June 9, 2020 A plethora for playoffs: MLB proposes up to 16 teams advance Maybe this might get Mike Trout back into the playoffs.
June 1, 2020 Nationals change course, pay minor leaguers full stipend The Nationals changed course and told their minor leaguers on Monday they will receive their full weekly stipends of $400 at least through June.
May 28, 2020 Athletes wary about virus, testing upon return Chris Thompson is an NFL running back. He also is the father of a 4-month-old daughter, Kali. Guess which of those facts matters more to him when he ponders eventually returning to work amid a pandemic.
May 28, 2020 Nationals' Max Scherzer: Players aren't budging on salary reductions, won't accept another pay cut Washington Nationals star Max Scherzer became the latest major athlete in the sport to dismiss Major League Baseball’s reported economic plan of a sliding scale salary to start the coronavirus-shortened 2020 season.
May 12, 2020 Nationals' Sean Doolittle expresses concerns about safety amid MLB's reported plan to play in 2020 MLB owners reportedly approved a plan to start the 2020 season amid the coronavirus pandemic that included an 82-game schedule and mostly regional matchups but at least one player expressed his concern about players’ safety should there be a season at all.
May 4, 2020 Nationals' Davey Martinez says team has plans for adhering to social distancing rules if baseball returns Washington Nationals manager Davey Martinez said Friday he’s had discussions about using social distancing with players if baseball returns without fans this year.
April 20, 2020 Nationals will raise World Series banner when fans can return to ballpark, GM says While it’s unclear whether baseball will have a 2020 regular season and if fans would be able to come to watch games, the Washington Nationals have vowed that their diehards will be able to see the 2019 World Series banner get raised.
April 15, 2020 Ex-Nationals second baseman Brian Dozier trolls Astros during World Series rewatch Washington Nationals players joined the growing trend of virtual watch parties Tuesday night as they reminisced about Game 7 of the World Series when the team won its first title.
April 3, 2020 Nationals star Max Scherzer 'hunkered down' with ex-teammate, staying prepared for 2020 season Washington Nationals star Max Scherzer is still preparing for the 2020 baseball season and is using a former teammate to help him out due to the uncertain circumstances of the coronavirus pandemic.
March 31, 2020 Ex-MLB catcher Paul Lo Duca rips Alex Rodriguez in radio interview Former MLB catcher Paul Lo Duca came after Alex Rodriguez on Monday during a radio interview, dubbing the former New York Yankees star “one of the fakest people out there.”
