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WASHINGTON -- Tensions spilled over in the Nationals’ dugout on Friday night before they were washed away by a seven-run inning and 10 strikeouts from MacKenzie Gore en route to Washington's 8-1 win over Miami. The Nationals snapped an eight-game losing streak at Nationals Park against the Marlins. “All of

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DETROIT -- Joey Meneses likes the engagement of starting at first base. Having to quickly shift his focus to defense also helps him move on from a forgettable at-bat faster than sitting in the dugout waiting for his next turn up when he is the designated hitter. Meneses has been

We’re still about a month away from the start of the 2024 Draft, and much like Jim Callis stated in his projection last week, we’re in a little bit of a calm-before-the-storm territory. With a few exceptions playing in the Men's College World Series, topped by No. 3 prospect Jac

DETROIT -- The last time the Nationals won five games in a row, the majority of the team was playing elsewhere. Some, in fact, were not in the Major Leagues yet. A 7-5 victory over the Tigers on Wednesday at Comerica Park lifted the Nats to their first such streak

Want to give the gift of baseball for Father’s Day? MLB.TV has just the deal for you. During the MLB.TV Father’s Day Sale, the All Teams Yearly package -- which enables you to stream every out-of-market game, live or on demand, on your favorite supported devices -- is now just

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.

Two offensive skills will always stand out most to evaluators of all stripes, from the most veteran of scouts to the first-time fan in the stands -- power and speed. Players who can consistently make loud contact and send balls over outfield walls will draw plenty of wows, and those

DETROIT -- Mitchell Parker was one out away from completing the Nationals’ fifth scoreless inning of the night at Comerica Park against the Tigers. A 34.5 mph dribbler toward the mound by Andy Ibáñez seemed like a routine play that would send the Nats back to the dugout. Instead, the

WASHINGTON -- A quartet of young Nationals starters took the mound against a veteran Braves lineup over the past four games at Nationals Park. The result: a 3-1 series win, lifting the Nats’ edge to 6-2 on the season against Atlanta and 9-4 since Sept. 24, 2023. “I can’t say

WASHINGTON -- Third baseman Nick Senzel had already recorded his first multi-double game in three years, and then he added to the day by going yard. Senzel went 3-for-3 with three RBIs, a walk and three runs scored in the Nationals’ 7-3 win over the Braves on Saturday at Nationals

WASHINGTON -- Josiah Gray began his Saturday as the keynote speaker at the Nationals Youth Baseball Academy eighth-grade Scholar Athletes graduation ceremony. That afternoon, he was surprised as the recipient of a personalized undergraduate ceremony at Nationals Park. Gray, the Nationals' player ambassador to the Youth Baseball Academy, was under

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“The whole premise of pitching is to keep the ball off the barrel,” 13-year veteran pitcher Wade LeBlanc said to Japanese media in 2016, as he was finishing up a stint with the Saitama Seibu Lions. “To keep guys from hitting the ball hard. It's not necessarily [to] strike everybody

WASHINGTON -- Jake Irvin's scoreless six-inning outing against the Braves on Friday was bookended by frames that had different looks yet were just as impressive. They resulted in the same zeros Irvin posted only 10 days ago in Atlanta. For the second time in three starts, the right-hander shut out

WASHINGTON -- Making his 10th career Major League start but facing a repeat opponent for the first time, Mitchell Parker again looked in control in the Nationals’ series opener against the Braves. “I love him because he’s so poised out there,” manager Dave Martinez said of his rookie lefty before

WASHINGTON -- Before the series finale against the Mets, manager Dave Martinez lauded Patrick Corbin for his ability, at times, to keep the Nationals in games. That proved to be the case early on Wednesday, as Corbin walked off the mound after the fourth inning having faced one batter above

WORCESTER, Mass. -- James Wood gathered with his teammates in shallow left field two hours before the Triple-A Red Wings took on the WooSox at Polar Park. A pregame routine he has gone through countless times in his pro career had an extra feeling to it on Wednesday. “It was

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Ten months after the Pirates selected him with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 Draft, Paul Skenes arrived in Pittsburgh and immediately asserted himself as one of the best pitchers in the big leagues. Two other first-rounders from the Class of '23 preceded him to the Majors, with

Nationals prospect K's Alonso for his first strikeout after making trek from Massachusetts

WASHINGTON -- Nationals lefty DJ Herz released a large exhale while he warmed up ahead of a very big Tuesday night. He was going up against an experienced Mets lineup in his Major League debut. “He’s got good stuff, we told him to just attack the strike zone,” manager Dave

WASHINGTON -- In a division matchup with a combined 15 runs, 24 hits, 20 runners left on base, three errors and 10 pitchers, it can be a small moment in a three-hour-and-18-minute game that has the biggest impact. The Nationals’ 8-7 loss to the Mets on Monday night at Nationals