The Washington Nationals selected the contracts of left-handed pitcher Jake Bennett, right-handed pitcher Riley Cornelio and outfielder Christian Franklin on Tuesday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations Paul Toboni made the announcements. Bennett, 24, went 2-5 with a 2.27 ERA, 64 strikeouts and 19 walks in 75.1 innings across 19 games (18 st

When Blake Butera steps into the visiting dugout at Wrigley Field for the Nationals’ Opening Day game against the Cubs on March 26, not only will it be the 33-year-old’s first time in a major league dugout, it will be the first time he’s been in any dugout since 2022, his last season as manager of the Charleston RiverDogs in the Rays’ minor league

The Orioles must set their 40-man roster later today by protecting the Rule 5 eligible players they don’t want exposed in the draft. Cross off another date on baseball’s fall and winter calendar. Up next is Friday night’s non-tender deadline. The mailbag doesn’t need to be protected, though many outlets would love to claim it. You ask, I try to ans

While most of today’s festivities at Nationals Park were focused on the official introduction of 33-year-old Blake Butera as the Nationals’ new manager, some news on his coaching staff also came out. Sean Doolittle, the Nats’ former All-Star closer and fan favorite reliever who became a pitching strategist after his playing career on former manager

Well before he even knew he would be a candidate for the Nationals’ managerial job, let alone get the job, Blake Butera tuned into Paul Toboni’s introductory press conference and found himself captivated by the franchise’s new president of baseball operations. The 33-year-old with zero major league experience came to an immediate conclusion: “I can

Former Orioles outfielder Nick Markakis is among the 12 new candidates for baseball’s Hall of Fame. The Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot also includes 15 holdovers. Results will be announced live on Jan. 20 on MLB Network. Players must receive 75 percent of the votes for induction in Cooperstown, N.Y. Markakis was a first-round pick

It's been 18 days since news first broke the Nationals were hiring Blake Butera as manager. And at long last, today we will finally get to hear from him about his vision for the job and the path that brought him here. Butera will be formally introduced during a 1:30 p.m. press conference at Nationals Park – you can watch it live on MASN – with pres

A .652 OPS isn’t the most impressive on the back of a baseball card.  In 2025, major leaguers averaged a .719 OPS, aided by a slugging percentage over .400. Power numbers go a long way in putting runs on the board, but are only half of the equation for the most commonly used metric in hitting evaluation. A .341 on-base percentage, on the other hand

If the Orioles hold onto their offseason plan as if it’s covered in stickum, they’re going to emphasis starting pitching, late-inning relief and an impact bat while constructing their roster for Opening Day. I don’t believe there’s an actual order to it. The calls and meetings are taking place and any deal that can be completed, whether in free age

We will finally hear from new Nationals manager Blake Butera tomorrow afternoon, with his introductory press conference at Nats Park scheduled for 1:30 p.m. It will air in its entirety on MASN, and be sure to check back on the site and on the MASN Nationals social channels for more coverage. This has been the most highly anticipated day on the Nats