July 16, 2022 Nationals' Juan Soto rejects massive 15-year, $440M contract extension: report Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto, 23, reportedly declined a massive contract extension offer, and the team will reportedly "entertain offers" for him.
June 23, 2022 Austin Hays battles rain to hit for cycle in victory over the Nationals The Orioles beat the Nationals 7-0 behind Austin Hays hitting for the cycle even with the game being called off in the sixth inning due to rain
June 7, 2022 Nationals' Stephen Strasburg to make season debut Thursday Stephen Strasburg is gearing up for his 2022 debut after not pitching since June 2021
May 25, 2022 Dodgers' Dave Roberts calls out lawmakers on 'both sides of the aisle' amid Texas school shooting tragedy Dave Roberts, manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, called out lawmakers Wednesday in response to the Texas school shooting. "Something needs to be done," he said.
May 20, 2022 Juan Soto's agent shoots down trade rumor: 'Not happening' Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto is one of the best young baseball players in the game, and he declined a long-term extension in the offseason.
May 17, 2022 Gerardo Parra says he is retiring as player, becoming Nats assistant Gerardo Parra says he is retiring from baseball after 12 seasons in the major leagues and will become a special assistant to Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo.
May 12, 2022 Juan Soto, Nelson Cruz pound Mets' Tylor Megill early, Nationals win Nationals manager Dave Martinez had seen encouraging signs from Nelson Cruz, who was signed in the offseason to provide veteran muscle behind Juan Soto but has struggled thus far. Soto said Cruz's consistently positive attitude has buoyed the team during its difficult start.
May 9, 2022 Shohei Ohtani, Anthony Rendon rally Angels past Nationals in 9th Shohei Ohtani and Anthony Rendon struggled for most of the Angels' weekend series against the Washington Nationals. Both came up with clutch hits to give Los Angeles a comeback victory in the finale Sunday.
May 4, 2022 Josh Bell, Juan Soto homers back Erick Fedde's sharp outing, Nationals rout Rockies Erick Fedde pitched seven sharp innings, Josh Bell and Juan Soto homered, and the Washington Nationals continued their high-scoring ways on the road by beating the Colorado Rockies 10-2 on Tuesday night.
April 21, 2022 Army Recruiting Command says it filed all necessary paperwork prior to Capitol parachute fiasco The U.S. Army Recruiting Command said Thursday that it had obtained approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to perform a parachute jump at a Wednesday evening baseball game in Washington, D.C. that led to an alert and evacuation at the U.S. Capitol.
