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Nationals Fall 7-1 to Mets, Finish Home Slate at 76-85

Washington managed just one run against New York as its bullpen allowed six runs in a decisive 7th inning, closing out the home portion of a lost season.

Connelly Early Debuts With 3 Scoreless Innings

The trade-deadline pickup, activated off the 60-day IL, allowed just one hit and struck out one in his first Nationals appearance.

Eli Willits Named Nationals' Minor League Player of the Year

The 18-year-old, the No. 1 overall pick in 2025, hit .265 with 14 homers and 63 stolen bases across three levels this season and is now Washington's top prospect and MLB's No. 4 overall.

Nunez, Abrams Close Out Nationals' Stolen-Base Leaders

Nasim Nunez led the club with 32 steals and CJ Abrams added 14 as team speed proved a bright spot down the stretch.

Nationals close a rebuilding season with rookie Eli Willits named the organization's top minor leaguer.

Nationals shut down Cade Cavalli for rest of 2026 season on workload precaution, not injury

Cavalli, who signed a four-year, $47 million extension with Washington earlier this month, was shut down effective Sept. 22 as a health-precaution, workload-management move rather than for an injury. He finishes the season 13-5 with a 3.02 ERA and 200 strikeouts over 169⅔ innings, the first Nationals pitcher to reach 200 strikeouts in over five years.

Nationals shut down Cade Cavalli for rest of 2026 season on workload precaution, not injury

Rochester Red Wings fall in Game 2, force winner-take-all Game 3 of International League Championship Series

Washington's Triple-A affiliate was routed 15-4 by Memphis in Game 2, evening the series 1-1 after taking Game 1. A deciding Game 3 was scheduled for that evening in Memphis.

Triple-A Rochester forces a deciding Game 3 in the International League Championship Series.

Nationals close out series win over Tigers, recall Gus Varland

Washington beat Detroit 4-2 to take the series, with Nasim Nuñez's two stolen bases setting the franchise's single-season record at 49. The club recalled right-hander Gus Varland from Triple-A Rochester after he posted a 2.76 ERA there.

Nationals close out a series win over Detroit; Nasim Nuñez sets the club stolen-base record.

CJ Abrams hits two homers, reaches 100 RBIs and a 30/30 season in win over Tigers

Abrams' solo homer in the 2nd inning was his 100th RBI of the season; his go-ahead two-run shot in the 7th was his 33rd homer, confirming a 30-homer/30-steal season for Washington's shortstop. The Nationals won 3-1; Jackson Kent picked up the win in relief.

Nationals reinstate DJ Herz from 60-day IL, release Cole Henry

Herz, 23, made his first MLB appearance since Sept. 25, 2024 following Tommy John surgery, posting a 3.16 ERA over 10 rehab games. Cole Henry requested his unconditional release the same day; Jared Simpson was optioned to Triple-A Rochester.

Nationals cut ties with 2020 2nd-rounder Cole Henry to open 40-man spot for DJ Herz

released 9/21 to clear spot for Herz activation; Henry 7.90 ERA/1.756 WHIP in 11 MLB games 2026, 6.43 ERA AAA; 2025 rookie yr 4.27 ERA/52:32 K:BB/2 saves in 52.2 IP before injuries; now FA, Rochester reunion possible. Matches/explains spine fact (Henry released 9/21).

DJ Herz makes long-awaited return to Nationals rotation, first MLB start since 2024

activated from 60-day IL, started 9/21 vs DET, first MLB action since 9/25/2024; 2024 line 4-9/4.16 ERA/106K:36BB in 88.2IP; comes same week as Gray activation + Cavalli extension

Nationals lock up ace Cade Cavalli on 4-year extension through 2030, club option 2031

4yr 2027-2030 + 2031 club option (~$70M w/ option, ~$23M option yr); buys out arb years + 1-2 FA years; entering signing 194:48 K:BB/164.2IP/3.12 ERA; first extension of Toboni/Butera era; Wood/Abrams/Lile floated as next targets

Josiah Gray reinstated from 60-day IL, returns to Nationals bullpen after 2+ year absence

reinstated, Pinckney optioned corresponding move; TJ surgery July 2024, flexor strain spring 2026; plan is low-leverage bullpen role rest of 2026; 2023 All-Star, came in Turner/Scherzer-era Dodgers trade w/ Ruiz

Nationals to activate DJ Herz from 60-day IL, will start Monday at Detroit

Herz returns to a big-league mound for the first time since September 2024 after Tommy John surgery and a subsequent flexor strain; Jared Simpson was optioned to Rochester to clear his spot.

