The Orioles have made the following roster move:

• RHP Luis F. Castillo has cleared outright waivers and accepted an assignment to Triple-A Norfolk.

The Washington Nationals named Miguel Cairo the club’s Interim Manager on Monday. Washington Nationals Interim General Manager Mike DeBartolo made the announcement.

Cairo joined the Nationals as the team’s bench coach in 2024 after spending the previous season as the Minor League infield coordinator for the New York Mets. He was the bench coach with the Chicago White Sox from 2021-22 and was the Club’s acting manager for the final 34 games of the 2022 season, posting a record of 18-16. He also served as acting manager on Aug. 12, 2021 vs. New York (AL) at the Field of Dreams Game (W, 9-8) and September 7, 2021 at Texas (W, 7-2).

“Miguel is well-respected in our organization and around baseball,” said Nationals Interim General Manager Mike DeBartolo. “A diligent worker and student of the game, he has a proven track record of showing strong leadership in a variety of situations, and I believe that his voice and energy will serve as a catalyst to our team and our fan base in the second half of the season.”

From 2018-20, Cairo worked as the Minor League infield coordinator for the New York Yankees. Following his retirement as a player in 2013, he was a special assistant to the general manager for the Cincinnati Reds until 2017.

A native of Anaco, Venezuela, Cairo is a veteran of 17 Major League seasons, with playing experience at every infield position as well as left field and right field. He made his Major League debut with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1996 before stints with the Chicago Cubs (1997, 2001), Tampa Bay Rays (1998-2000), St. Louis Cardinals (2001-03, 2007), New York Yankees (2004, 2006-07), New York Mets (2005), Seattle Mariners (2008), Philadelphia Phillies (2009) and Cincinnati Reds (2010-12).

Washington Nationals left-handed pitcher MacKenzie Gore and outfielder James Wood will represent the organization in the 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Atlanta. Both are making their first All-Star Game appearance and both were selected by player voting. The 2025 All-Star teams were unveiled earlier this evening during the “2025 MLB All-Star Selection Show” on ESPN.

Gore, 26, entered Sunday ranked second the National League with 131 strikeouts (5^th in MLB) and 11.30 strikeouts per 9.0 innings (4^th in MLB). He ranks eighth in the National League with 104.1.0 innings pitched and he's tossed at least 6.0 innings 13 times this season, tied for the fourth-most in the National League.

Gore has pitched to a 2.44 ERA (13 ER/48.0 IP), a .213 opponents’ batting average, 47 strikeouts and just three home runs allowed in his last eight starts dating to May 23. He opened the season with a career-high and franchsie Opening Day record 13 strikeouts on March 27 against the Philadelphia Phillies. He added another 13-strikeout performance on April 19 at Colorado. Gore’s strongest outing of the first half came on June 4 vs. Chicago (NL) in which he tossed a season-high 7.0 scoreless innings with seven strikeouts and three hits allowed in Washington’s 2-0 victory.

Wood, 22, was one of the top hitters in the National League through the All-Star break. Entering Sunday, he led National League outfielders and ranked in the National League in OPS (3^rd, .943), wOBA (4^th, .399), win probability added (3^rd, 3.22), wRC+ (5^th, 158), OPS+ 4^th, 167), RBI (4^th, 67) and home runs (5^th, 23). He ranked second among National League outfielders in slugging percentage (.553), on-base percentage (.391) and walks (57).

Wood is one of five players in Major League Baseball with at least 20 home runs and 10 stolen bases, joining Shohei Ohtani, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Corbin Carroll and Juan Soto. According to Baseball Savant, Wood is in the 99^th percentile in hard hit rate (57.2%), the 98^th percentile in batting run value (26) and 97^th percentile in average exit velocity (94.0 mph). According to FanGraphs.com, Wood leads all National League left fielders with seven defensive runs saved.

The Washington Nationals today announced the replacement of longtime President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo and Manager Dave Martinez, citing the need for a fresh approach and new energy. Washington Nationals Managing Principal Owner Mark D. Lerner made today’s announcement.

