2023 Washington Nationals season

The 2023 Washington Nationals season will be the Nationals' 19th season as the baseball franchise of Major League Baseball in the District of Columbia, the 16th season at Nationals Park, and the 55th since the original team was started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1][2]

2023 Washington Nationals
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record18–26 (.409)
Other information
Owner(s)Lerner Enterprises
General manager(s)Mike Rizzo
Manager(s)Dave Martinez
Local televisionMASN
Local radio106.7 The Fan
Washington Nationals Radio Network
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The Nationals will attempt to improve upon their MLB-worst 55–107 record from the previous season.

Offseason

The Nationals entered the offseason with seven pending free agents: pitchers Steve Cishek, Sean Doolittle, Will Harris, Erasmo Ramírez, Joe Ross, and Aníbal Sánchez, and infielder/outfielder César Hernández.[3] Additionally, designated hitter Nelson Cruz became a free agent after the Nationals declined their side of a mutual option for the 2023 season,[4] while pitcher Francisco Pérez and catcher Tres Barrera also became free agents after being outrighted to the minor leagues.[5] The Nationals immediately signed Doolittle back on a minor league deal announced November 6, 2022, inviting him to major league spring training as well.[6] Ramírez also signed a new deal, a one-year major league contract, to remain with the Nationals.[7] Pérez returned to the organization on a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training.[8] Cishek announced his retirement from professional baseball in December.[9]

Among arbitration-eligible players, the Nationals chose not to tender new one-year contracts to pitcher Erick Fedde and designated hitter Luke Voit on November 18, 2022. They reached agreement on a new deal with infielder Ildemaro Vargas, avoiding arbitration, and tendered new contracts to seven more arbitration-eligible players: pitchers Víctor Arano, Carl Edwards Jr., Kyle Finnegan, Hunter Harvey, and Tanner Rainey and outfielders Víctor Robles and Lane Thomas. The Nationals also non-tendered pitcher Tommy Romero,[10] who signed a minor league deal to remain with the organization,[11] and cleared additional roster space by releasing pitcher Seth Romero, facing charges in Texas for driving under the influence,[12] and outrighting pitchers Evan Lee and Jackson Tetreault and outfielders Yasel Antuna, Yadiel Hernández, and Josh Palacios to the minor leagues.[13][14] Infielder Lucius Fox lost his roster spot in December as well,[15] as did pitching prospect Gerardo Carrillo[7] and journeyman reliever Reed Garrett.[16] Another reliever, right-hander Andrés Machado, was cut loose in January after two seasons in the Nationals' bullpen.[17]

The Nationals unveiled their first major league signings of the offseason on November 29, 2022, inking rookie outfielder Stone Garrett[18] and veteran third baseman Jeimer Candelario[19] to one-year deals. They added right-hander Thad Ward, a Boston Red Sox prospect, to their roster via the Rule 5 draft on December 7.[20] Trevor Williams was signed December 10 to join the Nationals' rotation.[21] Washington also added outfielder Corey Dickerson on a one-year deal January 10, 2023.[22] The Nationals also claimed right-hander A. J. Alexy from the Texas Rangers[15] and former top infield prospect Jeter Downs of the Red Sox[16] off waivers, although Alexy was later designated for assignment and traded to the Minnesota Twins to clear a roster spot for first baseman Dominic Smith, whom the Nationals signed January 4, 2023.[23][24]

Among other minor league signings, the Nationals reunited with first baseman Matt Adams, a member of their 2019 World Series championship team, in a deal announced December 14, 2022.[11]

Media reports and rumors have linked the Nationals to other free agents during the offseason, including right-handed pitchers Seth Lugo[25] (ultimately signed with the San Diego Padres)[26] and Jordan Lyles[27] (ultimately signed with the Kansas City Royals)[28] catcher Gary Sánchez,[29] and first baseman/outfielder Trey Mancini[30] (ultimately signed with the Chicago Cubs).[31]

Transactions

Spring training

The Nationals are holding spring training at their facility at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, Florida, which they share with the Houston Astros in their seventh year at the facility.