Herrera homers twice, Bernal adds one as Cardinals beat Nationals 5-3 in finale

St. Louis scored three runs in the eighth to close out the season series at Busch Stadium.

Washington's rebuild gets its next look Monday as DJ Herz returns from a two-year injury layoff.

Nationals beat Cardinals 8-5 in 11 innings

Washington won on Jose Tena's go-ahead double in extra innings, part of a stretch in which the Nationals have won four of five.

Nationals sign Cade Cavalli to four-year extension, activate Josiah Gray

Cavalli's deal is four years and $47 million with a club option that could extend it to five years and $70 million. It came the same day Josiah Gray was reinstated from the 60-day injured list.

Rochester's Trey Lipscomb leads the International League in hits and RBI

The Triple-A Red Wings closed the season with one of their best offensive years in decades, led by third baseman Trey Lipscomb.

Washington closed the season on a high note, headlined by a long-term extension for Cade Cavalli.

CJ Abrams joins 30-30 club, Cade Cavalli reaches 200 strikeouts as Nationals rout Cardinals 9-1

Abrams became the first National since Alfonso Soriano in 2006 to reach 30 home runs/30 stolen bases in the same season; Cavalli threw five scoreless innings and recorded his 200th strikeout of the year in a win that mathematically eliminated St. Louis.

Nationals lock up Cade Cavalli with 4-year, $47M extension

The deal, worth up to $70M with a club option, begins in 2027 through 2030 and was announced the same day Cavalli reached 200 strikeouts on the season. 'We couldn't be more excited to have Cade with us for the long haul,' said president of baseball operations Paul Toboni; managing principal owner Mark D. Lerner also commented on the record welcoming the extension.

Josiah Gray reinstated from 60-day IL, first MLB action since April 2024

Gray, part of the return for Max Scherzer and Trea Turner, will pitch in relief the rest of the season after missing all of 2026 to a flexor strain on top of 2024 Tommy John surgery.

CJ Abrams's 30-30 season and Cade Cavalli's extension give a last-place Nationals club real building blocks heading into 2027.

Nationals and Cade Cavalli reportedly closing in on a contract extension

Cavalli, in his first of four arbitration years, has a 3.12 ERA over 31 starts (164 2/3 innings) in 2026; talks are described as advanced but not finalized.

Matt Waldron's season ends; Nationals claim pitching prospect Chase Hampton off waivers

Waldron was transferred to the 60-day IL with chest inflammation; Washington used the open roster spot to claim RHP Chase Hampton from the Yankees.

Josiah Gray reinstated from the 60-day injured list

OF Andrew Pinckney was optioned to Triple-A Rochester to open the roster spot for Gray's activation.

Harry Ford and Yohandy Morales headline a late-season push at Triple-A Rochester

Catcher Ford, acquired from Seattle, is rated Rochester's top prospect; infielder Morales is described as surging with power and plate discipline.

Cade Cavalli's advancing extension talks are the biggest Nationals storyline this week

Rotation health (Waldron out, Gray back) continues to shift week to week

Nationals tie franchise walk record (13) in 3-0 bullpen-game shutout loss to Phillies

A scripted bullpen game with seven rookie relievers walked 13 Philadelphia batters — tying a franchise record — and still held the Phillies to three runs, snapping Washington's four-game win streak.

Rochester Red Wings rally from 3-run deficit, beat Buffalo 12-4, stay tied atop IL second-half race

Washington's Triple-A affiliate improved to 87-57 and remains tied atop the International League's second-half standings, with top prospect Trey Lipscomb's 32nd home run of the season tying a franchise top-five mark.

Nationals tie franchise walk record (13) in 3-0 bullpen-game shutout loss to Phillies

Rochester Red Wings rally from 3-run deficit, beat Buffalo 12-4, stay tied atop IL second-half race

Daylen Lile's first career pinch-hit homer lifts Nationals past Phillies for fourth straight win

Lile's pinch three-run homer in the seventh broke a tie in the 6-3 win Sept. 15, Washington's longest streak since June. He is hitting .450 with five home runs over his last 11 games.

Rochester Red Wings hold first place in International League playoff race

Rochester closed its home schedule with a 6-4 win over Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, maintaining first place in the second-half standings.