“On behalf of our family and the Washington Nationals organization, I first and foremost want to thank Mike and Davey for their contributions to our franchise and our city,” Lerner said. “Our family is eternally grateful for their years of dedication to the organization, including their roles in bringing a World Series trophy to Washington, D.C. While we are appreciative of their past successes, the on-field performance has not been where we or our fans expect it to be. This is a pivotal time for our Club, and we believe a fresh approach and new energy is the best course of action for our team moving forward."

Senior Vice President & Assistant General Manager, Baseball Operations, Mike DeBartolo has been named Interim General Manager. DeBartolo will oversee all aspects of baseball operations, including the upcoming MLB First-Year Player Draft, alongside other key members of the department. An announcement will be made on the interim manager sometime on Monday.

“Mike DeBartolo is a smart and thoughtful executive, and we’re fortunate to have him as part of our organization,” Lerner said. “As we hold the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s MLB Draft and look ahead to the trade deadline, we are confident in his ability to lead the baseball operations staff through these next, important months.”

DeBartolo has worked across the organization to aid in decisions affecting all facets of baseball operations, assisting with contract and trade negotiations, MLB rules, player evaluation, salary arbitration and other operations. Originally from Bedford, Mass., DeBartolo joined the Nationals in 2012 as an intern and has worked in an Assistant General Manager capacity since 2019.

The Orioles have made the following roster moves:

• Selected the contract of C Alex Jackson from Triple-A Norfolk. He will wear No. 70.
• Placed C Gary Sánchez (right knee sprain) on the 10-day Injured List.
• Transferred INF/OF Jorge Mateo (left hamstring strain) to the 60-day Injured List.

The Orioles’ 40-man roster currently has 40 players.

The Washington Nationals recalled left-handed pitcher Shinnosuke Ogasawara from Triple-A Rochester on Sunday and optioned right-handed pitcher Ryan Loutos to Triple-A Rochester on Saturday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement.

Ogasawara, 27, who will start and make his Major League debut today, is in his first season in American professional baseball after he became the first player signed by the Nationals directly from Japan on January 24, 2025. He went 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA and 24 strikeouts and six walks in 24.0 innings in six Minor League games between Triple-A Rochester, High-A Wilmington, and the FCL Nationals. In his final rehab outing on June 25, Ogasawara struck out five in 4.0 innings of two-run ball for the Wilmington Blue Rocks against the Hudson Valley Renegades (NYY).

Ogasawara pitched 6.0 innings of one run ball with six strikeouts against Lehigh Valley (PHI) in his Triple-A debut on April 1. He allowed just one run on two hits in 5.0 innings with four strikeouts 12 days later against Scranton-Wilkes Barre (NYY).

Ogasawara turned professional at 18 years old and pitched to a 54-72 record with a 3.67 ERA in nine seasons for the Chunichi Dragons of the Nippon Professional Baseball League. He was named an NPB All-Star in 2023 after he went 7-12 with a 3.59 ERA and 134 strikeouts in 160.2 innings. In his final season in the NPB in 2024, Ogasawara issued just 22 walks in 144.1 innings while pitching to a 3.12 ERA.

Loutos, 26, was 1-0 with a 9.82 ERA in 10 games for the Nationals this season.

The Orioles today announced that they have acquired minor league catcher ALEX JACKSON from the New York Yankees in exchange for international bonus pool space and a player to be named later or cash considerations.

Jackson, 29, is batting .226/.308/.463 (37-for-164) with seven doubles, one triple, 10 home runs, 31 runs scored, and 34 RBI in 44 games with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season. He’s thrown out 26.3 percent (10-of-38) of stolen base attempts for the RailRiders.

The former No. 6 overall pick by the Seattle Mariners in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft has appeared in 124 major league games between the Atlanta Braves, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, and Tampa Bay Rays while slashing .132/.224/.232 (40-for-302) with 12 doubles, six home runs, 30 runs scored, and 24 RBI. Jackson has caught 29.1 percent (16-of-55) of would-be base stealers in his MLB career.

After signing a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds on November 8, 2024, he was acquired by the Yankees along with right-handed pitcher Fernando Cruz in exchange for catcher Jose Trevino on December 20, 2024. Jackson has been part of five trades in his career, including to the Marlins from the Braves in exchange for outfielder Adam Duvall on July 30, 2021.