Non-roster participants in major league spring training for the Nationals included right-handed pitchers Zach Brzykcy, Gerardo Carrillo, Anthony Castro, Alex Colomé, Hobie Harris, Chad Kuhl, Andrés Machado, Wily Peralta, Tommy Romero, and Jackson Tetreault; left-handed pitchers Alberto Baldonado, Anthony Banda, Sean Doolittle, Evan Lee, and Francisco Pérez; catchers Brady Lindsly and Drew Millas; first baseman Matt Adams; infielders Michael Chavis, Lucius Fox, Erick Mejia, and Leonel Valera; and outfielders Yasel Antuna, Travis Blankenhorn, Donovan Casey, Yadiel Hernández, and Derek Hill.

Veteran right-hander Stephen Strasburg did not report to spring training in West Palm Beach after suffering a setback in his quest to return from thoracic outlet syndrome.[32] Players present in camp but not as full participants included right-handed reliever Tanner Rainey, working his way back from Tommy John surgery the previous season; right-hander Jackson Tetreault, who had a season-ending shoulder fracture in 2022; left-handed reliever Sean Doolittle, who had an elbow brace procedure the previous season; and third baseman Carter Kieboom, who also had Tommy John surgery in 2022.[33][34] Additionally, non-roster outfielder Derek Hill suffered a hamstring strain while running to first base during a game,[35] and catcher Israel Pineda suffered a displaced pinky finger when he was struck by a pitch, while Kieboom experienced shoulder discomfort following a game,[36] forcing them to slow down their ramp-up for the season. Reliever Víctor Arano was also sidelined with a nerve impingement in his right shoulder.[37]

During spring training, the Nationals unveiled a contract extension with 24-year-old catcher Keibert Ruiz, keeping him under team control through the 2032 season.[38]

Regular season

Transactions

Major league debuts

National League East
NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Atlanta Braves 2716 0.628 — 10–9 17–7
Miami Marlins 2321 0.523 4½ 14–11 9–10
New York Mets 2223 0.489 6 9–9 13–14
Philadelphia Phillies 2023 0.465 7 11–7 9–16
Washington Nationals 1826 0.409 9½ 8–14 10–12

National League Wild Card
Division leaders W L Pct.
Atlanta Braves 2716 0.628
Los Angeles Dodgers 2817 0.622
Milwaukee Brewers 2419 0.558


Wild Card teams
(Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)		 W L Pct. GB
Arizona Diamondbacks 2519 0.568 +2
Pittsburgh Pirates 2320 0.535 +½
Miami Marlins 2321 0.523 —
New York Mets 2223 0.489 1½
Philadelphia Phillies 2023 0.465 2½
San Francisco Giants 2023 0.465 2½
San Diego Padres 2024 0.455 3
Chicago Cubs 1924 0.442 3½
Cincinnati Reds 1924 0.442 3½
Colorado Rockies 1925 0.432 4
St. Louis Cardinals 1926 0.422 4½
Washington Nationals 1826 0.409 5