A modest four-game win streak, led by rookie Daylen Lile, is a late-season bright spot in Washington.

Nationals activate Nasim Nunez from bereavement list

Washington activated infielder Nasim Nunez from the bereavement list on Sept. 13 ahead of the weekend series finale. The club has not disclosed further detail, and none was found on the record.

Nationals hold off Angels 6-5, complete a series sweep

Washington's win pushed last-place Los Angeles closer to a franchise-first 100-loss season.

Nationals claim RHP Chase Hampton off waivers from the Yankees

Hampton, a Yankees Top-30 org prospect designated for assignment to make room for Aaron Judge's activation, adds to Washington's pitching pipeline.

Nationals place 2B Nasim Nunez on the bereavement list

Nunez, Washington's stolen-base leader with 46, was placed on the list Sept. 10; Andrew Pinckney was recalled from Rochester in his place. No further detail on the underlying circumstances has been made public.

Josiah Gray and Connelly Early both advance in their rehab assignments

Gray moved up to Triple-A Rochester while Early began his first game action since a left elbow injury at Double-A Harrisburg -- both potential rotation depth for 2027.

Playing out the string while restocking pitching depth for next season

Nationals survive an MLB record-extending 39th blown save to beat Angels 6-5 in 10 innings

Andrew Alvarez threw seven innings of one-hit ball with a career-high 8 strikeouts before the bullpen's league-record-extending 39th blown save of the season let the Angels tie it; CJ Abrams scored the winning run in the 10th. Second baseman Nasim Nunez, the team's steals leader, was placed on the bereavement list Sept. 10, with Andrew Pinckney recalled from Rochester in his place.

Nationals snap seven-game skid with late rally over Angels

Nationals' pitching staff hit by multiple IL moves entering final stretch

Rochester and Harrisburg both drop games as September slate winds down

Nationals' farm system surges under new POBO Paul Toboni while big-league club fades

Washington's four full-season affiliates own a combined .560 winning percentage this year, up from .452 in 2025, and the org has risen sharply in national farm-system rankings under new front-office chief Paul Toboni; shortstop prospect Seaver King is now considered a near-lock for the 2027 Opening Day roster. The Nationals open a home series against the Angels tonight behind Cade Cavalli (12-5, 3.12 ERA), trying to snap a seven-game losing streak.

19.5 games back, on a 7-game losing streak.

Nationals swept at San Diego, losing streak reaches seven games

Washington set an MLB single-season record with its 38th blown save in the middle game of the series. Manager Blake Butera was ejected in the finale arguing a check-swing call that preceded San Diego's go-ahead run.

Lost 2-9 at San Diego Tuesday to complete a sweep; 19.0 games back.

Nationals blow a lead again, fall 5-4 to Padres on majors-most 45th blown lead

San Diego scored four runs in the eighth to erase a third-run Washington lead; the Nationals have blown a league-high number of leads this season.

Waldron to IL with chest inflammation; Nationals' active roster now has no player 30 or older

Matt Waldron (claimed off waivers Aug. 22) had not allowed an earned run in three outings before going down; Zak Kent was recalled from Rochester to replace him.

Nationals fall to Padres, continue late-season skid

Washington lost 3-2 at San Diego. RHP Orlando Ribalta was placed on the 15-day IL (forearm inflammation, retroactive to Sept. 4) with Yovanny Cruz recalled in the corresponding move.

Nationals are 19.0 GB and out of contention; Rochester's Seaver King and Andrew Pinckney were named the org's 2026 minor-league award winners.

Dodgers complete three-game sweep of Nationals, 7-5

CJ Abrams hit a leadoff homer to briefly tie the game and Harry Ford had an extra-base hit off a Teoscar Hernández miscue, but Los Angeles closed out the sweep on a stormy night at Dodger Stadium.

Nationals' pitching pipeline hit hard: Gray out into 2027, two more on 60-day IL

Josiah Gray is not expected back until 2027 with a flexor strain; PJ Poulin and Connelly Early are also on the 60-day IL. Catcher Drew Millas went on the 10-day IL with a fractured finger.

Nationals call up slugging prospect Yohandy Morales for MLB debut

Morales, a 2023 second-round pick, was hitting .286 with an .882 OPS and 25 home runs at Triple-A before his debut; infielders Trey Lipscomb and Seaver King are also in the club's call-up mix.