The Orioles have made the following roster moves:

• RHP Matt Bowman has cleared outright waivers and accepted an assignment to Triple-A Norfolk.
• INF Emmanuel Rivera has cleared outright waivers and accepted an assignment to Triple-A Norfolk.

The Orioles have made the following roster move:

• Reinstated OF Tyler O’Neill (left shoulder impingement) from the 10-day Injured List.

The Orioles have made the following roster move:

• Optioned OF Dylan Carlson to Triple-A Norfolk after yesterday’s game.

Washington Nationals outfielder James Wood has been selected to participate in the 2025 T-Mobile Home Run Derby taking place on Monday, July 14, at Truist Park in Atlanta. Wood will be the third different Nationals player (2005-pres.) to participate in the Home Run Derby, joining Juan Soto (2022) and Bryce Harper (2013 and 2018). 

Wood, 22, is hitting .283 with 19 doubles, 22 home runs, 65 RBI, 56 walks and 55 runs scored in 86 games this season. Entering play on Thursday, he ranks first in OPS (.934), home runs (22) and RBI (65), second in both slugging percentage (.547) and walks (56) and third in on-base percentage (.387) among all National League outfielders.

Wood ranks second in Major League Baseball with 12 home runs hit harder than 110 MPH behind only Shohei Ohtani (13), and he leads Major League Baseball with four home runs that travelled longer than 445 feet ahead of Aaron Judge (3). Additionally, he paces MLB with 52 batted balls hit harder than 108 MPH ahead of Aaron Judge (51).

Combined with his nine home runs in 2024, Wood’s 31 career home runs tied for the most in Nationals history (2005-pres.) through a player's first 162 games with Bryce Harper (31) and ahead of Juan Soto (31).

The Orioles have made the following roster move:

• Agreed to terms on a 2025 minor league contract with INF/OF Jose Barrero.

The Orioles have made the following roster moves:

• Recalled RHP Yennier Cano from Triple-A Norfolk.
• Selected the contract of RHP Corbin Martin from Triple-A Norfolk. He will wear No. 48.
• Placed LHP Keegan Akin (left shoulder inflammation) on the 15-day Injured List, retroactive to July 1.
• Designated RHP Matt Bowman for assignment.

The Orioles’ 40-man roster currently has 40 players.

Tonight’s game has been postponed due to inclement weather. The game will be played as part of a split doubleheader tomorrow Wednesday, July 2.

Game 1: (the rescheduled game from tonight) will begin at 1:05 PM ET

Game 2 (the originally scheduled game) will remain at 6:45 PM ET

The Orioles have made the following roster move:

• RHP Kyle Tyler elected free agency in lieu of accepting an outright assignment to Triple-A Norfolk.

The Orioles have made the following roster moves:

• Recalled OF Dylan Carlson from Triple-A Norfolk.
• Selected the contract of C Jacob Stallings from Triple-A Norfolk. He will wear No. 25.
• Placed C Chadwick Tromp (lower back strain) on the 10-day Injured List.
• Designated INF Emmanuel Rivera for assignment.

The Orioles’ 40-man roster currently has 40 players.

The Washington Nationals returned infielder Paul DeJong from rehab assignment and reinstated him from the 10-day Injured List on Tuesday. In a corresponding move, infielder Andrés Chaparro was optioned to Triple-A Rochester. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement.

DeJong, 31, hit .275 (11-for-40) with a double, a home run, 6 RBI, four walks and four runs scored in 12 rehab games for Double-A Harrisburg while working his way back from a nasal fracture sustained on April 15. He had hits in eight of the 12 games including a 4-for-4 effort with a double and an RBI on June 19.

After signing with Washington as a free agent this offseason, DeJong hit .204 with four doubles, two RBI, two walks, two stolen bases and three runs scored in 16 games before his injury. He reached base in his last three games, going 3-for-10 with an RBI and a stolen base.

Chaparro, 26, hit .091 with a double and a walk in four games for the Nationals this season.

The Orioles have made the following roster moves:

• Recalled RHP Brandon Young from Triple-A Norfolk.
• Placed RHP Zach Eflin (low back discomfort) on the 15-day Injured List, retroactive to June 29.

