Washington Nationals News

Over the course of the Washington Nationals' 10-game trip to the west coast, offense was hard to come by.

Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson said Friday that his second baseman has a small fracture in the right wrist and will rest a few days to see if it improves.

Washington Nationals second baseman Danny Espinosa has a broken bone in his right wrist and will rest a few days to see if it improves.

Video: The Post Sports Live crew debates whether the Nationals defensive struggles or the team's bullpen are of bigger concern.

Yesterday afternoon, Mark Hale of the New York Post, citing a Mets source, reported that Zack Wheeler will be promoted to the Mets after two or three more starts in AAA.

As of now we have 5 position players who have an on base percentage of under .250. Of these, only Lombardozzi is hitting above the Mendoza line.

This week, various reports have indicated that the Washington Nationals will leave their training complex in Viera, Florida as early as 2015.

Runs have come at a premium lately for the Washington Nationals , putting a big burden on their starting pitchers.

A report today by CBSSports.com's Danny Knobler mentioned the possibility of current Los Angeles Dodgers' manager Don Mattingly potentially succeeding Davey Johnson if Mattingly were dismissed from his role on LA's bench, but that's really getting ahead of ourselves... Davey Johnson told reporters there was "unfinished business" he had to attend to ... (more)

For the first time in a couple of weeks, all manager Bruce Bochy had to do after a Giants defeat was tip his famously large cap.

Fans in the nation's capital are clamoring for the Washington Nationals to bring Anthony Rendon up to play second and solve the problems they've had at the position, at least offensively, this season, but the Nats' brass has given no hint that they're ready to make that move just yet.

Apparently manager Bruce Bochy was listening. Facing another tough Washington Nationals pitcher on Wednesday -- left-hander Gio Gonzalez -- Bochy opted to give recent minor-league call-up Brett Pill a start at first base in the series finale.

The Washington Nationals today recalled catcher Jhonatan Solano from Syracuse of the Triple-A International League and placed catcher Wilson Ramos on the 15-Day Disabled List with a left hamstring strain.

On a night the Washington Nationals welcomed back slugger Bryce Harper, the team learned it will be without reliever Ryan Mattheus after he broke his hand punching a locker.

The Washington National Opera, in conjunction with the Washington Nationals, will present the fifth annual Opera in the Outfield at Nationals Park featuring a live simulcast of the legendary American musical Show Boat on Saturday, May 18 .

For a team that has struggled to produce offense, winning three of the first six games of a 10-game West Coast trip might be a success - but not by the standards held by the championship-hopeful Washington Nationals.

A helmet lay in Bryce Harper 's wake as he slid into home plate late Wednesday afternoon, discarded along with the oddity and injury of the Washington Nationals' long, strange trip out West.

Did Washington Nationals' manager Davey Johnson tell Bryce Harper to bunt in the two at bats he did last night? No.

Staunton City Council is considering lobbying lawmakers in Washington to ban natural gas drilling near the city's water supply.

Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson accepted an invitation from San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy to be a coach on his staff at the 2013 All-Star Game.