Nationals announce 2024 minor league awards
MASN Staff
Nationals
Standouts from across the Washington Nationals Minor League system will be recognized as part of a special pregame ceremony on Tuesday, as the club recognizes its 2024 Minor League Award winners. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo and Vice President and Assistant General Manager, Player Development & Admin
Crews battling through first slump as major leaguer
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
A simple ground ball single up the middle may never have felt so good to Dylan Crews. The Nationals rookie needed that eighth-inning base hit Sunday in Chicago to snap out of the worst slump of his brief big league career, perhaps the worst slump he’s experienced in a long time at any level of the sport. Crews had been hitless in his previous 19 at
O's and Yankees tonight, but not the showdown Birdland hoped for
Steve Melewski
Orioles
It is not going to be the showdown for the American League East title we thought it could be or would be. As the Orioles play the Yankees tonight in the Bronx to start a three-game series, they still have yet to clinch a playoff berth. Five straight series losses with a 5-10 record in that span while New York went 12-4 allowed the Yankees to open a
Orioles hoping to clinch in the Bronx
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles have six games left on their regular season schedule. The Yankees lead the division by six games. Even the people who choke when trying to crunch numbers can digest this one. I’m saying there’s a chance, but the Orioles are more likely to earn the top wild card and host a best-of-three series with no travel in the first round. The clinc
Abrams' response to demotion will either validate or disprove Nats' decision
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
CHICAGO – CJ Abrams’ demotion to the minors with one week to go in the season seemingly came out of nowhere. It shocked teammates. It confused the rest of the baseball world. It produced an endless supply of instant takes and opinions that may or may not have been all that informed. But when the dust settled Sunday and the magnitude of the move sun
The final week arrives: Last chance for O's to build October momentum
Steve Melewski
Orioles
Well, Captain Obvious said that losing five straight late-season series is no way to win the American League East or build momentum for the playoffs. With the AL East now all but gone, the Orioles have one week left to get more at-bats for returning players like Jordan Westburg and Ramón Urías and innings for relievers Danny Coulombe and Jacob Webb
Mansolino on Holliday: "I see a guy that’s going to be a Gold Glove contender in the years to come"
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Jordan Westburg’s return from the injured list yesterday pushed Jackson Holliday to the bench. Westburg wasn’t playing third base due to Ramón Urías’ simultaneous return. The setup was cemented. The times are changing, and back to the norm. Holliday won’t be buried but his opportunities to start could be impacted, and especially against left-handed
Nats shut out again to wrap up miserable road trip (updated)
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
CHICAGO – A road trip that began with a sweep at the hands of a playoff contender, saw one cornerstone of the franchise’s rebuild get demoted for disciplinary reasons and saw another flirt with a no-hitter, came to an end this evening with another loss that was dragged out a couple extra hours for good measure. The Nationals’ rain-delayed, 5-0 loss
Orioles can't clinch today after 4-3 loss to Tigers (updated)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Players arrived at Camden Yards this morning unsure whether they’d celebrate a playoff berth later in the afternoon. Some wondered where they’d do it. Whether they’d hang around the clubhouse and wait for the result of the Mariners game or board a train to New York. Is there time to cover lockers, furniture and the floor in plastic or just toast th
O's game blog: Looking for win in the final home game of the 2024 regular season
Steve Melewski
Orioles
The Orioles played their first home game of the 2024 season on March 28 and they beat the Los Angeles Angels 11-3 on Opening Day. This afternoon they play their final home game of the regular season, still hoping home playoff games at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Along those lines, the O's report for duty with the same magic number as they had on S