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Nationals select Jimmy Cordero's contract from Triple-A Syracuse

August 01, 2018, 5:53am

The Washington Nationals selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Jimmy Cordero and designated right-handed pitcher Shawn Kelley for assignment on Wednesday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Cordero, 26, joins the Nationals for his first career Major League assignment. The hard-throwing right-hander is 4-1 with six saves and a 1.67 ERA (8 ER/43.0 IP) in 38 games for Triple-A Syracuse in 2018. He has struck out 47 batters and...

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Why the Nationals essentially stood pat: "Track record"

July 31, 2018, 3:00pm

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They didn't buy, at least not in July. They didn't sell, at least not in the kind of significant way that had been suggested was possible. In the end, the Nationals essentially stood pat at the trade deadline, keeping Bryce Harper and everyone else on the current roster except for Brandon Kintzler, who was dealt to the Cubs for a Single-A reliever. So what message, then, did the front office just send a clubhouse full of players and a region full of fans who have spent the last four months...

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Liz Barr: Nationals rotation getting back on track

August 01, 2018, 5:27am

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The trade deadline has come and gone, and the Nationals are still finding out who they are. The road has been a little bit rocky, but of late, the starting pitching seems to have found its footing, and over the last week, the pitchers have been dynamite and have been doing their best to lead the Nationals to success. It all started with Tanner Roark turning it around and having one of the best games of his life. After working with the now-traded Brandon Kintzler on his pitches, Roark faced the...

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Updates on Doolittle and Strasburg (Nats win 25-4)

July 31, 2018, 2:43pm

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Updates on Doolittle and Strasburg (Nats win 25-4)

Nationals closer Sean Doolittle had a second MRI recently to check the progress on his left toe inflammation. The results do not point to a quick return, but Doolittle said he is making incremental progress. Doolittle has been on the disabled list since July 7. "I guess it was good," Doolittle said. "There's still some more doctors that are going to look at it, but it was very, very similar. It was virtually unchanged from the one that we had a little over a week before. So while I was...

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Trea Turner apologizes for offensive tweets

July 31, 2018, 2:07pm

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Trea Turner apologizes for offensive tweets

Nationals shortstop Trea Turner met with the media regarding offensive tweets he posted on Twitter back when he was playing baseball at North Carolina State. He opened with an apology for the tweets he wrote in 2011 and 2012. "For starters, I want to apologize to everybody that was affected by things that I said: LBGT community, African-American community, special-needs community," Turner said. "I'm truly sorry for what I said and I want to take full responsibility for that. I want to...

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Breaking down the winners and losers from the non-waiver trade deadline

July 31, 2018, 6:00pm

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Breaking down the winners and losers from the non-waiver trade deadline

The Braves, a surprise contender in the National League East, figured to have a conservative approach before Tuesday's non-waiver trade deadline. But now, they're going to take aim at the NL East title with three former Orioles pitchers and an outfielder with 30-home run power. The Braves acquired Orioles starter Kevin Gausman and two relievers, Darren O'Day and Brad Brach in two separate deals since Sunday. Gausman joins a rotation that has Anibal Sanchez, Sean Newcomb, Mike Foltynewicz....

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Nationals send Kintzler to Cubs in lone deadline deal

July 31, 2018, 12:16pm

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If the Nationals were going to sell before today's trade deadline, they certainly had no shortage of veteran relievers on short-term contracts to offer up to other clubs. In the end, the guy they chose to move was a bit of a surprising one: Brandon Kintzler, who was dealt to the Cubs for Single-A right-handed reliever Jhon Romero. That was the club's only move before the 4 p.m. deadline. Kintzler, who turns 34 on Wednesday, had become a key late-inning reliever for the Nationals since his...

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Game 106 lineups: Nats vs. Mets

July 31, 2018, 11:08am

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With all the attention placed on the trade deadline, the Nationals want to make sure they do not divert from their most important mission this week: accumulate wins and find a way to earn series victories against the Mets and the Reds at home. The two-game series against New York features a night game tonight and a 12:05 p.m. game Wednesday. The Nats also need to end a two-game losing streak. Right-hander Tanner Roark (4-12, 4.55 ERA), is looking to build off his best start of the season, eight...

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Decision day for Nats, with Harper at the center of it all

July 30, 2018, 9:02pm

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Decision day for Nats, with Harper at the center of it all

Four months of ups and downs, encouraging moments and discouraging moments, reasons for hope and reasons for despair come to a head today. It's July 31, and the time has come for the Nationals front office to make some big decisions. And the biggest decision may well involve the biggest name in their organization: Bryce Harper. What would have sounded like a hoax in early April - or, shoot, even in early July - is at least within the realm of possibility today. The Nationals could deal Harper...

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Six potential trade deadline scenarios for the Nationals

July 29, 2018, 5:31pm

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The Nationals, in the strictest of baseball senses, are off today. On the heels of a roller coaster 3-4 road trip through Milwaukee and Miami, the players and coaching staff will catch their breath today, spend time with their families and prepare to return to action Tuesday night against the Mets on South Capitol Street. The Nationals, as an organization, are by no means off today. This may prove to be among the busiest days they have all summer, with everyone in the front office now charged...

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Nationals acquire right-handed pitcher Jhon Romero and activate Anthony Rendon

July 31, 2018, 11:41am

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The Washington Nationals acquired right-handed pitcher Jhon Romero from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for right-handed pitcher Brandon Kintzler on Tuesday. Additionally, Washington activated third baseman Anthony Rendon from the family medical leave list. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements. Romero, 23, is 1-2 with nine saves and a 3.27 ERA (16 ER/44.0 IP) in 32 games for Single-A Myrtle Beach. He has recorded 57 strikeouts, 17 walks,...

