9. That was a start so fantastic that the Cubs could go .500 the rest of the way and they’d win 85 games. 85 wins would have reached the playoffs last season and figures to be within a game or two this year at worst. As we all know, the bottom fe...2024
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• Lopez, Segura lead Brewers over Padres
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• Twins To Acquire Jorge Lopez
The Twins and Orioles are in agreement on a trade sending All-Star closer Jorge Lopez from Baltimore to Minnesota, reports Jon Heyman of the New York Post (Twitter link). The Twins are sending left-handed pitching prospect Cade Povich, right-hander Yennier Cano and a pair of pitching prospects to Baltimore in return, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.…...2022
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• Twins deal 4 prospects for Orioles closer Lopez

The Twins acquired Orioles closer Jorge Lopez on Tuesday for four minor league prospects....2022
• Orioles Claim Jorge Lopez From Marlins
The Orioles have reunited with Jorge Lopez, as Joel Sherman of the New York Post (X link) reports that Baltimore has claimed the right-hander off waivers from the Marlins. Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reported earlier today that Lopez looked like the odd man out on the Marlins’ roster in some capacity, as the…...2023
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• Cubs 3, White Sox 1: Takin’ care of business

Photo by Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Cubs went to the South Side of Chicago and did what they needed to do. The Cubs defeated the White Sox 3-1 Saturday night. It wasn’t pretty much of the time, but the team did what they came for in this series — a sweep, and thus a sweep of the season series against their crosstown rivals for the first time since 2013. The Sox scor...2024
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• Orioles Designate Jorge Lopez For Assignment
The Orioles announced that right-hander Jorge Lopez was designated for assignment. Left-hander Bruce Zimmermann was called up from Triple-A to take Lopez’s spot on the active roster. Baltimore claimed Lopez off waivers from the Marlins at the start of September, and Lopez posted a 6.10 ERA over 10 1/3 innings of work in the orange-and-black. …...2023
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• Cubs 7, Nationals 6: You keep me hangin’ on

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images Lots of runs and lead changes, and finally the Cubs ended up on top. The Cubs didn’t much seem to want to win this game, having to come back from multiple deficits and getting some more poor relief work. Nevertheless, a seventh-inning rally erased the last of those deficits and the Cubs hung on for a 7-6 win over the Nationals in the final night game of t...2024
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• Lopez, inspiring son helping each other in life
Last week, the boy who'd spent most of his first 2 1/2 years in hospitals finally saw his father pitch. Mikael Lopez. He is the son of the Brewers' top pitching prospect, Jorge Lopez, coming up on his third birthday now but experiencing a flood of firsts after being released last month from a Cincinnati hospital. It was the most promising stop to date on his family's quest for solutions to Mikael'...2016

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• AL Week 10 Strategy-May 27, 2023
In The Field OF Max Kepler (hamstring) was able to take pregame BP on Friday. He will likely need a short rehab assignment prior to returning because he has been out since May 11. 2B Jorge Polanco (hamstring) was also able to take pregame BP. He will need to be able to run at full speed prior to being activated which means that it is unlikely that he returns when first eligible on May 30. OF Ada...2023
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• Preseason Prep - March 19, 2023
Keibert Ruiz (C-WSH) has scuffled through spring training so far, logging a .182 average, no homers, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, and 5 strikeouts across 34 PA entering Saturday's action. The slow start is a bit concerning after he did not impress in 2022 - his first extended stretch of big-league action - with a .251 average with 7 homers, 36 RBI, 33 runs scored, and 6 steals over 433 PA, with a below-aver...2023
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• Preseason Prep, March 8th, 2023
Xander Bogaerts, SS, SDAfter a fantastic decade in Boston, Bogaerts has moved across the country to play shortstop alongside Manny Machado for the Padres. Despite being in the league for TEN years, Bogaerts is still just 30 years of age and still figures to be a top choice at SS from a fantasy perspective. He has been one of the best and possibly the most consistent fantasy shortstops over the pas...2023
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• The Washington Nationals rebuild has hit a crisis point
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• Washington Nationals offense in a June swoon
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• Jake Irvin spins a gem as Washington Nationals stay hot

Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images Jake Irvin delivered his best start of the season and led the Nationals to victory Jake Irvin delivered one of the best starts of his career this afternoon against the Giants. Besides his electric July 4th outing last year, this was the best start of his career. Irvin went 8 scoreless innings, striking out seven, walking two and allowed just three hits. Jake...2025
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• Washington Nationals win fourth in a row but Dylan Crews gets injured
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• Addition by Subtraction: The Washington Nationals bullpen is on the road to respectability
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• Washington Nationals stun the New York Mets in another walk off thriller

Brad Mills-Imagn Images The Washington Nationals came back from the dead to defeat a shell shocked New York Mets team Between the near meltdown in Colorado and the game on Friday, the Washington Nationals have been in some thrillers so far this season. However, this comeback win over the Mets is by far the win of the season. The Washington Nationals looked dead in the water from the jump, ...2025
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• Braves News: Winning streak (?), Chris Sale, more
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• Series Preview: Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies
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• Addition by Subtraction: The Washington Nationals bullpen is on the road to respectability
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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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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 138

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The Cubs return home from a terrific trip with a disappointing 5-3 loss. Last night’s game was simultaneously totally predictable and a little shocking to me. After an 8-1 road trip, a letdown game was so completely foreseeable. I essentially wrote about it yesterday. It isn’t surprising and it isn’t per se the gambler’s paradox. A team isn’...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 85

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images The Cubs weremauled in Milwaukee, 7-1. Nico Hoerner homered in the top of the first. Everything after that was horrific. The Cubs managed only one other hit the remainder of the game and drew three walks. Kyle Hendricks was battered for seven runs and didn’t escape the fourth inning. With the game well out of reach, three Cubs relievers combined for 4⅓ in...2024
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• Sizing up the NL East heading into 2024

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Braves have won six straight NL East titles and still look like the cream of the division’s crop The Atlanta Braves have done most of their heavy lifting this offseason, but there are still some key players available and moves left to be made around Major League Baseball as the calendar plunges into January. The Braves themselves have...2024
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• AL Week 10 Strategy-May 27, 2023
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• Preseason Prep, March 8th, 2023
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