Washington Nationals right-handed pitching prospects Travis Sykora and Marquis Grissom Jr. have been selected to represent the organization in the 2025 All-Star Futures Game at Truist Park in Atlanta on Saturday, July 12. Major League Baseball made the announcement Monday on MLB Network. The 26th All-Star Futures Game features the top Minor League prospects competing as part of All-Star Saturday.

Sykora, 21, is the Nationals No. 1 prospect and the No. 46 prospect in all of baseball, according to Baseball America, and the No. 54 overall prospect according to MLBPipeline.com. After making his season-debut on May 3 until his promotion to Double-A on June 26, he led all of Minor League Baseball in opponents’ batting average (.107), WHIP (.0.61), hits per 9.0 innings (3.10), opponents’ slugging percentage (.137) and strikeouts per 9.0 innings (15.49). Sykora also ranked among all qualified Minor League pitchers in ERA (2^nd, 1.09) and strikeouts (T2^nd, 70) during that span.

A third-round pick in the 2023 First-Year Player Draft out of Round Rock High School in Round Rock, Texas, Sykora is 3-1 with a 1.83 ERA in 11 games this season between the Florida Complex League, Single-A Fredericksburg, High-A Wilmington and Double-A Harrisburg. Despite pitching in his first game in May this year, Sykora’s 76 strikeouts rank third in the Nationals Minor League system.

The hard-throwing, 6-foot-6, 232-pound righty was named the Nationals organization’s Pitcher of the Year and the Carolina League Pitcher of the Year in 2024 after he led the Fredericksburg Nationals to the league title.

Grissom Jr., 23, is the No. 21 prospect in the Nationals organization according to MLBPipeline.com. He ranks third in Washington’s Minor League system with six saves this season. His 15 saves over the last two seasons are the most by any current Nationals farmhand.

The Washington Nationals and AARP today announced a multi-year agreement that makes AARP the Club’s inaugural jersey patch sponsor and an official Community Impact Partner. The AARP logo will appear on all team jerseys during the regular season, Postseason and Spring Training, making its on-field debut Tuesday, July 1, when the Nationals face the Detroit Tigers at 6:45 p.m. In addition to the jersey patch sponsorship, the partnership also includes community activities and activations at Nationals Park.

“When looking for our inaugural jersey patch sponsor, it was important for us to work with an organization that aligns with our values, one that embraces not just the ‘Next Gen Natitude’ on the field and in the clubhouse, but also brings together all generations of Nationals fans,” said Alan Gottlieb, Chief Operating Officer, Lerner Sports Group. “Whether you remember bringing your kids or grandkids to our inaugural season in 2005, or you’re bringing your family to the ballpark for the first time this year, this partnership is exciting for fans of all ages, and we’re proud to welcome AARP to the Nationals family for years to come.”

“Baseball is more than a game — it’s a tradition that connects us across generations,” said AARP CEO Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan. “This community-based partnership with the Nationals, and seeing the AARP logo on the Nationals’ jerseys, are powerful reminders of the memories we create with the people we love, from attending a first game with a parent to building a future with the next generation. We’re proud to team up with the Nationals to celebrate those connections here in Washington and on the road in every community across the country.”

Beyond the jersey patch, the collaboration is a symbol of the two Washington, D.C.-based organizations’ shared commitment to community. The partnership amplifies AARP’s key pillars of health, wealth and self through a series of initiatives, including the Nationals’ participation in AARP’s Wish of a Lifetime program. The Club will help fulfill wishes for older adults by granting exclusive access and experiences across our shared community, while also using the partnership to support and educate fans of all ages with fraud prevention tools, brain health resources, special content and more.

Through this multifaceted partnership, a multi-generational Nationals fan base can also look forward to special on-site activations, a dedicated AARP Night at the ballpark, player and mascot appearances and more. On-field and in-park signage, as well as digital and social content, will remind Nationals fans and baseball fans everywhere that AARP is “on your team and in your community,” while AARP members will have the chance to enjoy special benefits like early ballpark access, reserved parking spaces and seat upgrades into the PNC Diamond Club at every home game.