First basemen Matt Adams and Ryan Zimmerman each went through full swings during batting practice at Nats Park before the Nationals opened their four-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Adams tweaked his oblique Monday, and Zimmerman has been on the injured list since April 28 with plantar fasciitis in his right foot. Nationals manager Davey Martinez said coaches and trainers were monitoring Adams before and after batting practice, but feels like the possibility of a trip to the...

As some of the young players on the Orioles are finding their way through this season, the mental part of the game can be a challenge. The physical demands are surely there too, and trying to hit 95 mph fastballs and tough breaking balls nightly is no picnic. But coping with the ups and downs of the season - both as individuals and as a team - presents its own challenges. Trying to stay upbeat and keep the energy level up on a team that joins Kansas City with the worst record in the majors is...

Mark Trumbo's latest attempt to come back from knee surgery hit another snag. Trumbo reported soreness in the knee yesterday and received a platelet-rich plasma injection today in Baltimore. He left Triple-A Norfolk and has rejoined his teammates at Camden Yards. Coming off the 60-day injured list no longer is an option this weekend. The injury rehab assignment ends Sunday, but Trumbo will be shut down for at least a week. "Yesterday afternoon he had some soreness in his knee, so we got a PRP...

Baseball fans who also happen to be golfers might wonder what it would be like to whack a few Titleists onto the lush, emerald green outfield of a big league ballpark. Visitors to Nationals Park will get the chance to indulge that particular fantasy, virtually, Aug. 22-25 as Topgolf Crush comes to Washington. Participants will tee off from the third base line and take aim at colorful targets on the field that will glow once the sun goes down. The mashup of the national pastime and "a good walk...

Global sports entertainment leaders, Topgolf and Complex Sports and Entertainment, are bringing the Topgolf Crush experience to Nationals Park, home of the Washington Nationals, from August 22-25. Topgolf Crush Nationals Park, presented by Coca-Cola and Black Clover, will give sports fans, golfers and non-golfers alike a chance to crush golf balls from the third baseline of Nationals Park into colorful targets on the field. Tickets will go on sale at 10am ET on Friday June 14, at...

As part of a yearlong celebration of women's equality, Friday Fireworks & Music, which launches this Friday, will showcase emerging female country artists, in partnership with Change the Conversation, a nonprofit organization advocating for women's equality in the music industry. The Orioles began the celebration to raise awareness of key women's rights issues, significant moments in history, and to honor the 2019/2020 centennial of the passage and ratification of the 19th Amendment and...

The Nationals announced the signing of 20 players from their 2019 First-Year Player Draft, but their first three draft picks have yet to officially sign. Top selection right-hander Jackson Rutledge, third baseman Drew Mendoza and left-hander Matt Cronin are yet unsigned, but it is still extremely early in the process. Mendoza and Cronin are still playing in the College World Series, so the Nationals will not negotiate until their seasons are complete. Ironically, Mendoza's Florida State...

Chris Davis is in the Orioles lineup tonight for only the second time in the last five games, again batting eighth while the club tries to win its first series since April 22-24. Stevie Wilkerson is in center field and Chance Sisco is catching and batting fourth, as he's done in two other games. Sisco is batting .429 (9-for-21) in nine career games against the Blue Jays. Trey Mancini is a career .316 (49-for-155) hitter against the Jays. He's in right field tonight. Hanser Alberto is on the...

The Nationals are back in D.C. to begin their longest homestand of the summer. These 11 games over the next two weeks will go a long way in setting up how big a mountain the club will need to climb in the National League East as the All-Star break approaches. Even with Tuesday's 7-5 loss at Chicago, the Nats have won 12 of their last 17 games and sit 7 1/2 games behind the division's new leader, the Atlanta Braves. After a 3-3 road trip, the Nats (31-36) begin a four-game set against the...

The awards keep pouring in for Adley Rutschman, the Oregon State junior catcher drafted No. 1 overall by the Orioles in the First-Year Player Draft. PerfectGameUSA yesterday named Rutschman college baseball's Player of the Year. That adds to similar honors earlier this week from Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball. More are expected. Earlier this week, Orioles executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias indicated that the Orioles will allow Rutschman some time to collect some...