2025 Washington Nationals season

2025 Washington Nationals
LeagueNational League
DivisionEast
BallparkNationals Park
CityWashington, D.C.
Record66–96 (.407)
Divisional place5th
OwnersLerner Enterprises
General managersMike Rizzo (fired July 6)
Mike DeBartolo (interim)
ManagersDave Martinez (fired July 6)
Miguel Cairo (interim)
TelevisionMASN
Radio106.7 The Fan
Washington Nationals Radio Network

The 2025 Washington Nationals season was the Nationals' 21st season as the Major League Baseball franchise in the District of Columbia, the 18th season at Nationals Park, and the 57th since the original team was started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [1][2] The Nationals were led by Dave Martinez, in his eighth year as manager, for the first half of the season. Martinez and President of Baseball Operations Mike Rizzo were both dismissed on July 6.[3]

Previous season

The Nationals finished fourth in the National League East Division in the 2024 season, with a win-loss record of 71–91.

Offseason

Reliever Jacob Barnes and starting pitcher Patrick Corbin became free agents after the 2024 World Series.[4] They were soon joined in free agency by first baseman Joey Gallo, as the Nationals declined their end of a mutual option for the 2025 season,[5] as well as first baseman Joey Meneses, utilityman Ildemaro Vargas, and reliever Michael Rucker, whom the Nationals outrighted from the 40-man roster.[6] Additionally, the Nationals lost starting pitcher Thaddeus Ward to the Baltimore Orioles on a waiver claim on November 4. Ward did not appear in a game for the Nationals in 2024, after spending the 2023 season on Washington's roster as a Rule 5 draft pick.[7] Facing decisions on whether to extend new contract offers for the 2025 season to players eligible for arbitration, Washington declined to tender contracts to two longtime Nationals relievers: closer Kyle Finnegan and former closer Tanner Rainey.[8] Starting pitcher Trevor Williams tested free agency after spending the last two seasons with the Nationals, but he signed another two-year deal on December 31, 2024, to stay in Washington.[9] Finnegan also returned to the Nationals, belatedly accepting the reported $6 million salary the Nationals had offered to avoid arbitration earlier in the offseason.[10][11]

Washington chose to protect prospects Andry Lara and Robert Hassell III from the Rule 5 draft, adding them to the 40-man roster on November 19.[12] Hassell's promotion to the major league roster came two days after he helped lead the Salt River Rafters to the Arizona Fall League championship.[13] For the third year in a row, the Nationals made a selection in the Rule 5 draft themselves, acquiring Tampa Bay Rays minor league reliever Evan Reifert.[14]

On December 10, the Nationals won the draft lottery, giving them the first pick in the 2025 draft. Going into the lottery, Washington had the fourth best odds of winning the lottery.[15]

The Nationals signed their first major league free agent on December 19, 2024, inking right-handed pitcher Michael Soroka to a reported $9 million contract over one year.[16] Days later, they traded left-handed reliever Robert Garcia to the Texas Rangers for first baseman Nathaniel Lowe.[17] On January 5, the Nationals announced they had reunited with Josh Bell, their primary first baseman in the 2021 and 2022 seasons, on a reported $6 million one-year deal.[18] Washington signed infielder Amed Rosario on January 8 to a one-year contract reportedly valued at $2 million,[19] then inked reliever Jorge López to a $3 million one-year deal on January 11.[20] For the first time in franchise history, the Nationals signed a player posted from Nippon Professional Baseball to a major league contract: left-handed pitcher Shinnosuke Ogasawara, who agreed to a two-year deal to pitch for Washington on January 24.[21] The Nationals added infielder Paul DeJong on a one-year, $1 million contract on February 16.[22] With spring training underway, Washington added to its bullpen mix with a one-year signing of reliever Lucas Sims on February 19.[23]

