Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez, right, talks with infielder Paul DeJong during a spring training baseball practice Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/)

Gore will start Saturday's Grapefruit League opener against the Astros, Mark Zuckerman of MASN Sports reports. Nationals manager Dave Martinez hasn't yet tipped his hand regarding his Opening Day starter,

Nationals manager Dave Martinez said Friday that Thompson (elbow) has a chance to be ready in time for Opening Day, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports. Thompson underwent Tommy John surgery in early March of last year,

The Washington Nationals are entering a new phase of their roster building, and manager Dave Martinez has made it clear that the team is ready to perform.

The Washington Nationals got some impressive performances out of their pitchers in the game against the New York Mets, and Shinnosuke Ogasawara was one of them.

It’s a thrilling moment whenever a rookie steps on the mound, but things get especially interesting when it’s Shinnosuke Ogasawara, the veteran Japanese southpaw making his first start for the Washington Nationals.

After throwing 1,098 innings over nine years with the Chunichi Dragons, left-hander Shinnosuke Ogasawara delivered his first Major League frame on Sunday. Ogasawara got the start against the Mets in his Spring Training debut,

Dylan Crews flashed the talent Sunday that convinced the Washington Nationals to select him with the No. 2 overall pick of the 2023 MLB Draft. In the Nationals’

Abrams will be moved back into the leadoff spot this season, Jessica Camerato of MLB.com reports. "CJ's going to lead off," manager Dave Martinez said. "The [Nos.] 3-4-5 will be kind of different a little bit.

The Washington Nationals have had a very intriguing last decade of baseball, going from a contending team to a World Series-winning team, and then to a rebuild in the span of that time frame. Manager Dave Martinez has been there for seven seasons, and now as he enters his eighth, he is setting the tone for the current roster.

The groundhog saw his shadow and a blanket of snow covered the District region this week. But the “pop” of catchers’ mitts and “sizzle” of fastballs returned to Florida ballparks on Wednesday, marking the start of MLB spring training and a step toward warmer seasons.

MLB players can challenge ball and strike calls. The camera-based system is only an experiment for now — but it has the baseball world wondering where to draw the line with technology.