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Nationals Boss Explains Why Now Was the Right Time to Extend Cade Cavalli On Friday, the Washington Nationals made a significant first in the Paul Toboni era, as they locked their ace Cade Cavalli into an extension...

2 HOURS AGO • SI.COM

Nationals' Cade Cavalli Extension Strengthens Mariners' Case to Extend Logan Gilbert The Mariners have had plenty of reminders that the clock is ticking on Logan Gilbert. The Washington Nationals just conjured up another one....

4 HOURS AGO • SI.COM

Abimelec Ortiz - Taking seat Friday Ortiz is absent from the lineup for Friday's game in St. Louis.

Impact Ortiz started each of the previous three contests against righties, but he will take a seat Friday as the Cardinals send right-hander Kyle Leahy to the bump. Yohandy Morales will play first base and will bat seventh for the Nationals.

4 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Keibert Ruiz - Absent from Friday's lineup Ruiz is not in the lineup for Friday's game in St. Louis.

Impact Ruiz is slashing .310/.366/.451 in the second half but has been splitting reps at catcher with Harry Ford over the past several weeks. It will be Ford behind the dish and batting eighth in Friday's series opener.

4 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Nationals Officially Agree to Extension With Ace Cade Cavalli On Thursday, there was a report that the Washington Nationals and right-handed pitcher Cade Cavalli were working on getting an extension don...

5 HOURS AGO • SI.COM

Pitcher Cade Cavalli and Washington Nationals agree to $47 million, 4-year contract through 2030

Pitcher Cade Cavalli and the Washington Nationals have agreed to a $47 million, four-year contract through the 2030 season, a deal that includes a team option for 2031

5 HOURS AGO • Associated Press

Cade Cavalli - Inks contract extension The Nationals signed Cavalli to a four-year contract extension Friday with a club option for 2031.

Impact Cavalli had been slated to become a free agent following the 2029 season, but his new deal will buy out at least one and perhaps two years of free agency. The 28-year-old has had a breakout 2026 campaign, collecting a 3.12 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 194:48 K:BB over 164.2 innings covering 31 starts.

6 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Cade Cavalli's Nationals extension ups heat on Mariners to finally lock up a starter The Mariners keep standing by as other teams lock up homegrown pitchers. When will they act?

10 HOURS AGO • SODOMOJO.COM

Zack Wheeler Finding His Groove Is Great News for Phillies With the Philadelphia Phillies in need of a win on Wednesday against the Washington Nationals, the team turned to their star right-hander, a...

15 HOURS AGO • SI.COM

Cardinals open 3-game series with the Nationals

The St. Louis Cardinals host the Washington Nationals to begin a three-game series

17 HOURS AGO • Associated Press

Nats in extension talks with ace Cavalli (source) The Nationals are in contract extension talks with their ace, right-hander Cade Cavalli, per a source. The team has not yet confirmed. Rober...

1 DAY AGO • MLB.COM

Nationals Reportedly Working to Finalize Extension With Ace Cade Cavalli Ahead of the 2026 season, the Washington Nationals identified right-handed pitcher Cade Cavalli as someone they wanted to build around. Now,...

1 DAY AGO • SI.COM

Sources: Cade Cavalli, Nationals closing in on contract extension The Nationals are in for the long haul with breakout pitcher Cade Cavalli.

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Josiah Gray activated off IL, set for 1st MLB appearance since April 2024 Three seasons since he last pitched in a Major League game, Nationals right-hander Josiah Gray was reinstated from the injured list on Thurs...

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2026 MLB Playoff Picture, Standings: Dodgers' NL West Dominance Continues

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2026 MLB Playoff Picture, Standings: Dodgers' NL West Dominance Continues

Phillies Achieve Weird Offensive Feat in Win Over Nationals With just 10 games left in the regular season for the Philadelphia Phillies, they were able to accomplish an impressive feat against the Was...

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Josiah Gray Is Back in MLB After Nationals Reinstate Him From Injured List The Washington Nationals are getting an opportunity to evaluate another pitching option before the end of the season, and this one is a fami...

1 DAY AGO • SI.COM

Josiah Gray - Back in big leagues The Nationals activated Gray (elbow) from the 60-day injured list Thursday, Kyle Williams of TheBanner.com reports.

Impact Gray has not pitched in the big leagues since April 2024, as he was rehabbing from Tommy John surgery and also more recently a flexor strain. The righty was unscored upon in his final eight rehab appearances, though he struck out only four batters in 8.1 frames over that stretch. Gray could eventually get another opportunity in the Nationals' rotation, but he'll be deployed as a reliever down the stretch of this season.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Cardinals Pitching Probables for Final Home Series vs. Nationals After dropping a series to the San Francisco Giants, the St. Louis Cardinals are facing elimination. They could be officially eliminated fro...

1 DAY AGO • SI.COM

Tigers' defensive collapse was a painful reminder of how they got here despite recent hope The Tigers' defensive miscues against the Blue Jays were nothing fans haven't seen before, but these ones hurt more.

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Phillies Can Clinch Playoff Berth Over the Weekend With Some Help from Yankees With the Philadelphia Phillies in need of a win, the team was able to get a vintage performance by Zack Wheeler on Wednesday against the Was...

1 DAY AGO • SI.COM

King swats 20th homer to punctuate breakout 2026 season 2026 has seen a massive breakout from Seaver King, the Nationals’ 2024 first-round Draft pick. He punctuated it by reaching the 20-homer mar...

1 DAY AGO • MLB.COM

Connelly Early - Tracking toward Sept. 26 return Nationals president of baseball operations Paul Toboni said Wednesday that Early (elbow) is tentatively scheduled to make his team debut Sept. 26 against the Mets, Spencer Nusbaum...

Impact Early made his first rehab appearance with Triple-A Rochester on Tuesday, allowing three runs and throwing 35 pitches in one inning. The southpaw is scheduled to throw again Sunday -- presumably at Rochester -- before making his Nationals debut on the penultimate day of the regular season. Acquired at the trade deadline from the Red Sox, Early has missed the better part of three months with left elbow inflammation.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Connelly Early trade just took another turn for Nationals as Red Sox wait for Curtis Mead The Boston Red Sox probably won't get a full sense of their 2026 trade deadline performance this season, despite the positive injury updates...

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Nats tie dubious record, issuing 13 free passes to Phils WASHINGTON – Manager Blake Butera began his postgame press conference by addressing the glaring statistic on the box score.

1 DAY AGO • MLB.COM

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