- Washington Nationals news & notes: Patrick Corbin wraps up fifth year of six-year deal in D.C. Patrick Corbin wrapped up the fifth year of his 6-year/$140M deal in D.C. 12:01a
- Washington Nationals news & notes: Josiah Gray finishes strong in Nationals’ 1-0 loss to Orioles... With six innings of work on the mound in Oriole Park at Camden Yards, in which he gave up just one run on five hits, walking two and striking out seven, Josiah Gray lowered his ERA to 3.91 on the year, down from his 5.02 ERA in 28 starts and 148 2⁄3 in his first full year pitching in the majors last season. Wed
- Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats wrap up home schedule; Davey Martinez thanks fans... Thanks, Nats Fans: With a split of their doubleheader with Atlanta’s Braves on Sunday, manager Davey Martinez’s ballclub wrapped up the home-half of their 2023 schedule with a 34-47 record in Washington, D.C.’s Nationals Park this season (vs. Tue
- Washington Nationals news & notes: Jackson Rutledge earns first MLB W in Nats’ win over Braves... Rutledge’s First MLB W: Going into the first game of Sunday’s doubleheader in D.C., Washington Nationals’ skipper Davey Martinez said he was excited to see 24-year-old, 2019 Nationals’ 19 first round draft pick Jackson Rutledge go up against an Atlanta Braves’ roster which started the day with a major league-leading .276/.343/.502 line as a team, tops in the majors across the line. Mon
- Washington Nationals news & notes: Quick hits before today’s doubleheader/home finale… Rainy D.C.: Patrick Corbin got up 0-2 on Ronald Acuña, Jr., threw three straight balls to go full, then left a slider up and in to the Braves’ leadoff man, who hit his 40th HR of 2023 out to left field in Nationals Park to start Friday night’s game in the Washington Nationals’ home. One batter later, after a single by Ozzie Albies, Corbin left an 0-2 sinker up and in to Austin Riley, who hit it 434 ft. Sun
- Washington Nationals news & notes: Sean Doolittle announces retirement; talks 2019 World Series run + career highlights... DOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!: “I hope people saw how much I enjoyed playing this game,” Sean Doolittle said, as the now-36-year-old reliever announced his retirement on Friday, after eleven seasons in the majors, over which the lefty made 463 appearances and saved 112 games, with a 3.20 ERA and 2.94 FIP for his career, “and [I hope people saw] how much it meant to me to be able to put on a big league uniform.” Unfortunately for Doolittle, the last few seasons were injury-plagued, and he spent a lot of time and put in a lot of hard work trying to get back to the majors one more time, but that wasn’t to be. Sep 23
- Washington Nationals news & notes: Jake Irvin out in 3rd; Braves beat Nats 10-3 in D.C. Jake Irvin tossed four scoreless, working around one hit and three walks on the road in Milwaukee last week, but the 26-year-old starter didn’t make it out of the fifth. Sep 22
- Washington Nationals news & notes: Lane Thomas hits grand slam, Nats beat White Sox 13-3 in D.C. Lane Thomas went 0 for 3 with a sac fly RBI in the second of three with Chicago in D.C. Sep 21
- Washington Nationals news & notes: Jackson Rutledge bounces back from a rough debut; Nats 4-3 over White Sox... “It was pretty much spot-on to what I was expecting, to be honest,” 2019 1st Round pick Jackson Rutledge said of his debut in the majors last week in PNC Park. “Beautiful stadium, beautiful place to play,” the 24-year-old told reporters. Things didn’t go as he hoped, however, with the 6’7’’ starter giving up 10 hits, and seven runs, six of the hits, and four of the runs, in a 33-pitch first which threatened to end his outing real early. “Obviously I dreamed of a better first inning,” Rutledge acknowledged after hanging in there for 3 2⁄3 innings and 90 pitches, “but … it will be better next time.” Once he got through the first, Rutledge said, he was able to settle in a little. “I think I mixed pitches better,” he said. Sep 20
- Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats & White Sox differences; Joan Adon runs into trouble late in outing + more... ADON AND IN-GAME ADJUSTMENTS: Joan Adon threw 93 pitches to the 26 batters he faced in 4+ innings last week on the road in PNC Park, giving up eight hits, a total of six walks, and four earned runs before he was lifted from what ended up a 5-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Sep 19
- Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats win one in finale in Milwaukee; beat Brewers 2-1 in extras... Luis García hit a 96 MPH, 1-2 fastball from Milwaukee Brewers’ starter Brandon Woodruff 393 feet to left-center field for a solo home run (his 8th this season) in the top of the second and the home team small-balled their way to a tie with a leadoff single (by Mark Canha), a stolen base, sac bunt (by William Contreras), and sac fly (by Carlos Santana), to knot things up at 1-1 in the series finale for Washington in American Family Field this weekend. Sep 18
