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2025: The Nationals rebuilding effort continues

The Washington Nationals made only two significant acquisitions of veteran talent during the 2023-2024 offseason: third baseman Amed Rosario in December and first baseman Nathaniel Lowe in January. (New players were at the same two positions last year as well.) Overall, the younger players showed great promise, especially outfielder James Wood and starting pitcher Mackenzie Gore, but outfielder Dylan Crews began the season with a terrible slump. After a mediocre first week of play, the Nats started improving until early May, when they lost seven games in a row. They improved greatly in the second half of May, winning 11 and only losing 3, but from June 7 through the 18th suffered an eleven-game losing streak (mostly by margins of one or two runs), thereby falling into last place in the NL East. After the Nats were swept by the Red Sox in early July, both the manager Davey Martinez and the general manager Mike Rizzo were fired, replaced on a temporary basis by (respectively) Miguel Cairo and Mike De Bartolo. Just before the August 1 deadline, closing pitcher Kyle Finnegan, starting pitcher Michael Soroka, outfielder Alex Call, and two relief pitchers were traded away in exchange for younger prospects. The often-mocked "rebuilding" process may take even longer than some fans had feared. The Nats showed marked improvement in early September, but ended with an even 13-13 record for the month as a whole. The future intentions of the Lerner family (which owns the Nationals) remain unclear.

Starting positions, 2025

CF: Jacob Young .256 Robert Hassell III

LF: James Wood * .264 Alex Call $ * .343

RF: Dylan Crews *.218 Daylen Lile *

SS: CJ Abrams .246

2B: Luis Garcia .282

3B: Brady House * . Amed Rosario * $, Jose Tena * .267

PITCHING ROTATION Jake Irvin (4.41) Mackenzie Gore (3.90) Mitchell Parker (4.29) Trevor Williams (2.03) Brad Lord * Kyle Finnegan $ (3.68), Jose Ferrer : closers

1B: Nathaniel Lowe * $.265

C: Riley Adams .229 Keibert Ruiz, Drew Millas *

DH: Josh Bell * .249

2024 batting average for position players, ERA for pitchers. * (asterisk) = new player (since mid-2024) Underlines indicate that the photo is of the second-string player = No photo yet available. $ = traded away or DFA in July or Aug.

Manager: Dave Martinez, Miguel Cairo (July)

Nationals' head-to-head matchups,
2025

Opponent	Wins	Losses
ARZ	4	2
ATL	4	9
BAL	5	1
BOS	0	3
CHC	3	3
CHW	1	2
CIN	4	2
CLE	1	2
COL	3	4
DET	2	1
HOU	1	2
KC	1	2
LAA	2	1
LAD	3	3
MIA	6	7
MIL	0	6
MIN	2	1
NYM	6	7
NYY	0	3
ATH	1	2
PHI	5	8
PIT	3	4
SD	2	4
SEA	2	1
SF	3	3
STL	1	5
TB	0	3
TEX	1	2
TOR	0	3
Totals	66	96
ATH: The former Oakland (OAK) Athletics began playing in Sacramento on a temporary basis in 2025, but it was decided not to identify with any city for the time being. They will presumably remain there for about three years, pending the construction of a new stadium in Las Vegas.

New contracts of note

• Michael Soroka (P) -- 1 year, $9 million (Dec.)
• Josh Bell (DH) -- 1 year, $6 million+ (Jan.)
• Jorge Lopez (P) -- 1 year, $3 million+ (Jan.)
• Amed Rosario (3B) -- 1 year, $2 million (Jan.)
• Shinnosuke Ogasawara (P) -- 2 years, $3.5 million+ (Jan.)
• Nathaniel Lowe (1B) -- 1 year, $10.3 million (Feb.) AE
• Kyle Finnegan (P) -- 1 year, $6 million (Feb.) AE
• Paul DeJong (3B) -- 1 year, $1 million (Feb.)

