President Donald Trump urged the Cleveland Guardians to revert to its former name, the Cleveland Indians, and the Washington Commanders to go back to being called the Redskins.

The Washington Nationals have received calls from "several teams" regarding a trade for starting pitcher Mackenzie Gore, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post.

On Sunday night, the Washington Nationals took Georgia high school shortstop Eli Willits at No. 1 in the MLB Draft. It was a bit of a surprise, as many expected them to select pitcher Kade Anderson of LSU, but it's another pick that gives hope to a Nationals franchise that is currently in last place in the National League East.

Jack Moroknek, a Butler outfielder, was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 11th round (321st overall) of the 2025 MLB Draft.

2012 — Seth Smith hit a tying homer in the ninth inning, Coco Crisp singled home the winning run in the 12th and the surging Oakland Athletics rallied from four runs down to stun the New York Yankees 5-4 and complete a four-game sweep. The Yankees had not been swept in a four-game series since May 2003 against Toronto.

In the 18th round of the 2025 Major League Baseball Draft, the Toronto Blue Jays selected Washington State Cougars catcher Will Cresswell on Monday. Cresswell w

The Washington Nationals enter the second half of the MLB season with an interim general manager and an interim manager, not to mention a record that’s 20 games below .500. What’s next: The Lerner family must hire a president of baseball operations to replace Mike Rizzo, the longtime executive they fired July 6.

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