Transactions

  • November 4, 2024: The Nationals lost right-handed pitcher Thaddeus Ward on a waiver claim by the Baltimore Orioles and outrighted right-handed pitcher Michael Rucker, first baseman Joey Meneses, and third baseman Ildemaro Vargas to the minor leagues; they elected free agency.
  • November 19, 2024: The Nationals selected the contracts of right-handed pitcher Andry Lara and outfielder Robert Hassell III from the minor leagues.
  • November 22, 2024: The Nationals declined to tender new contracts to right-handed pitchers Kyle Finnegan and Tanner Rainey.
  • December 3, 2024: The Nationals signed left-handed pitcher Konnor Pilkington to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.
  • December 11, 2024: The Nationals selected right-handed pitcher Evan Reifert from the Tampa Bay Rays via the Rule 5 draft.
  • December 19, 2024: The Nationals signed right-handed pitcher Michael Soroka to a one-year major league contract.
  • December 22, 2024: The Nationals acquired first baseman Nathaniel Lowe from the Texas Rangers for left-handed pitcher Robert Garcia.
  • December 31, 2024: The Nationals signed starting pitcher Trevor Williams to a two-year major league contract.
  • January 5, 2025: The Nationals signed first baseman/designated hitter Josh Bell to a one-year major league contract.
  • January 6, 2025: The Nationals signed outfielder Franchy Cordero to a minor league contract.
  • January 8, 2025: The Nationals signed infielder Amed Rosario to a one-year major league contract and designated right-handed pitcher Joan Adon for assignment; he was outrighted to the minor leagues.
  • January 11, 2025: The Nationals signed right-handed pitcher Jorge López to a one-year major league contract and designated right-handed pitcher Amos Willingham for assignment; he was claimed off waivers by the Atlanta Braves.
  • January 17, 2025: The Nationals signed catcher Andrew Knizner to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.
  • January 24, 2025: The Nationals signed left-handed pitcher Shinnosuke Ogasawara to a two-year major league contract and released left-handed pitcher Joe La Sorsa.
  • February 16, 2025: The Nationals signed infielder Paul DeJong to a one-year major league contract and left-handed pitcher Colin Poche to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.
  • February 19, 2025: The Nationals signed right-handed pitcher Lucas Sims to a one-year major league contract.
  • February 27, 2025: The Nationals signed right-handed pitcher Kyle Finnegan to a one-year major league contract and designated outfielder Stone Garrett for assignment; he was outrighted to the minor leagues.
  • March 18, 2025: The Nationals returned right-handed pitcher Evan Reifert to the Tampa Bay Rays.
  • March 22, 2025: The Nationals selected the contract of left-handed pitcher Colin Poche from the minor leagues.
  • March 26, 2025: The Nationals selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Brad Lord from the minor leagues.

Spring training

The Nationals held their spring training at the Cacti Park of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, Florida. They invited the following non-roster players to camp: left-handed pitchers Konnor Pilkington and Colin Poche; right-handed pitchers Daison Acosta, Joan Adon, Marquis Grissom Jr., Clay Helvey, Brad Lord, Jack Sinclair, Tyler Stuart, and Jarlin Susana; catchers Andrew Knizner, Caleb Lomavita, and Maxwell Romero Jr.; infielders Brady House, Yohandy Morales, and Cayden Wallace; and outfielders Daylen Lile and Andrew Pinckney.[24][25]

Outfielder James Wood was hampered early in camp by quadriceps tendinitis.[26] Reliever Zach Brzykcy was also sidelined with a quadriceps injury,[27] as were fellow relievers Jorge López with a hip injury[28] and Derek Law with arm soreness.[29] First baseman Andrés Chaparro suffered an oblique injury that ruled him out for Opening Day despite a strong spring performance.[30] Starting pitcher DJ Herz landed on the injured list at the end of spring training with a sprained left ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow, after demonstrating significantly lower velocity and control issues in games.[31][32] Both Brzykcy and Law were also assigned to the injured list, while López recovered in time to make the Opening Day roster.[33]

Toward the end of spring training, the Nationals returned reliever Evan Reifert to the Tampa Bay Rays after he struggled with command throughout preseason play, opening a spot on their 40-man roster[34] that the Nationals filled by selecting Poche's contract.[35] Herz was transferred to the 60-day injured list after he was reportedly recommended to undergo Tommy John surgery, with Washington selecting Lord to fill his roster spot.[33]

Regular season

Opening Day

The season kicked off at Nationals Park on March 27, 2025, against the Philadelphia Phillies. MacKenzie Gore was selected as the #1 Starting pitcher, and he answered the call by striking out 13 Phillies' batters over the course of six innings, only giving up one hit and zero walks, allowing zero runs during his time on the mound. His 13 strikeouts broke a team record for an Opening Day starting pitcher, last held by Max Scherzer, who pitched a 12 strikeout performance in 2019's Opening Day. Unfortunately, the Nationals' offense had trouble taking advantage of Gore's hot start, with only two hits (both by Keibert Ruiz) and one walk (taken by James Wood) throughout their first six innings, though one of Ruiz's hits was a home run, giving the team a 1-0 lead.