"+" = optional extension (mutual or otherwise). "D" = part of salary is deferred. "AE" = arbitration eligible. Dollar figures are rounded, and are estimates in some cases.

2025 memorable moments

• Mar. 27 -- Mackenzie Gore strikes out 13, but bullpen fails; PHI 7, WSH 3 (10 inn.)
• Apr. 19 -- Mackenzie Gore strikes out 13, bullpen gives up 9 runs; WSH 12, COL 11 @
• Apr. 25 -- Jake Irvin throws 7 1/3 shutout innings, bullpen fails, James Wood game-winning single; WSH 5, NYM 4
• Apr. 27 -- Mets score 5 in 1st inning, Nats score 5 in 7th inning and 2 in the 9th; WSH 8, NYM 7
• May 18 -- Nats hit FIVE homers, two by C.J. Abrams, as Nats sweep Orioles; WSH 10, BAL 4 @
• May 29 -- Mackenzie Gore throws 100th strikeout (#1 in MLB); Nats score 7 in 10th inning, Mariners score just 1; WSH 9, SEA 3 @
• May 31 -- Nats score 9 runs before 1st out in 1st inning, tying NL record, + 1 more; WSH 11, ARZ 7 @
• June 10 -- Mets score 2 to tie game in 8th inning as Juan Soto doubles; NYM 5, WSH 4 (11 inn.)
• June 16 -- Blown save by Kyle Finnegan: Rockies hit two home runs in 9th inning; COL 6, WSH 4
• June 19 -- James Wood hits two 2-run homers, incl. walk-off, ending 11-game losing streak; WSH 4, COL 3 (11 inn.)
• Aug. 13 -- Nathaniel Lowe's 1st inn. grand slam and Daylen Lile's 9th inn. RBI avoid sweep; WSH 8, KC 7 @ (I was there!)
• Aug. 22 -- 2-run rally in 9th inn. leads to big upset win over Phillies; WSH 5, PHI 4 @
• Sept. 7 -- 5-run rally in 9th inn. leads to big upset win over Cubs; WSH 6, CHI 3 @
• Sept. 20 -- Inside-the-park homer by Daylen Lile in 11th inn. leads to big upset (spoiling) win over Mets; WSH 5, NYM 3 @
• Sept. 26 -- Nats hit six home runs (incl. 3 by Luis Garcia) and take the lead after 8-1 deficit, but then lose; CHW 10, WSH 9

"@" = away game

Nationals, 2025: month-by-month summary

Month	Wins	Losses	NL East place (at end)	Number of home games	Total attendance	Average attendance
* April 2025	13	18	4th	16	419,303	26,206
May 2025	15	12	3rd	11	259,147	23,559
June 2025	7	19	5th	13	306,134	23,549
July 2025	9	15	5th	12	301,777	25,148
Aug. 2025	9	19	5th	16	380,924	23,808
Sept. 2025	13	13	5th	13	249,483	19,191
Apr.-July 2025	66	96	5th	81	1,916,768	23,664
SOURCE: My unofficial daily tabulations from MLB Gameday stats and/or Washington Post. * -- The April data include 3 games in March.

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Annual and monthly summaries

SOURCE: My unofficial daily tabulations from MLB Gameday stats, MASN-TV, Washington Post, and other newspapers. ? -- Data not yet verified, subject to revision.
Red borders denote the Nationals' all-time best (or worst) record for this category.
(!) -- Data corrected, via baseball-reference.com.
* -- Asterisks indicate the data include March (for April) or October (for September).
# -- Games scheduled for Sept. 25, 2008 and Sept. 7, 2011 were cancelled because of rain, and were not made up later, so the Nationals only played 161 games in those years.
Yellow background denotes postseason appearance (4 NL East championships and one wild card appearance thus far).