- Washington Nationals news & notes: Luis García has big night in Nats’ 9-5 loss to the Brewers... Luis García was on a nice run at the plate before Washington recalled the 23-year-old from Triple-A Rochester earlier this month, going 14 for 40 (.325 AVG), with three doubles, three walks, and six runs scored in the last 11 games, and 6 for 13 (.462 AVG) in the final three for the Nationals’ top minor league affiliate, where he played for a month-plus after struggling offensively in the big leagues in his first 100 games and 407 plate appearances between late March and early August this season (.259/.293/.362, 13 doubles, four triples, six home runs, 21 BBs, 51 Ks). Nats’ GM Mike Rizzo told 106.7 the FAN in D.C.’s Sports Junkies before García was back up that the trip to Triple-A was a “preparation assignment”:. Sep 17
- Washington Nationals news & notes: Jake Irvin & Nats take loss in series opener with Brewers... Irvin in Milwaukee: Jake Irvin took the mound for last night’s series opener in Milwaukee, WI’s American Family Field unbeaten in his previous 11 starts, with a 3.57 ERA, a 5.27 FIP, and a .253/.246/.312 line against in 60 innings pitched over that stretch. Sep 16
- Washington Nationals news & notes: Josiah Gray Ks 10; walks no one; gives up two solo homers in 2-0 loss to Pirates... Gray’s Day: Going into Josiah Gray’s 27th start of the season, on September 3rd, Washington Nationals’ manager Davey Martinez talked about what he and his coaches would be watching as their 25-year-old righty tried to turn things around after a rough stretch, pound the zone, and get ahead of opposing hitters. “Strikes,” Martinez said when asked what he was hoping to see. Sep 15
- Washington Nationals news & notes: Mike Rizzo extension official; Jackson Rutledge arrives + more... MIKE RIZZO EXTENSION OFFICIAL: Mike Rizzo was clear throughout the process he believed a new deal would get done in due time, and though it took a little longer than expected, the President of Baseball Ops and GM in D.C. Sep 14
- Washington Nationals news & notes: Jackson Rutledge to make MLB debut tonight in PNC... JACKSON RUTLEDGE TO MAKE MLB DEBUT: Knowing the club was going to have to send someone out there in MacKenzie Gore’s spot in the starting rotation, with the lefty on the 15-Day IL dealing with blisters on his left hand, the Nationals weren’t giving anything away in the lead-up to this evening’s matching against the Pittsburgh Pirates in PNC Park, with manager Davey Martinez declining to bite when asked if the decision was made in advance of what would have been Gore’s next turn. Before the series finale with the LA Dodgers in Nationals Park on Sunday, a reporter noted that Washington’s 24-year-old, 2019 1st Round pick Jackson Rutledge’s scheduled start on Friday didn’t happen because he’d been scratched without explanation. A couple days later, Martinez said he still hadn’t heard anything about why Rutledge did not pitch in the game. “Nothing,” he said on Sunday afternoon. Sep 13
- Washington Nationals news & notes: Patrick Corbin, CJ Abrams lead Nats in 6-2 win over Pirates... In back-to-back losses in his two previous starts, before taking on Pittsburgh’s Pirates last night in PNC Park, Patrick Corbin gave up a total of 14 runs on 17 hits, walking two batters, striking out seven, and posting a .425/.444/.800 line against in nine innings. Sep 12
- Washington Nationals news & notes: Starting rotation chatter from Davey Martinez on plan going forward... NATIONALS’ ROTATION CHATTER: Jake Irvin’s six-inning, 88-pitch outing on Saturday got him up to 113 2⁄3 IP on the year in the majors, after the 26-year-old, Nationals’ 2018 4th Round pick threw 22 1⁄3 in the minors early this season, and 103 1⁄3 total in 2022, in his first full year back following 2020’s inactivity due to COVID, and Tommy John surgery in 2021. Sep 11
- Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats win on walk-off wild pitch; MacKenzie Gore to IL + more... MACKENZIE GORE’S 2023 SEASON IN THE BOOKS?: MacKenzie Gore’s 2023 campaign effectively ended with the announcement on Saturday that he was going on the 15-Day IL with left finger blisters, which led to an abbreviated 4-inning outing on Friday night in the nation’s capital. Sep 10
- Washington Nationals news & notes: MacKenzie Gore & Luis García return; Nationals drop opener to Dodgers... MacKenzie Gore Returns To Rotation: MacKenzie Gore missed a turn in the rotation on the Bereavement List, but the 24-year-old lefty returned to the mound last night in Nationals Park, ten days after his previous outing, which saw him go five innings on 106 pitches, giving up six hits, two walks, and one run in the start, on a solo home run. Sep 9
