Nationals Release RHP Joe Nathan, 8th All-Time In Saves
Veteran reliever Joe Nathan has been released by the Washington Nationals, ending his bid to make the team a week before opening day.
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Veteran reliever Joe Nathan has been released by the Washington Nationals, ending his bid to make the team a week before opening day.
The Nationals now turn to a young player to man the shortstop position with Danny Espinosa going to the Angels in the offseason.
Neither Max Scherzer nor Washington Nationals manager Dusty Baker is certain the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner will be ready to pitch when opening day rolls around.
NL Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer revealed Monday that he pitched at the end of last season with an injured finger on his throwing hand and now will skip the World Baseball Classic.
There are somethings in life that are just priceless.
Putting guys on base was easy for the Los Angeles Dodgers, especially early in the game. Getting them home, that was the problem.
Scherzer won his second straight start, but was far more dominant than in each of his two previous outings when he allowed eight runs and struck out nine.
The Washington Nationals have placed Stephen Strasburg on the disabled list with right elbow soreness.
Papelbon was released Saturday. The Nationals needed a roster spot to promote righty Reynaldo Lopez to start against Atlanta.
Max Scherzer's bid for a third career no-hitter has ended in the seventh inning when the Washington Nationals pitcher gave up a one-out single to Francisco Lindor.
Washington Nationals' pitcher Stephen Strasburg is having a marvelous season at 13-0. Will it become a historic Cy Young season?
The Washington Nationals look like the team they're supposed to be, sweeping the New York Mets, who look nothing like the team they were.
"I think the only person that's pretty upset that saw it is my mom. I told her, 'Sorry.' I texted her."
Bryce Harper was suspended one game and fined Wednesday by Major League Baseball for his behavior following an ejection this week.
"Tonight was an emotional game, facing a former team and all those guys I have so much respect for," Scherzer said after pitching against the Tigers for the first time since leaving Detroit.
The astounding performance came in Scherzer's first outing against the Tigers, his former team.
Major League Baseball says it is reviewing Washington Nationals slugger Bryce Harper's confrontation with an umpire to decide whether he should be disciplined.
Is this taking it a little bit too far?
By agreeing to a deal now, Strasburg leaves a weaker free-agent class in his wake, because he would have been the No. 1 pitcher available.
Bryce Harper was drawing walks at such a ridiculous rate he wound up tying a major league record.
Harper is the eighth-youngest player to hit 100 homers at 23 years and 181 days old.
With the wind blowing out, Ian Kinsler, Miguel Cabrera, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Tyler Collins and Andrew Romine homered for Detroit on Wednesday in the Tigers' 11-5 win over the Washington Nationals.
The Nationals are hoping for big things out of their top prospect to try and replace Jordan Zimmerman.
"It was funny. It's kind of neat. But outside of that, I don't really know what to say."
Bryce Harper, Nationals right fielder and 2015 NL MVP, will get a giant new deal. Just how much money could it be?