SOURCES: My unofficial daily tabulations from MLB Gameday stats, MASN-TV, Washington Post, and www.baseball-reference.com
Winning percentages pertain to the whole month; Place in the NL East and Games behind (or ahead) pertain to the end of the month.
* -- Asterisks indicate that the April data include games in March or that the September data include (regular season) games in October.
# -- Games scheduled for Sept. 25, 2008 and Sept. 7, 2011 were cancelled because of rain, and were not made up later, so the Nationals only played 161 games in those years.
Yellow background denotes postseason appearance (4 NL East championships and one wild card appearance thus far).
Orange background denotes the best monthly win-loss record or most number of games ahead of second-place team.
Violet background denotes the worst monthly win-loss record or most number of games behind the first-place team.
@ = The first 102 games of the 2021 season were canceled due to the covid-19 pandemic.

Nationals' postseason appearances

"@" = win or loss on the road. Underlined score = extra innings

Nationals' winning percentages, day-to-day, for each year

DYNAMIC CHART: Mouse rollover.

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Annual roster summaries

* = Played for less than half the season in this position. Positions for 2011 are based on number of innings for the first three months, subject to change. Starting players whose names are stricken through were on the disabled list for several weeks. Names in italics denote new players -- those who were not on the roster at the beginning of the season one year before. Yellow background denotes NL Most Valuable Player, NL Cy Young Award (for pitchers), or NL Rookie of the Year Award. Names that are underlined indicate players who were selected for the All Star Game. In addition, three Nationals relief pitchers played in All Star Games: Chad Cordero (2005), Matt Capps (2010), and Tyler Clippard (2011 and 2014). Capps and Clippard were credited with the wins in the 2010 and 2011 games.
** = In 2012, pitcher Gio Gonzalez was also chosen, Ian Desmond was chosen but decided not to play because of a strained back muscle, and Bryce Harper was chosen as a last-minute replacement after coming in third in the "Final Vote." In both 2013 and 2014, Jordan Zimmermann was chosen, but decided not to play either time because of, respectively, a strained neck and a strained bicep. Likewise, Stephen Strasburg was selected in 2016, but decided not to play because of health issues, and in 2017, but did not get a chance to pitch. In 2018, Sean Doolittle was also selected, but was on the disabled list. In 2019, Max Scherzer and Anthony Rendon were selected, but both opted out in order to let various ailments heal.
$ = Traded away in July. DFA = "designated for assignment"# = sent down to minors.

Blue background denotes best record in the National League for this category. "CY" = Cy Young Award; "MVP" = Most Valuable Player; "(T)" : TIED with another player.
Red borders denote the Nationals' all-time best record for this category. (2020 is excluded because of the shortened season: 60 games rather than 162.)
( Q# ) : Only players with a qualifying number of plate appearances (3.1 per team game) or innings pitched (1.0 per team game) are included, except for 2022 and 2023. In 2022, NO Nationals pitchers qualified. Of the two pitchers who were within 10 innings of qualifying, Josiah Gray had a better ERA than Patrick Corbin. In 2023, Corbin was the only qualifying pitcher, but Gray had a substantially better ERA: 3.91 over 159 innings vs. 5.20 over 180 innings for Corbin. In 2025, Mackenzie Gore was just 2 1/3 innings short of qualifying, but had a substantially better ERA.
$ : Played part of the season for another team, being traded away; these data pertain just to games played with the Nationals.
* In 2021, Trea Turner led the National League in batting average (.328), but he played the last two months with the Dodgers.

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Head-to-head historical data

The table similar to the one above was originally presented in my April 5, 2013 blog post. It shows the Nationals' win-loss records against each team in all regular season games since 2005.
In postseason games, the Nationals are 6-3 vs. STL (2012 & 2019), 1-3 vs. SF (2014), 5-3 vs. LAD (2016 & 2019), 2-3 vs. CHC (2017), 1-0 vs. MIL (2019), and 4-3 vs. HOU (2019). Overall postseason record: 19-15.
* MIA was coded as "FLA" before 2012.

Listings of remarkable late comebacks, disheartening late losses, grand slams, walk-off home runs, no-hitters, etc. of past years that formerly appeared at the bottom of this page are now presented on the Washington Nationals BIG moments page.

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