TORONTO - We are still waiting to hear further word on Mark Trumbo, who went on the disabled list yesterday due to right knee inflammation. He can come back off the DL for the game at Kansas City on Aug. 31. But whether he will make it back for that game seems to be in question. Manager Buck Showalter said the team got an update from the latest MRI, and that he might have more on that for reporters after the game. "He talked to Mike (Jacobs, team orthopedist) afterwards and he's exploring his...

Manager: Mickey Callaway (1st season) Record: 56-71 Last 10 games: 6-4 Who to watch: LF Michael Conforto (18 HR, 51 RBIs), 3B Todd Frazier (14 HR, 46 RBIs), 1B Wilmer Flores (.278/.332/.447 with 47 RBIs), SS Amed Rosario (6 3B, 14 SB), RHP Zack Wheeler (3.63 ERA), RHP Robert Gsellman (7 saves) Season series vs. Nationals: 6-6 Pitching probables: Aug. 24: LHP Gio Gonzalez (7-10) vs. LHP Jason Vargas (3-8), 7:10 p.m., MASN2Aug. 25: RHP Tanner Roark (8-12) vs. RHP Zack Wheeler (8-6), 4:05 p.m.,...

Second baseman Daniel Murphy was making his way through the Nationals clubhouse about one hour after it was announced he had been traded to the Chicago Cubs. He was in his civilian clothes with a backpack on his back. He was talking and shaking hands with now former teammates and team personnel. Nationals clubhouse manager Mike "Wally" Wallace was taping together moving boxes and placing them by Murphy's locker. Two lockers over from Murphy's, first baseman Ryan Zimmerman addressed the...

TORONTO - If you are a pitcher from the Dominican Republic in your 20s, you probably admire the great Pedro Martinez, a Dominican native and national baseball Hall of Famer. He was an eight-time All-Star and three-time Cy Young Award Winner. Miguel Castro is a 23-year-old O's pitcher from La Romana, Dominican Republic. Through the magic of television, he met his baseball hero yesterday, although he didn't know it was going to happen. Castro and interpreter Ramón Alarcón went on MLB...

The Nationals will not have second baseman Daniel Murphy or first baseman Matt Adams available tonight after trades sent them to the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, respectively, earlier in the day. But the Nats (62-63) still have a critical series on the docket which commences tonight against the National League East second-place Philadelphia Phillies (68-56). Despite changes to the 25-man roster, the club still has 37 games remaining on the regular season schedule, and will play the...

The general manager and manager stopped short of calling it a concession on the remainder of a disappointing season. The owner's statement, though, was more forthright in its admission that today's dumping of Daniel Murphy and Matt Adams came about once Nationals officials decided it simply wasn't going to happen in 2018. "I believed in this team, and would have loved to see them all play healthy together this season," managing principal owner Mark Lerner said in that prepared statement...

The Orioles activated infielder Steve Wilkerson from his injury rehab assignment this afternoon and optioned him to Triple-A Norfolk. New outfielder John Andreoli gets his first start with the Orioles tonight and becomes the 52nd player they've used in 2018. He's in left field. Trey Mancini is the designated hitter with Mark Trumbo on the disabled list. Cedric Mullins continues to lead off and Adam Jones is in the cleanup spot again. Craig Gentry is on the bench. Two of his three three-hit...

The Washington Nationals acquired infielder Andruw Monasterio and a player to be named later or cash considerations from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for second baseman Daniel Murphy on Tuesday. In addition, the Nationals traded first baseman Matt Adams to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for cash considerations. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements. Monasterio, 21, hit .263 with 14 doubles, two triples, three homers, 31 RBI, 52...

TORONTO - For the Orioles, it's another night and another chance to get a win at Rogers Centre. They are 0-8 in the ballpark this season with several close losses, like last night's 5-3 defeat. They've lost four one-run games at Rogers Centre and been outscored 49-26. In the four games on this road trip, the Orioles are 1-3 and they've scored eight runs on 26 hits with three homers. Over the last nine games, the Orioles have been held to 24 runs, scoring one or none four times. Last night...

The Washington Nationals Dream Foundation and Delta Air Lines are proud to announce the 11 recipients of the 2018 Delta Dream Grants. The Nationals Dream Foundation introduced Delta Dream Grants during the 2016 season, an initiative which awards grants to nonprofits that provide services to children and teens in the Washington, D.C. region. Sponsored by Delta Air Lines, the funding provides support for effective programming in accordance with the mission of the Dream Foundation and Delta Air...