PITTSBURGH – DJ Herz had Tommy John surgery today, officially sidelining the Nationals left-hander for the 2025 season after three weeks spent hoping the major elbow procedure would not be necessary. Herz had his elbow ligament replaced by orthopedist Keith Meister in Dallas, according to manager Davey Martinez. He did not get the additional intern

PITTSBURGH – The Nationals won Tuesday night’s game, 3-0, but it came at a cost. Paul DeJong fractured his nose when he was struck by a pitch in the face, and he’s now on the 10-day injured list, joining CJ Abrams, who was lost over the weekend to a hip pointer strain. The left side of the Nats infield suddenly is quite thin. They’ll have to hope N

The Orioles will try to win tonight for only the fourth time in 12 games and to keep alive their chance to claim their first series. Jackson Holliday and Heston Kjerstad have returned to the lineup. Kjerstad is in left field and batting sixth. Holliday is at second base and batting eighth ahead of third baseman Ramón Urías. Jordan Westburg takes a

PITTSBURGH – The fastball that struck Paul DeJong in the face Tuesday night fractured his nose, forcing the Nationals infielder to the 10-day injured list. The Nats formally placed DeJong on the IL this morning and recalled infielder Trey Lipscomb from Triple-A Rochester to take his place. DeJong was struck by a 93-mph, up-and-in fastball from Pira

The Washington Nationals recalled infielder Trey Lipscomb from Triple-A Rochester and placed infielder Paul DeJong on the 10-day Injured List with a fractured nose on Wednesday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Lipscomb, 24, joins the Nationals for the first time this season after he h

PITTSBURGH – The major league home run leaderboard may not matter much in mid-April, but there’s nothing wrong with taking a glance at the list even at this early stage of the season. Especially when a particularly notable name can be found there: James Wood. With his monstrous, leadoff blast Tuesday night in the Nationals’ 3-0 win over the Pirates

Gunnar Henderson batted cleanup last night, relinquishing the leadoff spot to Jordan Westburg in a right-handed heavy order. Cedric Mullins stayed in center field, but Jorge Mateo played second base instead of Jackson Holliday. Ramón Urías, batting .343 with a .410 on-base percentage, sat on the bench. A decision also was made to withhold Heston Kj

A roller up the third base line griped the chalk for a single. The wind carried a fly ball off the out-of-town scoreboard in right field for a triple. Ryan Mountcastle leaped for a high chopper that nicked the top of his mitt for a single. Steven Kwan’s fly ball down the right field line in the fifth inning sneaked inside the foul pole for a two-ru

PITTSBURGH – Jake Irvin had done everything in his power to win this game for the Nationals and put an end to their three-game losing streak, precisely the kind of performance the situation called for. Irvin authored seven scoreless innings on a frigid Tuesday night, and doing it on an economical 87 pitches. And now all he could do was watch from t

Questions about contract extensions for young players are posed to Elias each time that he speaks to the media. And he’s always provided the stock answer about how it isn’t beneficial for either side to share details and possibly damage the agents’ trust. The Orioles are the only team in the majors since 2019 that hasn’t signed a player to an exten