Nationals blow early lead, fall 5-6 to Dodgers in Ohtani's absence

Washington led 3-2 in the 4th on RBIs from Keibert Ruiz and Dylan Crews before Los Angeles rallied late; the Dodgers were without Shohei Ohtani for a third straight game.

Washington (67-77) is eliminated from postseason contention and playing out the season with an eye on 2027.

Snell silences Nationals bats as Dodgers win 5-3

Washington's late 3-run rally in the 9th fell short against Los Angeles' bullpen.

Nationals' roster shuffle continues: Sinclair up for expected MLB debut, Kranick DFA'd

RHP Jack Sinclair's contract was selected from Rochester and he is expected to make his MLB debut on the current West Coast trip; RHP Max Kranick was designated for assignment as the corresponding move. LHP Tom Cosgrove, DFA'd earlier in the week, was outrighted to Rochester.

Harrisburg Senators throw their 10th shutout of the season, blank Altoona 2-0

Five Senators pitchers combined on the shutout, led by Yoel Tejeda Jr.'s 5 innings of 1-hit ball with 8 strikeouts.

Late rally falls short in Los Angeles

Jack Sinclair set for expected MLB debut on West Coast trip

Rochester Red Wings blanked 4-0 by Syracuse

Washington's Triple-A affiliate, which has supplied several recent September call-ups, was shut out despite owning the International League's best record.

James Wood back from injury

Rochester holds the league's best Triple-A record

Wood's return spoils near no-hitter in 9-0 loss as Nationals activate him off IL

James Wood, back from a month-long oblique strain, broke up a potential no-hitter with a sixth-inning single in an otherwise lopsided loss to Atlanta; Washington also designated reliever Tom Cosgrove for assignment and optioned Andrew Pinckney to clear a roster spot for Wood.

September call-ups Morales, Simpson make strong MLB debuts

Yohandy Morales went 3-for-5 with a home run on his first career hit, and Jared Simpson threw three perfect relief innings, in a prior win over Atlanta -- forward-looking performances for a last-place club evaluating pieces for 2027.

Yohandy Morales homers, Jared Simpson wins in historic same-game Nationals debuts

Morales hit a solo homer for his first career hit and finished 3-for-4, while Simpson threw three perfect innings for the win — only the second time since 1901 one player has homered in his MLB debut while a teammate won the game as a debuting pitcher. Manager Blake Butera praised both on the record in a 9-5 win over Atlanta.

James Wood activated after nearly a month out with oblique strain

Wood, hitting .928 OPS with 30 home runs and 17 steals in 114 games this year, returned after a mild left oblique strain suffered August 3, going 2-for-6 with a homer over two rehab games.

Last in the NL East; leaning on a wave of debuts.

Daylen Lile's two homers lift Nationals past Marlins, 6-3

Lile's fourth multi-homer game of the season helped Washington close out its series with Miami on a winning note.

James Wood nears activation after strong Double-A rehab game

Wood went 1-for-3 with a home run in his first rehab game at Double-A Harrisburg; roster expansion on Sept. 1 is the earliest target for his return from an oblique strain.

Daylen Lile's two homers lift Nationals past Marlins, 6-3

James Wood nears activation after strong Double-A rehab game

Nationals blow late lead as Marlins score six unanswered in the ninth

A ninth-inning bullpen collapse turned a likely Washington win into a loss, a familiar late-season story for a Nationals club well out of contention as it plays out the final month at home against Miami.

James Wood homers in first rehab game at Harrisburg as return nears

Wood requested the rehab assignment himself to see live pitching before an expected activation around Tuesday's roster expansion, a meaningful boost for a Nationals offense that has cooled noticeably in his absence.

Washington Nationals (65-74, NL East rank 4): Nationals blow late lead as Marlins score six unanswered in the ninth

Dylan Crews delivers first career walk-off hit, but Cade Cavalli exits early after comebacker off calf

Crews snapped a 137-game team walk-off drought with a bases-loaded single in the 10th to beat Miami 5-4 Aug. 29; the win was clouded by Cavalli exiting after a 93.1 mph comebacker struck his calf, currently termed a contusion.

Nationals blow 2-0 lead in the ninth, fall 6-2 to Marlins as bullpen nears record pace

Washington's bullpen blew its 35th save of the season Aug. 30, two shy of the modern single-season record, in a rough weekend for the 63-73 club.

James Wood begins rehab assignment with Harrisburg, eyeing a September return

Wood, sidelined since Aug. 4 with a left oblique strain, requested the rehab assignment himself; a possible activation is timed to Sept. 1 roster expansion.

