Jayson Werth News

May 7, 2012; Minneapolis, MN, USA: Minnesota Twins left fielder Erik Komatsu hits a single in the fifth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Target Field.

For the third straight game against a right-handed starting pitcher, Steve Lombardozzi will play left field and Bernadina will begin the game on the bench.

Carlos Ruiz scores against the Cardinals during the Phillies 10-9 win on Thursday night.

In his second year with the Nationals , Corey Brown has become the player they hoped they had traded for.

The Washington Nationals announced within the last 1/2 hour that 27-year-old third baseman Ryan Zimmerman had been scratched from the lineup for tonight's game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Citizens Bank Park.

The first time the Nationals and Phillies played this season, things got a little heated thanks to Cole Hamels sending a message to Washington hot shot rookie outfielder Bryce Harper courtesy of a fastball to the rear.

Adam Lind makes sense for the Washington Nationals .A It is no secret that the Nationals need some help on offense, especially in the outfield.A Injuries have hit the Nationals hard with Mike Morse and Jayson Werth both going down for an extended time.A Morse is still trying to recover from a strained lat muscle he sustained in Spring Training but ... (more)

One of the emerging themes of the 2012 season is the increased emphasis on defensive shifts by many Major League teams.

For example, Sportsweek, the weekly Philadelphia sports magazine, put the two teams on the cover this week, with a provocative headline.

You can take away Jayson Werth . You can deal with a nagging injury to slugger Michael Morse .

We're over a month into the Major League Baseball season, and there are plenty of teams and players off to hot starts.

Manager Davey Johnson talked with Henry Rodriguez on Wednesday afternoon. Johnson asked him about his family and how he felt, speaking in Spanish; "it keeps me in practice," Johnson said.

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Chien-Ming Wang is allowed to remain on a rehab stint until May 27, at which time he likely will be worked into the Nationals' rotation.

You don't have to be a sabermetrics whiz to know the numbers are piling up against Washington Nationals closer Henry Rodriguez , who has been as ineffective recently as a JP Morgan Chase trader.

As both feet landed on the plate, his face contorted under the conflict of disparate emotions, like a man who found $100 on the street after hitting a dog with his car.

Jayson Werth, his teammate and 14 years his senior, slapped him on the back and let him know it was okay.

Davey said the surgeon at the Mayo Clinic told Jayson Werth that by having surgery right away he probably shaved 3 weeks off his recovery.

The Washington Nationals thought catcher Wilson Ramos might be ready to have a breakout season.

He was going to be their fourth or fifth outfielder, perhaps expendable altogether upon Bryce Harper 's call-up. But injuries have thrust him into left field, armed with another opportunity to convince his team that this year will be different than the others.