However, once both teams turned to their bullpen, the offense increased. Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber immediately smacked solo home runs against relief pitchers Lucas Sims and José A. Ferrer, respectively, giving the Phillies a 2-1 lead in the 7th inning. They added a run to their lead in the 8th on a wild pitch by Ferrer, going up 3-1. The Nats managed to put 2 runs across the plate in the 8th inning to tie up the game at 3-3, eventually sending the game into extra innings. However, despite holding strong at the Top of the 10th, Colin Poche was unable to get the 3rd out as the Phillies jumped back in the lead 5-3, and a dropped fly ball by Dylan Crews in right field led to a 7-3 score before Eduardo Salazar slammed the door shut. The Nats went down in order in the bottom of the inning, losing the opener by a 7-3 score despite a strong performance by Gore that earned him 0 ERA to start the season. Sims was credited with a blown save, and Poche with the official loss.

Opening Day Starters
Name Position
CJ Abrams Shortstop
James Wood Left fielder
Luis García Jr. Second baseman
Josh Bell Designated hitter
Nathaniel Lowe First baseman
Paul DeJong Third baseman
Keibert Ruiz Catcher
Dylan Crews Right fielder
Jacob Young Center fielder
MacKenzie Gore Starting Pitcher

March/April

The Nationals started off their season poorly, only notching one win in their first 7 games, a 5–1 win against the Phillies on March 30. Brad Lord made his MLB pitching debut in relief that game, but exited with an infinite ERA, having gotten no batters out but 2 walks and a hit that resulted in the Phillies' only run that game. Mitchell Parker notched his first win, and Kyle Finnegan his first save, of the Nats' 2025 season. Dylan Crews started off in a dramatic slump, not even recording his first hit of the season until an April 4th game against the Diamondbacks. In fact, after going 0-3 with a walk and a run scored in the season opener, Crews didn't even get on base until then, and flirted with matching an MLB record for most consecutive strikeouts (by a non-pitcher) over multiple games, ending it with 8 after hitting a groundout on his first at-bat against the Blue Jays on March 31. On the pitching side, the new acquisitions were even worse: Michael Soroka turned in a poor performance in his first 2025 start against the Blue Jays before immediately going on the IL. Meanwhile, Poche and Sims each accrued a double-digit ERA, struggling to get opposing batters out in multiple games. The team arguably reached their nadir on April 28, in a home game against the Mets. Despite putting up solid performances the previous three games, the Nats were decimated 19-5. The team's pitching was so awful that utility infielder Amed Rosario was tabbed to finish the game as a relief pitcher.

However, the Nationals also had some positive signs, rolling into a 4 game win streak split between series against the Diamondbacks and Dodgers between April 5-8. Lord, who had to make a spot start in Soroka's absence, pitched a solid 3 innings and allowed 0 runs while notching 4 strikeouts, 2 of them against the Dodgers' star player Shohei Ohtani. The Nats would win that game 8-2. Closer Kyle Finnegan went a perfect 9/9 in Save opportunities between March 30–April 23. Ruiz re-emerged as a solid hitter, maintaining a .300 or higher Batting Average throughout the month of April, and Wood emerged as a potential home run leader, having hit 9 from the start of the season through April. Following his strong performance on Opening Day, Gore tallied up several strikeouts over his next several starts, and led all MLB pitchers with 59 Ks by the end of April.

