The Washington Nationals will host Negro Leagues Night at Nationals Park on Wednesday, June 18, teaming up the Josh Gibson Foundation to recognize the achievements of the Homestead Grays and Black players in Washington, D.C., prior to MLB’s integration. The evening will feature a pregame panel discussion of the impacts of the Negro Leagues in Ameri

SARASOTA, Fla. – Orioles manager Brandon Hyde was asked a few days ago about a drama-free camp, how the only injuries were sustained prior to the report dates. The conversation included warnings about the risks of jinxing it. Here we are. We learned earlier today that Jordan Westburg hasn’t played since Saturday due to lower-back soreness. And shor

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Nationals officially announced the re-signing of Kyle Finnegan this afternoon, but to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for their returning closer they made the surprising decision to designate outfielder Stone Garrett for assignment. Finnegan agreed to a one-year, $6 million contract Tuesday, ending a three-month saga t

The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with right-handed pitcher Kyle Finnegan on a one-year contract and designated Stone Garrett for assignment on Thursday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. A National League All-Star in 2024, Finnegan, 33, rejoins the Nationals after he ranked thir

SARASOTA, Fla. – Félix Bautista completed his second live batting practice session this morning in the intense Florida heat on the Camden Yards replica field, and it won’t be much longer before he pitches in his first Grapefruit League game. Heston Kjerstad and Gary Sánchez kept alternating at-bats until Bautista faced seven hitters. He threw 25 pi

SARASOTA, Fla. – Orioles reliever Nate Webb is one of today’s scheduled pitchers against the Blue Jays at Ed Smith Stadium. This is a big deal for Webb and his family. It’s his first outing since March 9, 2023 in the Pirates camp prior to undergoing ligament-reconstructive surgery in his right elbow. The Orioles signed Webb to a two-year minor leag

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Travis Sykora was supposed to be in major league spring training with the Nationals. His dominant first full professional season at Single-A Fredericksburg certainly earned him his first invitation to big league camp. Not necessarily to compete for an Opening Day roster spot, but just to get some work in with major league ca

Ah, the first week of spring training games.  The perfect time to toss out wild takes about the upcoming season based on an incredibly small sample size of games that hold minimal weight.  What takeaways are overreactions? Which far-too-early conclusions could actually come to fruition?  On this week’s edition of “The Bird’s Nest” (which you can wa

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – As he frequently heaped praise upon the majority of the players on his roster last spring, Davey Martinez also found himself regularly criticizing one guy in particular. Luis García Jr. seemed to be on the hot seat throughout camp, hearing it from his manager whenever he misplayed a ball at second base or was thrown out on t

SARASOTA, Fla. – The first exhibition game didn’t properly showcase Orioles minor league outfielder Enrique Bradfield Jr. His skillset and the improvements made would become more evident. Just give it time. Bradfield was thrown out trying to steal after pinch-running for Cedric Mullins, and he went hitless in three at-bats in a loss to the Pirates.