The Washington Nationals will have their World Series parade on Saturday, but the opt-out deadline for Stephen Strasburg also looms. The Washington Nationals, left for proverbial dead in May, will celebrate their World Series win with the traditional parade on Saturday afternoon. For MVP Stephen Strasburg, something bigger for his future looms. Strasburg can opt
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For the first time in franchise history, the Washington Nationals have won the World Series, beating the Houston Astros 6-2 in Game 7. For the first time in franchise history, the Washington Nationals are MLB champions. With a commanding 6-2 win in Game 7 of the 2019 World Series, the Nats defied the odds against
The Nationals stayed alive to force Game 7, handing the ball to their 3-time Cy Young Award winner coming off a painful injury After a wild Game 6 featuring bat carrying, manager blowups, and an umpire’s call that is still being debated, the Washington Nationals did what they do best, stay alive. The Nationals weren’t
The Nationals needed a great performance from Stephen Strasburg, and the former first overall pick gave it to them to send the World Series to Game 7. This is what all the hype was about. The scouting reports that made him out to be the best pitching prospect in a generation. The Major League debut
The Washington Nationals got bad news when Max Scherzer was scratched but that wasn’t the only reason they lost Game 5 in the World Series. Blame it on Max Scherzer’s stiff neck. Blame it on a young pitcher who had played just one game in the past 28 days. But the reason why the Washington
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 22: Washington Nationals pitcher Patrick Corbin (46) throws a pitch in the sixth inning in relief of Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer (31) during Game 1 of the World Series between the Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on Tuesday, October 22, 2019. (Photo by Toni
Few gave the Washington Nationals a chance to win Game 1 in Houston, but after their stunning win, here are five reasons you should believe in the Nationals. Being on the road and facing a red-hot pitcher in the Houston Astros’ Gerrit Cole in Game 1 of their first-ever World Series, you couldn’t have faulted
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 25: Fans react to the tune of “Baby Shark” as Gerardo Parra #88 of the Washington Nationals bats in the sixth inning during Game 3 of the 2019 World Series between the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on Friday, October 25, 2019 in Washington, District of Columbia.
A tie game quickly turned into a blowout as the Washington Nationals scored six runs in the seventh inning to take control of Game 2 on Wednesday. One big inning in Game 2 on Wednesday may have just put the Washington Nationals two wins away from the franchise’s first World Series title. The Nationals scored
The Washington Nationals picked apart the Houston Astros defense in the 7th inning to propel them to a 2-0 series lead in the 2019 World Series. If folks were still skeptical of the Washington Nationals after their surprising Game 1 win, those doubts were quickly washed away in the 7th inning of the 2019 World
Juan Soto and the Washington Nationals stunned Gerrit Cole and the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the 2019 World Series Tuesday night with a 5-4 victory. Facing a juggernaut Houston Astros team on the road at Minute Maid Park Tuesday night, it was the Washington Nationals who drew first blood in the 2019 World
As the Washington Nationals prepare for the franchise’s first World Series appearance, here’s a look back at the 1994 Montreal Expos, the team that never got that chance. “Montreal Expos clinch 1st World Series appearance in 25 years.” Oh wait, I’m sorry, I think the headline is supposed to read this way: “Washington Nationals complete
The Washington Nationals don’t know who they’ll face yet in the World Series, but that doesn’t matter; they’ll beat them. A franchise that entered the 2019 playoffs without a single postseason series victory and had its back against the wall late in the Wild Card Game facing one of the best relievers in the game
Holy crap, it’s happening. The Washington Nationals, long known for postseason failure, are finally heading to the World Series. You could feel a different atmosphere hanging over Nationals Park when St. Louis Cardinals’ third baseman Tommy Edman came up to the plate. It was the bottom of the ninth in Game 4 of the National
The Nationals had never played in the NLCS, bringing the series to Washington D.C. for the first time in franchise history, and now could clinch a World Series berth with a win Tuesday night. Before their Wednesday night 8-1 win over the Cardinals, the headlines were about the pitching match-up between veteran Stephen Strasburg and