July

After a 37–53 start to the 2025 season, Mike Rizzo and Dave Martinez were fired on July 6, 2025. Mike Rizzo had 19 seasons with the organization. Dave Martinez had eight seasons with the team. At the time of the firings, the Nationals had not achieved a winning season since their World Series run in 2019. They promoted assistant general manager Mike DeBartolo to interim general manager. [36] Mike DeBartolo was with the Nationals since 2012. He started out as an intern, then worked his way up to become the assistant general manager over the past few years. DeBartolo has a background in analytics.[37]

On July 7, 2025, Cairo was named interim manager of the Nationals.[38] He won his first game as the Nationals manager in an 8-2 win against the St. Louis Cardinals on July 9, 2025.[39]

Regular season transactions

Major league debuts

Overall

Season standings

National League East
NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 96 66 .593 55‍–‍26 41‍–‍40
New York Mets 83 79 .512 13 49‍–‍32 34‍–‍47
Miami Marlins 79 83 .488 17 38‍–‍43 41‍–‍40
Atlanta Braves 76 86 .469 20 39‍–‍42 37‍–‍44
Washington Nationals 66 96 .407 30 32‍–‍49 34‍–‍47


National League Wild Card
Division leaders
Team W L Pct.
Milwaukee Brewers 97 65 .599
Philadelphia Phillies 96 66 .593
Los Angeles Dodgers 93 69 .574
Wild Card teams
(Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)
Team W L Pct. GB
Chicago Cubs 92 70 .568 +9
San Diego Padres 90 72 .556 +7
Cincinnati Reds 83 79 .512
New York Mets 83 79 .512
San Francisco Giants 81 81 .500 2
Arizona Diamondbacks 80 82 .494 3
Miami Marlins 79 83 .488 4
St. Louis Cardinals 78 84 .481 5
Atlanta Braves 76 86 .469 7
Pittsburgh Pirates 71 91 .438 12
Washington Nationals 66 96 .407 17
Colorado Rockies 43 119 .265 40


Record vs. opponents
Record vs. National League

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2025

Team AZ ATL CHC CIN COL LAD MIA MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH AL
Arizona 4–2 3–4 2–4 8–5 6–7 3–3 4–3 3–3 3–3 2–4 5–8 7–6 3–3 2–4 25–23
Atlanta 2–4 2–4 5–2 4–2 1–5 8–5 2–4 8–5 5–8 2–4 1–6 1–5 4–2 9–4 22–26
Chicago 4–3 4–2 5–8 5–1 4–3 4–2 7–6 2–4 2–4 10–3 3–3 1–5 8–5 3–3 30–18
Cincinnati 4–2 2–5 8–5 5–1 1–5 3–4 5–8 4–2 3–3 7–6 4–2 3–3 6–7 2–4 26–22
Colorado 5–8 2–4 1–5 1–5 2–11 3–3 2–4 0–6 0–7 2–4 3–10 2–11 4–2 4–3 12–36
Los Angeles 7–6 5–1 3–4 5–1 11–2 5–1 0–6 3–4 2–4 2–4 9–4 9–4 2–4 3–3 27–21
Miami 3–3 5–8 2–4 4–3 3–3 1–5 3–3 7–6 4–9 4–3 3–3 4–2 3–3 7–6 26–22
Milwaukee 3–4 4–2 6–7 8–5 4–2 6–0 3–3 4–2 4–2 10–3 2–4 2–5 7–6 6–0 28–20
New York 3–3 5–8 4–2 2–4 6–0 4–3 6–7 2–4 7–6 2–4 2–4 4–2 5–2 7–6 24–24
Philadelphia 3–3 8–5 4–2 3–3 7–0 4–2 9–4 2–4 6–7 3–3 3–3 3–4 2–4 8–5 31–17
Pittsburgh 4–2 4–2 3–10 6–7 4–2 4–2 3–4 3–10 4–2 3–3 1–5 4–2 7–6 4–3 17–31
San Diego 8–5 6–1 3–3 2–4 10–3 4–9 3–3 4–2 4–2 3–3 5–1 10–3 4–3 4–2 20–28
San Francisco 6–7 5–1 5–1 3–3 11–2 4–9 2–4 5–2 2–4 4–3 2–4 3–10 2–4 3–3 24–24
St. Louis 3–3 2–4 5–8 7–6 2–4 4–2 3–3 6–7 2–5 4–2 6–7 3–4 4–2 5–1 22–26
Washington 4–2 4–9 3–3 4–2 3–4 3–3 6–7 0–6 6–7 5–8 3–4 2–4 3–3 1–5 19–29

Updated with the results of all games through September 28, 2025.