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Opposite dugout: Mets close out July looking toward future

July 28, 2018, 11:35am

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Opposite dugout: Mets close out July looking toward future

Manager: Mickey Callaway (1st season) Record: 44-59 Last 10 games: 5-5 Who to watch: 1B Wilmer Flores (.262/.318/.440, 34 RBIs), LF Michael Conforto (14 HR, 39 RBIs), CF Brandon Nimmo (13 HR, 31 RBIs), RF JosÃ© Bautista (24 RBIs), RHP Noah Syndergaard (6-1, 2.89 ERA), RHP Anthony Swarzak (3 saves) Season series vs. Nationals: 6-4 Pitching probables: July 31: LHP Steven Matz (5-8) vs. RHP Tanner Roark (4-12), 7:05 p.m., MASN2Aug. 1: RHP Noah Syndergaard (6-1) vs. LHP Tommy Milone (0-0), 12:05...

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Nats go quietly in finale, now face deadline decision (updated)

July 29, 2018, 11:56am

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Nats go quietly in finale, now face deadline decision (updated)

MIAMI - It's tough to imagine that the outcome of one game on July 29 in front of a crowd of 12,112 at Marlins Park that was more interested in the Talking Pitbull Bobblehead Giveaway than the actual ballgame being played would be the sole determinant whether the Nationals front office decides to be a buyer or a seller before Tuesday's trade deadline. Club executives have watched the Nats play 105 games now in 2018, and the total sum of those four months should leave them with a better feel...

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Reynolds makes fourth straight start at third (Nats down 5-0)

July 29, 2018, 8:26am

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Reynolds makes fourth straight start at third (Nats down 5-0)

MIAMI - Mark Reynolds has played more games in his career at third base than any other position, but the vast majority of those games came early in his career with the Diamondbacks and Orioles, a full decade ago. Reynolds didn't spend a moment at third base in either 2016 or 2017 with the Rockies, and whatever playing time he has received with the Nationals this season has almost exclusively come at first base. Until this weekend. With Anthony Rendon away from the club for the entire series...

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Nationals, Turner issue statements regarding offensive tweets

July 29, 2018, 7:01pm

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The Nationals and shortstop Trea Turner have issued statements regarding offensive tweets that have surfaced from Turner's Twitter account dating to his time playing college baseball in 2011 and 2012. The statement from Nationals president of baseball operations and general manager Mike Rizzo read: "I have spoken with Trea regarding the tweets that surfaced earlier tonight. He understands that his comments - regardless of when they were posted - are inexcusable and is taking full...

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Marty Niland: Hall of Fame still elusive for ex-Senators manager Gil Hodges

July 29, 2018, 6:16pm

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Marty Niland: Hall of Fame still elusive for ex-Senators manager Gil Hodges

Sunday's Hall of Fame inductions made it a great day for anyone who was a baseball from the 1980s through the 2000s. Seeing the enshrinement of Vladimir Guerrero, Trevor Hoffman, Chipper Jones, Jack Morris, Jim Thome and Alan Trammel brings back decades of memories. And while a few recent inductees, such as former Nationals catcher IvÃ¡n RodrÃguez and former commissioner Bowie Kuhn, have Washington connections, it's been quite a few years since anyone who has worn a Washington uniform...

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Nationals' Rizzo, Turner issue statements on offensive tweets

July 29, 2018, 7:28pm

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Washington Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo has issued the following statement regarding Trea Turner: "I have spoken with Trea regarding the tweets that surfaced earlier tonight. He understands that his comments - regardless of when they were posted - are inexcusable and is taking full responsibility for his actions. The Nationals organization does not condone discrimination in any form, and his comments in no way reflect the values of our club. Trea...

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Despite another no-decision, a positive start for Gonzalez

July 28, 2018, 10:15pm

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Despite another no-decision, a positive start for Gonzalez

MIAMI - Lost amid the hubbub over the way Saturday night's game at Marlins Park ended was the way Gio Gonzalez pitched to ensure the outcome was still undecided in the final innings. The Nationals ultimately lost to the Marlins 2-1 in 10 innings, but not because of a poor start by their left-hander. Gonzalez authored one of his best outings of the season, allowing one run on three hits over seven innings and matching his season-high with 114 pitches thrown. "Progress," Gonzalez said. "It's...

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Nats left frustrated by 10-inning loss, on multiple levels

July 28, 2018, 8:14pm

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Nats left frustrated by 10-inning loss, on multiple levels

MIAMI - They could have made it all moot had they simply scored at any point during the first eight innings of tonight's game, or added the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth after tying things up with an impressive rally, despite that runner standing only 90 feet away with one out. But the Nationals did none of that, and so they left themselves in a position where an odd - and ultimately controversial - bottom of the 10th proved the difference between a potentially uplifting win and yet...

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Game 105 lineups: Nats at Marlins (updated)

July 29, 2018, 6:41am

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Game 105 lineups: Nats at Marlins (updated)

MIAMI - Is it actually possible that the fate of the Nationals' season comes down to one game on July 29 at Marlins Park? If they win today's series finale, they'll reach the trade deadline with a winning record and be either five or six games back in the division. If they lose, they'll reach the trade deadline with a losing record and be either six or seven games back in the division. In reality, that's not a significant difference. In the perception of the people who must decide whether...