A first career walk-off and a rehabbing former Rookie of the Year finalist bookend a rough bullpen weekend.

Nationals rout Marlins 9-2

Washington kept its modest streak alive with a lopsided win at Nationals Park.

DJ Herz rehab-affiliate record set straight: Rochester is correct

A previously disputed detail is resolved: right-hander DJ Herz worked through six rehab starts across the complex league, Fredericksburg, and Double-A Harrisburg (0.71 ERA, 18 K) before advancing to Triple-A Rochester on Aug. 26 as his final rehab stage, matching the transaction record. Harrisburg was an earlier, since-superseded stop, not a contradiction. Rochester (78 wins) is having its best season since 2017 and leads all of Minor League Baseball in wins this year.

A blowout win and a resolved farm-system record-keeping question made for a clean news day in Washington.

Daylen Lile, Keibert Ruiz homer as Nationals rout Rockies 7-1, split series

The win snapped a stretch of 12 losses in 15 games; reliever Tom Cosgrove earned his first win since his 2023 MLB debut, a span of 89 appearances.

DJ Herz throws two perfect innings in latest rehab outing

Herz continues to progress back from a left UCL sprain/flexor strain; the club plans at least two more rehab outings before activation.

Rochester Red Wings walk off Buffalo 7-6 on Trey Lipscomb's 29th homer

It was Rochester's seventh walk-off win of the season; Nationals pitching prospect Jack Cebert made his Triple-A debut in the game.

Snapped a rough stretch with a rout of Colorado

Perales hits 100 mph in up-and-down MLB debut

Luis Perales, acquired from Boston in the Jake Bennett trade, touched 100 mph five times in his debut but allowed a grand slam among 4 earned runs over 2 innings.

Herz advances rehab to Triple-A Rochester, targets September return

DJ Herz, recovering from a left UCL sprain, was sent to Rochester to continue his rehab assignment after a scoreless outing at Double-A Harrisburg and a bullpen session, targeting a September return.

Nationals routed 13-1 by Rockies, option Jake Bird

Colorado's Connor Norby hit a grand slam in a 13-1 rout; Washington optioned RHP Jake Bird to Rochester to open the roster spot used for Perales' call-up.

Rebuild-era call-ups continue as Washington evaluates its next wave of arms

Nationals designate Trevor Williams for assignment, activate Waldron

Washington moved on from Williams despite recent strong relief outings as the club leans further into a youth movement; Matt Waldron was activated after a waiver claim.

Josiah Gray nearing return as a reliever after season lost to injury

Gray is on his third rehab appearance and likely ticketed for multi-inning relief work when activated.

Rockies snap seven-game skid, beat Nationals 3-1

Colorado ended its losing streak as Washington's top bat James Wood remained out with an oblique injury.

James Wood progressing in oblique rehab, no timetable yet

Washington's top young outfielder has advanced to throwing and soft-toss work but has no set rehab-assignment date.

Nationals designate Trevor Williams for assignment, activate Waldron

Josiah Gray nearing return as a reliever after season lost to injury

Rockies snap seven-game skid, beat Nationals 3-1

James Wood progressing in oblique rehab, no timetable yet

Daylen Lile's five RBIs, Cade Cavalli's fourth straight win power Nationals past Rockies 13-3

Lile hit a three-run homer and Cavalli improved to 12-5 as Washington snapped a four-game skid and extended Colorado's losing streak to a season-worst seven games.

James Wood's oblique recovery lagging, Nationals now targeting September return

Wood has progressed to throwing and soft-toss work but still feels tightness, pushing his return timeline from late August into September.

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Nationals swept by Miami, fall to 61-71 as skid reaches four games

Washington was outscored badly over the last 10 games (.191 team average) in a stretch manager Blake Butera called being 'punched in the mouth'; Cade Cavalli starts tonight against Colorado looking to stop the slide.

Fan-voice check: Federal Baseball calls August 'deeply depressing' after early-season promise fades

The SB Nation site framed the month around trade-deadline departures, two rotation moves, and injuries to two All-Stars contributing to a 6-15 August.