Game log
Legend
 Nationals win
 Nationals loss
 Postponement
BoldNationals team member
2023 Game Log: 18–26 (Home: 8–14; Away: 10–12)
March/April: 10–17 (Home: 3–11; Away: 7–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
1March 30Braves2–7Luetge (1–0)Corbin (0–1)—35,7560–1L1
2April 1Braves1–7Strider (1–0)Gray (0–1)—27,5290–2L2
3April 2Braves4–1Gore (1–0)Shuster (0–1)Finnegan (1)21,4401–2W1
4April 3Rays2–6Rasmussen (1–0)Williams (0–1)—10,7541–3L1
5April 4Rays6–10Thompson (1–0)Finnegan (0–1)—15,2721–4L2
6April 5Rays2–7McClanahan (2–0)Corbin (0–2)—13,8361–5L3
7April 6@ Rockies0–1Freeland (2–0)Gray (0–2)Johnson (2)48,2301–6L4
8April 7@ Rockies10–5Gore (2–0)Ureña (0–2)—30,8692–6W1
9April 8@ Rockies7–6Williams (1–1)Gomber (0–2)Edwards Jr. (1)34,5033–6W2
10April 9@ Rockies6–7Lamet (1–0)Ramírez (0–1)Johnson (3)30,2833–7L1
11April 10@ Angels6–4Corbin (1–2)Davidson (0–1)Finnegan (2)19,5574–7W1
12April 11@ Angels0–2Ohtani (2–0)Gray (0–3)Estévez (1)27,3904–8L1
13April 12@ Angels2–3Moore (1–0)Thompson (0–1)Quijada (2)17,7804–9L2
14April 14Guardians3–4Stephan (1–0)Edwards Jr. (0–1)Clase (4)21,3674–10L3
15April 15Guardians4–6Plesac (1–0)Kuhl (0–1)Clase (5)24,9094–11L4
16April 16Guardians7–6Thompson (1–1)Sandlin (1–1)Finnegan (3)21,9295–11W1
17April 18Orioles0–1Kremer (1–0)Gray (0–4)Bautista (5)18,7475–12L1
18April 19Orioles0–4Bradish (1–0)Gore (2–1)—22,5985–13L2
19April 21@ Twins3–2Ramírez (1–1)Jax (1–2)Finnegan (4)12,4696–13W1
20April 22@ Twins10–4Thompson (2–1)López (1–2)—23,0457–13W2
21April 23@ Twins1–3Ober (1–0)Corbin (1–3)Durán (5)14,7637–14L1
22April 25@ Mets5–0Gray (1–4)Butto (0–1)Thompson (1)20,5078–14W1
23April 26@ Mets4–1Gore (3–1)Senga (3–1)Finnegan (5)20,1919–14W2
24April 27@ Mets8–9Raley (1–0)Thompson (2–2)Robertson (5)20,7269–15L1
—April 28PiratesPostponed (rain); Makeup: April 29
25April 29 (1)Pirates3–6Hill (3–2)Corbin (1–4)Bednar (9)22,0909–16L2
26April 29 (2)Pirates1–16Velasquez (3–0)Kuhl (0–2)—17,4829–17L3
27April 30Pirates7–2Gray (2–4)Oviedo (2–2)—16,89810–17W1
May: 8–9 (Home: 5–3 ; Away: 3–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
28May 1Cubs1–5Smyly (3–1)Gore (3–2)—13,72210–18L1
29May 2Cubs4–1Harvey (1–0)Thompson (1–2)Finnegan (6)12,50411–18W1
30May 3Cubs2–1Edwards Jr. (1–1)Alzolay (1–1)Finnegan (7)15,90312–18W2
31May 4Cubs4–3Finnegan (1–1)Boxberger (0–1)—18,57713–18W3
32May 5@ Diamondbacks1–3Kelly (3–3)Gray (2–5)Chafin (5)16,38413–19L1
33May 6@ Diamondbacks7–8Castro (1–0)Finnegan (1–2)—27,34513–20L2
34May 7@ Diamondbacks9–8Ramírez (2–1)Castro (1–1)Harvey (1)17,17414–20W1
35May 8@ Giants5–1Irvin (1–0)DeSclafani (3–2)—20,50215–20W2
36May 9@ Giants1–4Webb (3–5)Corbin (1–5)Doval (8)22,02815–21L1
37May 10@ Giants11–6Gray (3–5)Manaea (1–2)—21,28316–21W1
38May 12Mets2–3Megill (4–2)Edwards Jr. (1–2)Smith (1)31,90416–22L1
—May 13MetsSuspended (inclement weather); resuming May 14
39May 14Mets3–2Harvey (2–0)Leone (0–1)Finnegan (8)24,33617–22W1
40May 14Mets2–8Scherzer (3–2)Irvin (1–1)—21,50717–23L1
41May 15Mets10–3Corbin (2–5)Peterson (1–6)—15,22018–23W1
42May 16@ Marlins4–5Nardi (3–1)Harvey (2–1)—8,81118–24L1
43May 17@ Marlins3–4Cabrera (3–3)Gore (3–3)Floro (3)8,45118–25L2
44May 18@ Marlins3–5Pérez (1–0)Williams (1–2)Floro (4)7,75218–26L3
45May 19Tigers–—–
46May 20Tigers–—–
47May 21Tigers–—–
48May 23Padres–—–
49May 24Padres–—–
50May 25Padres–—–
51May 26@ Royals–—–
52May 27@ Royals–—–
53May 28@ Royals–—–
