LOS ANGELES -- Richard Lovelady's whirlwind tour of the Majors continued on Thursday, when the Mets traded him back to the very team that designated him for assignment last month. The Mets dealt Lovelady, whom they had DFA'd themselves earlier this week, to the Nationals for cash. That move came

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PITTSBURGH -- If they gave mulligans in baseball, then Jake Irvin would be in good shape. However, unfortunately for the Nationals’ right-hander, mulligans are a golf thing. Irvin had a rough first inning for a third consecutive start, and that made the difference. The Pirates scored both the game’s runs

Sometimes, the easiest way a rookie position player can impact the Major League club upon his first callup is by playing high-quality defense, and there’s evidence that prospects are more defensively ready in the bigs than they’ve ever been before. To wit, there have been 19 total rookies who have

CJ Abrams has become synonymous with his interest in aliens, including a diamond-encrusted alien necklace that is a staple of his wardrobe. Recently, the 25-year-old shortstop has begun incorporating a new accessory: crystals.

Eli Willits has plus speed. And defenders need to be on high alert because of it. Willits, the No. 1 pick in the 2025 Draft, used every bit of his 60-grade wheels to record his first professional home run for Single-A Fredericksburg -- on an inside-the-parker.

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In the early stages of a stretch of 17 games in 17 days that began on Friday, the Nationals’ starting pitchers have been trying to give the team length when they take the mound. Right-hander Cade Cavalli was cognizant of the pitching staff’s workload as he approached his fourth start

MILWAUKEE – Left-hander Ken Waldichuk was diagnosed with left forearm tightness after leaving Sunday’s 8-6 win over the Brewers in the seventh inning. He was placed on the 15-day IL on Monday. Waldichuk, 28, has battled through a lengthy injury history. He underwent Tommy John surgery in 2024, and he

Angels right-hander José Soriano continued his torrid start to 2026 and Nationals outfielder James Wood put on an absolute hitting clinic on the way to earning their first career Player of the Week honors.

MILWAUKEE – The couch area in the center of the Brewers’ visitors clubhouse was packed. Players crowded around each other to find a seat, some sitting on the table or the arm of the sofa to get a closer look.

MILWAUKEE – Nationals outfielder Joey Wiemer returned to American Family Field this weekend with a fun fact.

MILWAUKEE – The official definition of a tactician is, “A person who uses a carefully planned strategy to achieve a specific end.” That’s the term Nationals manager Blake Butera has used to describe southpaw Foster Griffin multiple times since Spring Training. With a deep pitch mix, Griffin has been playing

MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers have used small ball to coax many a team into beating themselves in recent seasons, but the Nationals flipped the script. With a trio of bunts in a decisive ninth inning, the Nats began a stretch of 17 games in 17 days by beating the Brewers

WASHINGTON -- It is unsurprising when Nationals sensation James Wood slams a home run with a 114.3 mph exit velocity, like he did on Monday against the Cardinals’ Ryne Stanek. The ball traveled a Statcast-projected 409 feet off a 99.3 mph fastball. It makes sense that all four of Wood's

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Not every star rookie makes an Opening Day roster. Take last year, for example. The most devastating rookie in baseball, Nick Kurtz, didn't join the Athletics until April 23 and slashed .290/.383/.619 with 36 homers in 117 games. Cade Horton arrived in May for the Cubs and posted a 2.67

WASHINGTON -- James Wood homered for a career-best third straight game, Curtis Mead added a tiebreaking solo shot in the fifth inning and an RBI single in the sixth and CJ Abrams added two more hits, a walk and an RBI to continue his exceptional start. None of it was

WASHINGTON -- After a Spring Training setback, righty reliever Paxton Schultz is back with the Nationals and ready to “do whatever the team needs.” In Tuesday night’s 7-6, 10-inning loss to the Cardinals, that included briefly being in line for a potential first MLB win in his club debut.

WASHINGTON – Home runs by James Wood, Brady House and CJ Abrams Monday night ignited a late-inning, six-run rally in the Nationals' 9-6 over the Cardinals, snapping a five-game skid. Wood’s bat made the biggest noise to begin the eighth-inning rally. Down 6-3 with two men on, Wood crushed a

WASHINGTON -- On Sunday morning, manager Blake Butera checked in with James Wood before the series finale against the Dodgers. The slugger had hit .111 in his first eight games of the season, and he had been 1-for-9 in the first two games in spite of some hard-hit balls. “I

Don’t put away the bunting just yet. As of last Friday, all four full-season levels of the Minor Leagues -- Triple-A, Double-A, High-A and Single-A -- have officially begun their 2026 regular seasons. But while many low-level clubs have held their home openers, many others -- quite literally half of

WASHINGTON – CJ Abrams has been feeling loose before games lately. A result of that relaxed vibe has been homering again … and again … and again.