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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 (2nd, 1.09) and strikeouts (T2nd, 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.
The Orioles have made the following roster moves:
- Recalled RHP Kade Strowd from Triple-A Norfolk.
- Optioned RHP Brandon Young to Triple-A Norfolk yesterday.
The Orioles have made the following roster move:
- Agreed to terms on a 2025 minor league contract with C Jacob Stallings.
The Orioles have made the following roster moves:
- Selected the contract of C Chadwick Tromp from Triple-A Norfolk.
- Placed C Maverick Handley on the 7-day concussion Injured List.
- Transferred INF Ryan Mountcastle (right hamstring strain) to the 60-day Injured List.
The Orioles’ 40-man roster currently has 40 players.
The Orioles have made the following roster moves:
- Recalled RHP Yaramil Hiraldo from Triple-A Norfolk.
- Optioned RHP Yennier Cano to Triple-A Norfolk after yesterday’s game.
