March 26, 2021 Nats OF Juan Soto leaves game early with right calf cramp Reigning NL batting champion Juan Soto left Washington’s 7-3 exhibition loss against the Miami Marlins in the middle of the first inning Thursday with what manager Dave Martinez said was a cramp in his right calf.
March 15, 2021 Strasburg leaves start early with leg issue; 'nothing major' Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg left his second spring training start in the third inning Sunday because of a problem with his left calf that he called “nothing major.”
March 10, 2021 'I hit a brick wall': Sluggishness led to surgery for Lester Jon Lester could tell something wasn’t right.
March 7, 2021 Nats release Jeffress for unspecified 'personnel reasons' Jeremy Jeffress was released by the Washington Nationals on Sunday for what general manager Mike Rizzo called unspecified “personnel reasons,” less than two weeks after the reliever agreed to terms on a minor league deal.
March 3, 2021 Nationals say lefty Jon Lester to have thyroid gland removed Washington Nationals left-hander Jon Lester is leaving spring training camp to have surgery for the removal of his thyroid gland, manager Dave Martinez said Wednesday.
February 21, 2021 Nats' Strasburg: 'Numbness in my whole hand' led to surgery The nerve issue in Stephen Strasburg's wrist that ended his 2020 season after five innings would get aggravated every time he threw a baseball, he said Sunday, and “basically would go from numbness in my thumb to numbness in my whole hand.”
February 19, 2021 Scherzer's ankle keeping him off mound in deal's last spring The last spring training of Max Scherzer’s $210 million, seven-year contract with the Washington Nationals is not exactly beginning the way he — or the team — would prefer.
January 27, 2021 Lefty Jon Lester finalizes $5M, 1-year deal with Nationals Left-handed starter Jon Lester and the Washington Nationals finalized a $5 million, one-year contract Wednesday, giving the team a fourth member of a rotation led by Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg and Patrick Corbin.
January 26, 2021 Brad Hand gets $10.5M from Nationals, $6.5M of it deferred Left-handed reliever Brad Hand finalized a $10.5 million, one-year contract with the Washington Nationals on Tuesday, giving the team more strength and flexibility in the back end of its bullpen.
January 25, 2021 Nationals agree to sign All-Star closer Brad Hand All-Star closer Brad Hand has agreed to a deal with the Washington Nationals, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.