By completing the sweep over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Washington Nationals are going to the World Series. Only the Seattle Mariners have never been… It took an absurdly long time, but it finally happened on Tuesday night. What we’re talking about is this: An entire league of professional baseball teams has finally reached the
The Washington Nationals are two wins away from the World Series after another dominant performance on the mound in a 3-1 Game 2 victory. The Washington Nationals endured years of playoff futility waiting to get to the National League Championship Series. After just two games in St. Louis, the series might already be over, with
Anibal Sanchez came up four outs short of his second career no-hitter but still led the Nationals to a 2-0 win over the Cardinals in Game 1 of the NLCS Anibal Sanchez, four outs away from baseball immortality, had to settle for putting the Washington Nationals three wins away from the franchise’s first trip to
Max Scherzer got the win for the Nationals in a must-win Game 4 on Monday. Now it’s Stephen Strasburg’s turn in Game 5 if Washington hopes to upset the Dodgers Even when the Nationals fell behind the Dodgers two games to one in the NLDS, all hope wasn’t lost in the nation’s capital. And that’s
The Washington Nationals have their backs up against the walls in the NLDS as they look to avoid another playoff series loss. Things were going so well for the Washington Nationals through five innings of Game 3 of their NLDS matchup with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Spot starter Anibal Sanchez had stifled the Dodgers’ bats
If the Washington Nationals lose in the NLDS for the fifth straight time this October, they can look back at one inning from their bullpen in Sunday’s Game 3 as the reason why Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez has so little faith in his battered bullpen that, for the second straight game in the NLDS,
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 04: With a runner on second base, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (22) keeps an eye on him as he faces a Nationals batter in game 2 of the NLDS in Los Angeles on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019. (Photo by Scott Varley/MediaNews Group/Torrance Daily Breeze via Getty Images) Michigan’s
As he prepares to test free agency, here are five potential landing spots for Anthony Rendon. In line with the Washington Nationals rallying from a slow start to earn a Wild Card spot, third baseman Anthony Rendon pushed himself into the NL MVP conversation. He finished with the best offensive season of his career (.319/.412/.598
Juan Soto’s bases-clearing single in the bottom of the eighth inning on Tuesday erased decades of playoff futility for the Nationals and sent them on to the NLDS. For seven-and-two-thirds innings on Tuesday night the Milwaukee Brewers’ game plan was working perfectly. Juan Soto, meanwhile, looked every bit like the 20-year-old in his first postseason
With increasing buzz he’ll exercise his opt-out after the season, these five teams could be ready to make a run at Stephen Strasburg. On Wednesday night against the Minnesota Twins, Stephen Strasburg was pretty good (two runs on for hits, seven strikeouts and two walks) over six innings. He picked up his 17th win of
The Washington Nationals erased a six-run ninth inning deficit to beat the New York Mets 11-10 on Tuesday, all but ending any hope the Mets had of making the playoffs. The New York Mets, fighting for an NL Wild Card spot, seemed well on the way to earning a much-needed victory over the Washington Nationals
Anthony Rendon doesn’t dominate the headlines like Cody Bellinger and Christian Yelich, but he’s quietly challenging them for NL MVP. Anthony Rendon stood on the field at Nationals Park on Friday after his ninth-inning heroics, basking in the embrace of his fans. “MVP! MVP!” they chanted as his Washington Nationals teammates doused him with Gatorade.
Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo is ready to make Juan Soto a lucrative contract offer, but at this point the young outfielder should let things play out all the way to free agency. Upon arriving in the big leagues in 2018, Juan Soto proved he belonged immediately on his way to hitting 22 home runs
With three teams vying for two American League wild card spots and six teams in the National League the final month of baseball is going to be exciting. Baseball is a marathon, not a sprint, but even in a marathon there comes a point where you have to sprint to the finish line. March until
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – JULY 16: Juan Soto #22 of the Washington Nationals flips his bat after hitting a solo home run in the sixth inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on July 16, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) IMPACT preview for August 23, 2019: Watch online