54May 29@ Dodgers–—–
55May 30@ Dodgers–—–
56May 31@ Dodgers–—–
June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
57June 2Phillies–—–
58June 3Phillies–—–
59June 4Phillies–—–
60June 6Diamondbacks–—–
61June 7Diamondbacks–—–
62June 8Diamondbacks–—–
63June 9@ Braves–—–
64June 10@ Braves–—–
65June 11@ Braves–—–
66June 13@ Astros–—–
67June 14@ Astros–—–
68June 15@ Astros–—–
69June 16Marlins–—–
70June 17Marlins–—–
71June 18Marlins–—–
72June 19Cardinals–—–
73June 20Cardinals–—–
74June 21Cardinals–—–
75June 23@ Padres–—–
76June 24@ Padres–—–
77June 25@ Padres–—–
78June 26@ Mariners–—–
79June 27@ Mariners–—–
80June 28@ Mariners–—–
81June 30@ Phillies–—–
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
82July 1@ Phillies–—–
83July 2@ Phillies–—–
84July 3Reds–—–
85July 4Reds–—–
86July 5Reds–—–
87July 6Reds–—–
88July 7Rangers–—–
89July 8Rangers–—–
90July 9Rangers–—–
All–Star Break (July 10–13)
91July 14@ Cardinals–—–
92July 15@ Cardinals–—–
93July 16@ Cardinals–—–
94July 17@ Cubs–—–
95July 18@ Cubs–—–
96July 19@ Cubs–—–
97July 21Giants–—–
98July 22Giants–—–
99July 23Giants–—–
100July 24Rockies–—–
101July 25Rockies–—–
102July 26Rockies–—–
103July 27@ Mets–—–
104July 28@ Mets–—–
105July 29@ Mets–—–
106July 30@ Mets–—–
107July 31Brewers–—–
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
108August 1Brewers–—–
109August 2Brewers–—–
110August 4@ Reds–—–
111August 5@ Reds–—–
112August 6@ Reds–—–
113August 7@ Phillies–—–
114August 8@ Phillies–—–
115August 9@ Phillies–—–
116August 10@ Phillies–—–
117August 11Athletics–—–
118August 12Athletics–—–
119August 13Athletics–—–
120August 15Red Sox–—–
121August 16Red Sox–—–
122August 17Red Sox–—–
123August 18Phillies–—–
124August 19Phillies–—–
125August 20Phillies–—–
126August 22@ Yankees–—–
127August 23@ Yankees–—–
128August 24@ Yankees–—–
129August 25@ Marlins–—–
130August 26@ Marlins–—–
131August 27@ Marlins–—–
132August 28@ Blue Jays–—–
133August 29@ Blue Jays–—–
134August 30@ Blue Jays–—–
135August 31Marlins–—–
September/October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
136September 1Marlins–—–
137September 2Marlins–—–
138September 3Marlins–—–
139September 5Mets–—–
140September 6Mets–—–
141September 8Dodgers–—–
142September 9Dodgers–—–
143September 10Dodgers–—–
144September 11@ Pirates–—–
145September 12@ Pirates–—–
146September 13@ Pirates–—–
147September 14@ Pirates–—–
148September 15@ Brewers–—–
149September 16@ Brewers–—–
150September 17@ Brewers–—–
151September 18White Sox–—–
152September 19White Sox–—–
153September 20White Sox–—–
154September 21Braves–—–
155September 22Braves–—–
156September 23Braves–—–
157September 24Braves–—–
158September 26@ Orioles–—–
159September 27@ Orioles–—–
160September 29@ Braves–—–
161September 30@ Braves–—–
162October 1@ Braves–—–

Current roster
Washington Nationals roster
Active roster Inactive roster Coaches/Other

Pitchers
Starting rotation

Bullpen

Closer(s)

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

60-day injured list



Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
Triple-A Rochester Red Wings International League
Double-A Harrisburg Senators Eastern League
High-A Wilmington Blue Rocks South Atlantic League
Low-A Fredericksburg Nationals Carolina League
Rookie FCL Nationals Florida Complex League
Rookie DSL Nationals Dominican Summer League

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