Nationals swept by Miami, fall to 61-71 as skid reaches four games

Fan-voice check: Federal Baseball calls August 'deeply depressing' after early-season promise fades

Connelly Early, now on the 60-day IL, was acquired from Boston at the trade deadline for Curtis Mead

Adds real context to the spine's bare transaction line (Early moved 15-day to 60-day IL) — he's a notable return piece from Washington's trade-deadline selling, having started a playoff game last year, so his elbow setback is a real setback to the Nationals' 2027 rotation plans, not just a procedural roster note. Washington acquired left-hander Connelly Early, 24, from Boston in exchange for corner infielder Curtis Mead at the trade deadline. Early started a playoff game for Boston last year. He has not pitched since June 30 and was already not expected to be activated before the end of August, so the 60-day IL transfer does not change his recovery timeline.

Connelly Early, now on the 60-day IL, was acquired from Boston at the trade deadline for Curtis Mead

Nationals fall 3-2 to Marlins on ninth-inning walk-off single

Washington tied it in the top of the 9th before a throwing error and a bases-loaded single from Miami's Javier Sanoja decided it in the bottom half.

Nationals are 14.5 games back in the NL East, playing out the season after the July front-office reset.

Jacob deGrom and the Rangers shut out Nationals 2-0 in series finale

Rookie Andrew Alvarez kept Washington competitive, allowing just one run over five innings, but the offense was blanked.

Seaver King goes deep twice, drives in six as Rochester routs Omaha 13-3

It was Rochester's sixth straight win over the Storm Chasers; DJ Herz threw two-plus scoreless innings on a rehab assignment at Double-A Harrisburg the same night.

Farm bright spots (King, Herz rehab) contrast a 14.5-back big-league club playing out the string

Cavalli strikes out 11 over six shutout innings as Nationals beat Rangers 6-0

Nationals shut out by Rangers as rookie Jackson Kent makes second MLB start

Washington fell 5-0 in Texas as the club continues its late-season look at young arms.

Josiah Gray begins rehab assignment with Single-A Fredericksburg

It's Gray's first chance to face hitters since September 2025 following Tommy John surgery, with a possible September call-up in play.

Nationals move All-Star CJ Abrams from shortstop to second base

Manager Blake Butera called it a difficult decision as Washington tests long-term roster fits for 2027, with Nasim Nuñez shifting to shortstop.

Late-season roster experimentation ahead of 2027

Nationals fall 4-5 in walk-off loss to Mets at Citi Field

Francisco Lindor's ninth-inning single completed New York's comeback.

Nationals shift CJ Abrams from shortstop to second base

District on Deck's local reporting connects the timing to a possible Seaver King call-up.

Miles Mikolas's release was formally confirmed, tied to the DJ Herz rehab-assignment and roster-churn thread.

DJ Herz threw a clean two-inning rehab outing for Double-A Harrisburg.

Trey Lipscomb homered twice as Triple-A Rochester notched its 70th win.

Nationals officially release Miles Mikolas, timed right after his 10-year service milestone

Mikolas finished 3-9 with a 5.82 ERA before his release, which was designated to open a rotation spot for prospect Jackson Kent's Aug. 12 debut.

Butera shifts CJ Abrams to second base, moves Nasim Nunez to shortstop

Manager Blake Butera announced the positional swap for Washington's best player, reshaping the infield down the stretch.

Lindor's error gifts Nationals early run, but his homer flips series opener to Mets

Washington scored first on a Lindor error, but Lindor's own solo homer tied it in the sixth before the Mets bullpen shut Washington out the rest of the way in a 4-1 Mets win.

Lipscomb's hit streak reaches 11, Cole Henry dominant in relief as Rochester tops Charlotte

Trey Lipscomb went 3-for-4 with two doubles; Cole Henry struck out five of six batters faced in relief as Rochester keeps two of the system's more MLB-ready names in the call-up conversation.

Nationals officially release Miles Mikolas, timed right after his 10-year service milestone

Butera shifts CJ Abrams to second base, moves Nasim Nunez to shortstop

Lindor's error gifts Nationals early run, but his homer flips series opener to Mets

Lipscomb's hit streak reaches 11, Cole Henry dominant in relief as Rochester tops Charlotte

Cade Cavalli takes no-hitter into 7th, Nationals rout Cubs 7-0

Cavalli finished with 8 scoreless innings and 10 strikeouts, losing his no-hit bid on a two-out bloop single from Michael Busch in the 7th, in Washington's blowout win over Chicago.

Washington Post tracks how deadline-trade arrivals have adjusted to the Nationals

A feature follows LHP Connelly Early (acquired from Boston for Curtis Mead), RHP Yovanny Cruz and RHP Jake Bird as they settle in with Washington after arriving in the sell-off.

