February 21, 2021 Nats' Strasburg: 'Numbness in my whole hand' led to surgery The nerve issue in Stephen Strasburg's wrist that ended his 2020 season after five innings would get aggravated every time he threw a baseball, he said Sunday, and “basically would go from numbness in my thumb to numbness in my whole hand.”
February 19, 2021 Scherzer's ankle keeping him off mound in deal's last spring The last spring training of Max Scherzer’s $210 million, seven-year contract with the Washington Nationals is not exactly beginning the way he — or the team — would prefer.
January 27, 2021 Lefty Jon Lester finalizes $5M, 1-year deal with Nationals Left-handed starter Jon Lester and the Washington Nationals finalized a $5 million, one-year contract Wednesday, giving the team a fourth member of a rotation led by Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg and Patrick Corbin.
January 26, 2021 Brad Hand gets $10.5M from Nationals, $6.5M of it deferred Left-handed reliever Brad Hand finalized a $10.5 million, one-year contract with the Washington Nationals on Tuesday, giving the team more strength and flexibility in the back end of its bullpen.
January 25, 2021 Nationals agree to sign All-Star closer Brad Hand All-Star closer Brad Hand has agreed to a deal with the Washington Nationals, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.
January 23, 2021 Zimmerman, Nats agree at $1M, pending physical First baseman Ryan Zimmerman is returning to the Washington Nationals after sitting out the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, agreeing in principle to a $1 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Friday.
January 9, 2021 Schwarber signs $10M deal with Nats, reunites with Martinez Now that they're both with the Washington Nationals, Kyle Schwarber recalls joking around with Dave Martinez when both were with the Chicago Cubs — Schwarber a slugger, Martinez a bench coach.
December 25, 2020 Pirates trade slugger Josh Bell to Nationals Josh Bell embraced everything about being a Pittsburgh Pirate. He understood as the club retooled following the departure of stars Andrew McCutchen and Gerrit Cole that he would serve as the de facto face of the franchise.
November 8, 2020 Nationals invite Biden to throw out first pitch to start 2021 season The Washington Nationals are ready for President-elect Joe Biden to throw out the first pitch next season.
September 27, 2020 LeMahieu, Soto batting champs in shortest season in century DJ LeMahieu became the first player to win undisputed batting titles in both leagues and Juan Soto the youngest NL champion as Major League Baseball’s shortest regular season since 1878 ended Sunday.