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This Nationals top 10 prospect is raking -- and earned a promotion

@jessicacamerato
April 30, 2025

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.

Nats' batting practice pitcher 'feeling better' after collapsing during BP

@jessicacamerato
April 30, 2025

PHILADELPHIA -- Nationals batting practice pitcher James Frisbie collapsed while throwing batting practice on Wednesday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park. Frisbie was carted off the field and taken to a hospital, where he was coherent, manager Dave Martinez said after the game. “We haven’t heard anything as far as results-wise,

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The first month of the season is in the books, but there's plenty of action in store. There are races to track in all of the divisions, milestones within reach for star players and it's never too early to think about who will capture some coveted hardware. And there's only

April's hottest hitting prospects -- one for each organization

@SamDykstraMiLB
April 30, 2025

The Minor League season is a month old and several of the game's best hitting prospects are off to fast starts. Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony is tearing up Triple-A (just like he did at the end of last year), Padres shortstop Leo De Vries is leading the High-A Midwest

Latest Nationals injuries & transactions

April 30, 2025

This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Nationals injury news and transactions.

Nats' wild week of comebacks falls apart in Philly: 'We had a chance to win'

@jessicacamerato
April 30, 2025

PHILADELPHIA -- Leading up to their road series against the Phillies, the Nationals exemplified seizing the moment of a single pitch or swing with two gritty walk-off wins against the NL East-leading Mets.

NEW! Top 150 Draft Prospects: Major changes, big jumps highlight list

April 29, 2025

The Washington Nationals are on the clock. OK, not quite yet, but they do have the No. 1 pick in this year’s Draft, and MLB Pipeline has an updated and expanded Draft Top 150, ranking the players all 30 teams are criss-crossing the country to see to line up their

'It was loud': Wood crushes another mammoth homer

April 28, 2025

WASHINGTON -- Even on a day when he didn't play in the field, the big bat of James Wood still made its presence felt. Wood launched his ninth home run of the season off Mets reliever José Ureña, a 110.6 mph blast on a changeup well into the right-center-field bleachers

Nats complete wild comeback from 6 runs down to walk off Mets

Adams' clutch three-run homer caps crucial five-run seventh inning
April 27, 2025

WASHINGTON -- Down six runs early, the Nationals rallied in dramatic fashion to stun the first-place Mets for an 8-7 victory on Sunday at Nationals Park after a Pete Alonso throwing error at first base. Luis García Jr.’s grounder to first was backhanded by Alonso, but his throw to Ryne

Irvin shows his mettle vs. Mets, stays hot on the mound

@jessicacamerato
April 27, 2025

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.

From 'hot seat' to hot corner, Tena impressing Nats

@jessicacamerato
April 26, 2025

WASHINGTON – For the games José Tena wasn’t in the lineup, he made sure to prepare as if his name was going to be called. Recently, it has been. Tena has started six out of the last eight games at third base for the Nationals as Paul DeJong recovers from

10 surprises from the 1st month of the 2025 season

@ByJasonFoster
April 27, 2025

Every MLB season is a marathon of ebbs and flows, peaks and valleys. Through it all, players and teams just hope to find some positive consistency. Hot starts, as promising as they seem, often fade after a couple of weeks as the season hits its stride. But when a player

‘Oh, it’s on’: Abrams blazes 1st to home on single to walk off Mets

Wood's 1st career walk-off hit completes frenzied back-and-forth final innings in DC
@jessicacamerato
April 26, 2025

WASHINGTON -- The second the ball left James Wood’s bat with a full count and two outs in the ninth inning on Friday night at Nationals Park, CJ Abrams was already halfway to second base. Abrams ran and ran -- helmet falling off, alien necklace bouncing and arms pumping --

Nats turn their 1st triple play at Nationals Park against Mets

@paige_leckie and @jessicacamerato
April 25, 2025

WASHINGTON -- The Nationals turned their first triple play at home in team history (2005-present) in their 5-4 walk-off win over the Mets on Friday at Nationals Park. It was the second triple play of the season, joining the Rockies’ triple play on April 5 against the Athletics.

Make a wish! Nats' 2024 first-rounder clubs first pro homer on his birthday

April 25, 2025

It’s hard to conjure up a better birthday gift than this. After getting a brief (and homer-less) taste of pro ball last summer, Seaver King mashed his first pro long ball in High-A Wilmington's 4-3 loss to visiting Aberdeen on Friday night at Daniel S. Frawley Stadium. The Nationals' No.

'We're glad he's back': Abrams' defense shines in return from IL

@jessicacamerato
April 24, 2025

WASHINGTON -- When a sharp line drive was sliced to CJ Abrams, the crafty shortstop swiftly dove toward third base for an impressive catch without missing a beat. Abrams, though, had not played since April 11.

Wood among elite company with 116.3 mph blast: 'He crushed that ball'

@jessicacamerato
April 23, 2025

WASHINGTON -- James Wood commemorated his two-day bobblehead giveaway during the Battle of the Beltways by mashing a leadoff home run hit hard enough to be heard across the DMV.

One drive made all the difference for Alex Call

April 23, 2025

This story, written by contributor Chuck King in Miami, 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.

The fastest prospects in the game -- one for each team

@SamDykstraMiLB
April 23, 2025

When discussing the fastest prospects (and frankly, all players) in baseball, there’s the Rays’ Chandler Simpson and then there’s everyone else. Now in the big leagues, Simpson has led scouts to say that he should get at least a 90 run grade on the 20-to-80 scouting scale. Watching him do

Here's every team's 2025 Draft bonus pool and all pick values

April 23, 2025

The Nationals own the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 Draft, which comes with a record assigned value. But the Mariners, who jumped from No. 15 to No. 3 in the Draft Lottery, own the largest overall bonus pool. MLB released the slot values and bonus pools to teams

Parker's lights-out 8 innings fuel Nats' 1-hit shutout vs. O's

@jessicacamerato
April 22, 2025

WASHINGTON – The mound in the Nationals bullpen was unoccupied in the seventh inning. At a point in the game where they usually are warming up – and most times already had been called upon – the relievers and staff were soaking in the performance of Mitchell Parker.

Dylan Crews' connection with young autistic fan grows with Nationals

How a bond between the Nats' budding star and a young fan is bringing opportunity, awareness to special-needs families in D.C.
April 23, 2025

When he struggles on the diamond, when the strikeouts mount and the pressure ramps up, young Nationals outfielder Dylan Crews thinks about his friend Aubrey White.

10 former Top 100 prospects taking flight in 2025

@bmags94
April 19, 2025

The path from top prospect to legitimate big leaguer isn’t always linear. Sure, there are plenty of examples of top prospects who immediately became MLB stars. We’re talking about the likes of Juan Soto, Paul Skenes and Bryce Harper. More often than not, though, it can take players years before