Nationals fall 12-6 to Cubs as pitching depth is stretched thin

Washington's staff struggled a night after a strong outing, in a loss that leaves the club fighting for Wild Card relevance at 59-62.

Jackson Kent makes Nationals debut against the Cubs after contract selection

Kent, a 2024 fourth-round pick who grew up near Wrigley Field, allowed 3 runs over 4-plus innings with 6 strikeouts in his debut, the fifth Nationals debut of the season. He went 9-4 with a 3.72 ERA across 20 minor league starts this year.

Nationals designate veteran Miles Mikolas for assignment

Mikolas, 37, finishes his Washington stint 3-9 with a 5.82 ERA over 25 games (11 starts), a week after reaching 10 years of MLB service time. The move opened the roster spot used for Kent's promotion.

Nationals reportedly set to promote pitching prospect Jackson Kent from Triple-A for MLB debut

Kent, a consensus Top-10 organizational prospect (9-4, 3.72 ERA between AA and AAA this year), is expected to debut during this week's home series against the Cubs, filling the rotation spot opened by Zack Littell's DFA.

2026 first-rounder Chris Hacopian collects first professional hit with High-A Wilmington

Hacopian, Washington's No. 11 overall pick this year, recorded his first pro hit over the Aug. 8-9 weekend, joining a young position-player pipeline that includes Eli Willits and Seaver King.

Nationals prospect Miguel Sime Jr. keeps racking up strikeouts at High-A despite control questions

MLB Pipeline's No. 9 organizational prospect is striking out 14.7 batters per nine innings at High-A Wilmington after control trouble at Low-A; his MLB Pipeline ETA is 2029.

Pitching prospect Kent nears MLB debut

Nationals prospect Elijah Green hits first Double-A homer, breaks up perfect-game bid

The former first-round pick's milestone homer gave Harrisburg its only offense in a 1-0 win over Chesapeake.

RHP R.J. Sales returns from long layoff at Fredericksburg

Sales made his first appearance since September 2025 following a UCL-replacement procedure, throwing 2.1 innings as Fredericksburg walked off Delmarva.

Trey Lipscomb's grand slam extends hitting streak to seven games at Triple-A Rochester

The infield prospect's third homer of the streak came in a 9-8 Rochester loss; he remains a near-term option for Washington's infield.

Farm system produced multiple notable performances during an MLB off night.

Nationals complete first sweep since April, beat Reds 7-1

Four Washington relievers combined on a bullpen game to close out the series; it is the Nationals' first sweep since April and their first at home this season.

Nationals recall Jake Bird from Rochester

Bird, recalled from Triple-A, pitched the ninth inning of Sunday's series-clinching win the same day he was added; Carson Palmquist was optioned as the corresponding move.

Prospect Seaver King homers off Carlos Rodón at Triple-A

Washington's No. 4 prospect, a former college teammate of Reds ace Chase Burns, went deep off the rehabbing Rodón at Rochester on Sunday.

Rookie Andrew Alvarez shuts down Reds, Nationals snap Chase Burns' streak in 8-2 win

Alvarez went 6 scoreless innings; Burns fell to 13-2 in just his second loss of the season.

DJ Herz throws scoreless rehab inning with 3 K's at Fredericksburg

First game action in about two months after Tommy John surgery and a June flexor-strain setback.

Nationals release Zack Littell after he clears unconditional waivers

No club claimed him; Washington absorbs the remainder of his $7M deal plus a $4M buyout.

Maxwell Romero Jr. extends hot streak with 4th homer in 3 games at Rochester

Hitting .400 in August with a 1.548 OPS since Aug. 5, building a call-up case after James Wood's IL stint.

Rookie Andrew Alvarez shuts down Reds, Nationals snap Chase Burns' streak in 8-2 win

DJ Herz throws scoreless rehab inning with 3 K's at Fredericksburg

Nationals release Zack Littell after he clears unconditional waivers

Maxwell Romero Jr. extends hot streak with 4th homer in 3 games at Rochester

Nationals option newly claimed reliever Wyatt Mills to Triple-A Rochester

Mills, claimed off waivers from the Dodgers, posted a 2.41 ERA at Triple-A vs. 5.68 in the majors this year.

Bullpen remains one of MLB's worst by ERA and blown saves despite low-cost waiver adds.