NEW YORK - Under the bright lights of Yankee Stadium, a young left-handed slugger from Washington wowed a crowd of 45,030 (and the assembled New York media) with a prodigious display of power that surely left plenty around here dreaming he might someday wear the fabled pinstripes. And we're not talking about Bryce Harper, folks. No, the star slugger on this evening was Juan Soto, the 19-year-old who has taken the majors by storm since his arrival three weeks ago. And he took everything to new...

The Nationals have agreed to terms with 22 players selected in the First-Year Player Draft, including second-round selection left-hander Tim Cate out of the University of Connecticut. Nationals vice president of baseball operations and general manager Mike Rizzo and assistant general manager and vice president of scouting operations Kris Kline made the joint announcement Wednesday. The Nats' top overall selection in the first round - right-hander Mason Denaburg, the 27th overall selection -...

NEW YORK - The Nationals' scoreless streak has mercifully come to an end. With a top-of-the-first rally tonight at Yankee Stadium, the Nats plated their first run since Saturday, snapping their streak at 19 consecutive scoreless innings. Adam Eaton got things started with a leadoff double off Sonny Gray, then advanced to third on Trea Turner's infield single. Turner promptly stole second base, recording the 100th steal of his career in the process. The Nationals, though, missed an opportunity...

Orioles reliever Richard Bleier underwent an X-ray today at Camden Yards and is scheduled for an MRI on Thursday to determine the severity of an injury that manager Buck Showalter said has "got the characteristics of a lat." The elbow is fine, but Bleier's season is in jeopardy after he exited the game in the eighth inning. "I just felt something in the lat area or whatever," Bleier said. "Obviously, it was unpleasant. Just, I don't know, that's pretty much it." Bleier threw one...

Orioles right-hander Yefry Ramirez was certainly respectable in his major league debut. But to beat the Boston Red Sox today he would have needed more help. His offense couldn't get much going against left-hander Chris Sale and his bullpen let in two of his runs as Boston beat the Orioles 5-1 at Camden Yards. The Orioles (19-48) have lost seven in a row to tie their season-high for the third time. They have six losing streaks of at least five games and are 1-9 versus Boston and 10-21 at...

NEW YORK - Davey Martinez met with Daniel Murphy earlier today to check on the veteran's health status coming out of his season debut Tuesday night. Murphy told him his surgically repaired knee felt fine, but the manager probably didn't need that confirmation. By simply watching Murphy's postgame routine, he knew he was good to go. Fifteen minutes after the Nationals' 3-0 loss to the Yankees was completed, Murphy could be heard hacking at pitches in the batting tunnel outside the visitors'...

Orioles reliever Richard Bleier just came out of today's game in the top of the eighth inning after retiring Red Sox second baseman Eduardo Núñez on a ground ball, dropping his glove and reaching for his left elbow area in obvious pain. Bleier grimaced and shook his head as he walked toward the dugout with assistant athletic trainer Mark Shires. There was no hesitation in his removal as manager Buck Showalter and pitching coach Roger McDowell rushed to the mound. Brad Brach replaced...

The rookie pitcher and the rookie catcher walked side by side from the dugout to the bullpen for the pregame warmup. Yefry Ramirez prepping for his major league debut. Austin Wynns making his fifth start behind the plate. The Orioles won't recycle their "Come See the Kids" campaign from 2001. Ryan Kohlmeier, Brook Fordyce and Chris Richard - who qualified in the darkest days - aren't walking through that door. But the present, in all its gory, also provided another glimpse at the potential...

The Washington Nationals have agreed to terms with 22 players selected in Major League Baseball's 2018 First-Year Player Draft. Nationals President of Baseball Operations & General Manager Mike Rizzo and Assistant General Manager & Vice President of Scouting Operations Kris Kline made the joint announcement. The signed players are listed in bold here.

The Washington Nationals recalled right-handed pitcher Erick Fedde from Triple-A Syracuse and optioned right-handed pitcher Trevor Gott to Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Fedde, 25, returns to the Nationals to make his second Major League start of the 2018 season. In 11 starts for Triple-A Syracuse, Fedde is 3-2 with a 4.76 ERA. He has struck out 61 batters in 56.2 IP (9.7 SO/9.0 IP) while issuing...