CHICAGO -- Monday night’s series opener between the White Sox and Nationals at Guaranteed Rate Field was postponed due to rain. The rain started to fall in Chicago shortly after White Sox pregame batting practice began and was in the forecast through early Tuesday afternoon. “My radar says we’re in

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BOSTON -- Chaotic action in the early innings set the tone for the Nationals in the series finale against the Red Sox on Sunday. The Nats lost, 3-2, at Fenway Park in a game that saw two errors, two caught-stealing attempts and a pickoff mixed with a home run and

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Break out the caps and gowns. It’s time for a whole bunch of graduations and an updated Top 100 Prospects list. Young players who began the 2024 season on a Major League Opening Day roster with zero MLB service time exhausted their prospect status Sunday by way of the 45-day

The Statcast era of baseball research has reached another milestone: bat speed is live on Baseball Savant. You can check out this page for more thorough details on what bat speed entails and how it’s calculated. But in the meantime, we’re kicking things off by breaking down the best of

BOSTON -- It was just over a year ago that Jake Irvin made his Major League debut on May 3. That night, he threw 81 pitches in 4 1/3 frames against the Cubs. On Saturday, appearing in his 32nd big-league start, Irvin set a career high in innings pitched with

BOSTON -- Victor Robles is an outfielder. Beyond that, he is an elite athlete. Manager Dave Martinez was confident tabbing Robles at a position he has not played since 2019 in his first game back since April 3. Robles, a two-time Gold Glove Award finalist in center field, made his

There has been no shortage of surprising developments in the 2024 season. Whether they are good or bad developments, or on the player or team-wide level, there are plenty of trends that have already shifted the arc of this season. With the help of each club's MLB.com beat writer, here

WASHINGTON -- The box score shows a two-game series split. The effort level and play on the field signified for the Nationals a win. “I just sat and praised them,” said manager Dave Martinez. “That’s all you can do, right? They battled all night long, and to me, that shows

It's become glaringly clear over the past few years that the future in the nation’s capital is bright. The Nationals took a step forward in 2023 and are improving again this year with a young core led by CJ Abrams and MacKenzie Gore. Not to mention that Washington has a

Big league closers can come from all areas of the pitching world. Some are guys who have always been relievers, from college all the way up to the big leagues. Some were starters whose power stuff (and perhaps lack of command) were better suited for shorter stints coming out of

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WASHINGTON -- What a difference an offseason makes. The season after allowing the most home runs among all National League pitchers, Trevor Williams is the only starter who has not surrendered a homer this year (35-inning minimum). The right-hander extended his streak to seven homer-less starts in the Nationals’ 3-0

WASHINGTON -- Eddie Rosario threw his bat and began to make his way around the bases, taking it all in as his second home run of the season made its way past right-center field. His slow start to the season now looks to be behind him. Entering the series finale

This story was excerpted from Jessica Camerato’s Nationals Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. WASHINGTON -- Pitching in the Major Leagues is an out-of-this-world experience for Kyle Finnegan. So is meeting with U.S. Space Force members and having

WASHINGTON -- Coming off a comeback win on Friday night, the Nationals looked to get the second game of the series against the Blue Jays off to a strong start. However, errors proved to be their Achilles heel. The Nationals committed four errors in the infield in the 6-3 loss

WASHINGTON -- For six innings, Luis García Jr. sat on the bench as the temperatures at Nationals Park dipped on a blustery Friday night. But when manager Dave Martinez called on him to pinch-hit for Trey Lipscomb to face a righty matchup in the top of the seventh, the second

ARLINGTON -- Eddie Rosario came to the Nationals with nine years of Major League experience, one World Series championship and an NLCS MVP honor. He also had a history of struggling at the plate in March and April. So when Rosario made the Opening Day roster from a Minor League