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Byline: Chelsea Janes Even two years ago, the idea of Kumar Nambiar becoming one of the first minor league union representatives in the sport's history seemed almost unimaginable. And the [...]

Byline: Scott Allen Five days after Sean Doolittle hosted an impromptu ask-me-anything session, during which his wife, Eireann Dolan, revealed that she finds his plate appearances 'hugely embarrassing,' the Nationals' [...]

Byline: Barry Svrluga Ryan Zimmerman last visited Ballpark of the Palm Beaches on the morning of March 14. This is -- or was, I suppose -- his 15th spring training. [...]

Byline: Thomas Boswell Ten days ago, I ran into Cal Ripken Jr. in a store in Annapolis. We chatted so long, catching up, that the store stayed open late so [...]

Byline: Scott Allen Justin Meekins picked up his phone after the Salisbury University baseball team shut out Immaculata on Wednesday and found dozens of text, Snapchat and Instagram messages waiting [...]

Byline: Jesse Dougherty PITTSBURGH -- Max Scherzer had to hold back a bit Thursday, resisting the temptation to give everything he had, realizing there was much more at stake than [...]

Byline: Barry Svrluga Two days before Christmas, Bryce Harper and his wife, Kayla, chartered a private plane. There are no direct flights between the Harpers' hometown of Las Vegas and [...]

Byline: Barry Svrluga His jersey hung on a hook at the only locker he has ever known, the home white with HARPER facing out to the clubhouse at Nationals Park. [...]

Byline: Chelsea Janes PHILADELPHIA -- Little by little, the Washington Nationals' bullpen has stabilized since the team sold off its veterans and watched others lose time to injury. Sean Doolittle [...]

Byline: Sam Fortier He looks like a kid. Not when he plays, because at 6 feet and 237 pounds, Rafael Devers has a major league body that helps him blend [...]

Byline: Scott Allen If Bryce Harper does leave the Nationals for another team during the offseason, one of the things the Las Vegas native will miss most about the city [...]

Byline: Jorge Castillo Bryce Harper recently told The Washington Post he would participate in the Home Run Derby at Nationals Park later this month, but only if he made the [...]

Even with Stephen Strasburg's balky shoulder and Ryan Zimmerman's healing oblique and Daniel Murphy's creaky knee, there is no greater issue hanging over the Washington Nationals than Bryce Harper's Slump [...]

When Juan Soto, 19, heard Saturday that he had been called up to the majors by the Washington Nationals, he instantly got goose bumps. 'I was in shock. All my [...]

Byline: Chelsea Janes PHOENIX -- Sean Doolittle considered doing the interview shirtless. The cameras and unfamiliar reporters had already gone. But while some great orators have not dressed for their [...]

Byline: Samantha Pell Luke Terry crouches behind home plate each game, full catcher's gear on as he sticks his left arm out, ready to corral the next pitch. The baseball [...]

Byline: Chelsea Janes WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Sean Doolittle and Eireann Dolan almost wore nearly identical shoes to a photo shoot last week. Most major league players don't argue [...]

Byline: Joe Heim Trea Turner, 24, is the starting shortstop for the Washington Nationals. One of the fastest players in the major leagues, Turner stole 46 bases last year despite [...]

Byline: Chelsea Janes WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- From the moment the Nationals signed catcher Miguel Montero in early February, he seemed likely to win a spot on their Opening [...]

Byline: Jorge Castillo WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Trea Turner was stunned when he walked into the Washington Nationals clubhouse at FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches last week. Anthony [...]

Byline: Scott Allen Speaking on 106.7 The Fan, the same station where Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins regularly answered questions about his uncertain future Çö and managed to rarely offer anything [...]

Byline: Dillon Mullan CHARLOTTESVILLE -- Danny Hultzen starts close in and works his way out. These days he tosses the ball up to 120 feet. Toward the end of some [...]

Byline: Joe Heim F.P. Santangelo, 50, has been the color analyst for the Washington Nationals broadcast team since 2011. He played seven years in the major leagues for the Montreal [...]

Byline: Chelsea Janes Ian Desmond pulled into the players' parking lot, just like he used to. He walked through the same door. His son, Grayson, pointed out familiar faces in [...]

It is the weekend before baseball's All-Star Game, and Bryce Harper knows what that means for him. On Monday in Miami, a gaggle of scribes and television reporters will gather [...]

In Drew Storen's mind, when he headed out Friday evening to the bullpen beyond right field -- no, excuse me left field -- at Nationals Park, he brought with him [...]

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Let this serve as a reminder: It is February 2017, still more than five weeks before the upcoming season begins. Between now and Bryce Harper's [...]

Byline: Chelsea Janes One could argue that if player embodies the state of the Washington Nationals these days, it is Max Scherzer. He is unquestionably elite, one of the best [...]

Byline: Chelsea Janes Again and again during a sometimes sluggish first half, Bryce Harper insisted he 'felt great.' He told reporters as much so often in May and June that [...]

Byline: Des Bieler Barry Bonds was many things during his playing days -- symbol of the Pirates' return to prominence, hometown hero with the Giants, home run king, suspected steroids [...]

Byline: Chelsea Janes 'It's just different being on the field instead of watching it,' Turner said. 'It's nice to have family and friends come out and support me. It's a [...]

Byline: Chelsea Janes JUPITER, Fla. -- Neither Blake Treinen nor his manager, Dusty Baker, will say for sure whether Treinen will start or relieve for the Nationals this season. He [...]

Byline: Chelsea Janes VIERA -- New Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy took the Space Coast Stadium field from the first base dugout for the first time, a few hours after [...]

Byline: Chelsea Janes VIERA, Fla. -- Nationals executives were clear with Lucas Giolito about the reason he was invited to his first major league spring training: to gain experience, spend [...]

Byline: Chelsea Janes PROGRAMMING NOTE: After months of hibernation, Morning Brushback returns. But the Washington Nationals made an offer to Arroyo, too -- a better one, from his perspective. So [...]

Byline: Chelsea Janes VIERA, Fla. -- Wilson Ramos does not seal off his emotions. After bad games, he is visibly crestfallen, willing to admit his confidence is shaken. After good [...]

Byline: James Wagner Late Friday night, longtime Washington Nationals reliever Drew Storen was watching Netflix's popular documentary 'Making A Murderer' when General Manager Mike Rizzo called to talk. 'I figured [...]

Byline: James Wagner As Nationals General Manager Mike Rizzo put it earlier this week, Ryan Zimmerman is one of the best in baseball when healthy. But between 2009 and 2013, [...]

Byline: Chelsea Janes When the Nationals are on the road, particularly when they are struggling there, Bryce Harper always talks about the importance of playing in front of his home [...]

Byline: Dave Sheinin in baltimore BALTIMORE -- At its essence, The Streak, as Cal Ripken's historic string of consecutive games played became known, was about one man's indestructibility, an almost [...]

Byline: Adam Kilgore Bryce Harper's debut, when he struck out twice on seven pitches, is feeling more and more like an insignificant memory. Harper laced an RBI single during today's [...]

Byline: Cindy Boren Baltimore Orioles outfielder Luke Scott swung by baseball's winter meetings in Florida and did a lengthy interview with David Brown of Yahoo's Big League Stew , an [...]