Record vs. American League

Source: MLB Standings

Team ATH BAL BOS CWS CLE DET HOU KC LAA MIN NYY SEA TB TEX TOR
Arizona 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 4–2 1–2
Atlanta 1–2 0–3 3–3 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 1–2
Chicago 3–0 2–1 2–1 5–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–2
Cincinnati 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–2 5–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–2 1–2
Colorado 1–2 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–4 0–3 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–3
Los Angeles 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–1 3–0 0–3 2–1 0–6 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–1
Miami 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 3–3 3–0 1–2
Milwaukee 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 4–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 0–3 2–1
New York 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–0 1–2 3–3 2–1 0–3 1–2 3–0
Philadelphia 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 4–2
Pittsburgh 2–1 0–3 2–1 0–3 0–3 4–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–2 2–1
San Diego 2–1 0–3 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–5 0–3 2–1 0–3
San Francisco 5–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–0 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 0–3
St. Louis 2–1 2–1 0–3 3–0 3–0 1–2 2–1 3–3 1–2 3–0 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3
Washington 1–2 5–1 0–3 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–3 2–1 0–3 1–2 0–3

Updated with the results of all games through September 28, 2025.

Game log

Legend
  Nationals win
  Nationals loss
  Postponement
  Eliminated from playoff spot
Bold Nationals team member
2025 Game Log: 66–96 (Home: 32–49; Away: 34–47)
March/April: 13–18 (Home: 9–7; Away: 4–11)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak
1 March 27 Phillies 3–7 (10) Alvarado (1–0) Poche (0–1) 41,231 0–1 L1
2 March 29 Phillies 6–11 Luzardo (1–0) Poche (0–2) 38,446 0–2 L2
3 March 30 Phillies 5–1 Parker (1–0) Nola (0–1) Finnegan (1) 28,075 1–2 W1
4 March 31 @ Blue Jays 2–5 Francis (1–0) Soroka (0–1) García (1) 20,137 1–3 L1
5 April 1 @ Blue Jays 3–5 Green (1–0) Ferrer (0–1) Hoffman (2) 21,845 1–4 L2
6 April 2 @ Blue Jays 2–4 Lucas (1–0) Gore (0–1) Hoffman (3) 20,104 1–5 L3
7 April 4 Diamondbacks 4–6 Pfaadt (1–1) Ferrer (0–2) Martínez (1) 18,974 1–6 L4
8 April 5 Diamondbacks 4–3 Parker (2–0) Rodríguez (0–1) Finnegan (2) 25,916 2–6 W1
9 April 6 Diamondbacks 5–4 Williams (1–0) Burnes (0–1) Finnegan (3) 14,528 3–6 W2
10 April 7 Dodgers 6–4 Gore (1–1) May (0–1) Finnegan (4) 22,546 4–6 W3
11 April 8 Dodgers 8–2 Poche (1–2) Wrobleski (0–1) 24,847 5–6 W4
12 April 9 Dodgers 5–6 Yates (1–0) Salazar (0–1) Treinen (2) 21,014 5–7 L1
13 April 11 @ Marlins 7–4 Sims (1–0) Bender (1–1) Finnegan (5) 9,094 6–7 W1
14 April 12 @ Marlins 6–7 Alcántara (2–0) Williams (1–1) Faucher (1) 18,469 6–8 L1
15 April 13 @ Marlins 4–11 Henríquez (1–0) Gore (1–2) 13,969 6–9 L2
16 April 14 @ Pirates 3–10 Skenes (2–1) Lord (0–1) 10,402 6–10 L3
17 April 15 @ Pirates 3–0 Irvin (1–0) Keller (1–2) Finnegan (6) 8,340 7–10 W1
18 April 16 @ Pirates 1–6 Falter (1–2) Parker (2–1) 8,529 7–11 L1
19 April 17 @ Pirates 0–1 Heaney (1–1) Williams (1–2) Santana (2) 12,748 7–12 L2
April 18 @ Rockies Postponed (snow); Makeup: April 20
20 April 19 @ Rockies 12–11 Gore (2–2) Dollander (1–2) Finnegan (7) 24,606 8–12 W1
21 April 20 (1) @ Rockies 3–2 Irvin (2–0) Freeland (0–4) Finnegan (8) 24,176 9–12 W2
22 April 20 (2) @ Rockies 1–3 Senzatela (1–3) Lord (0–2) Kinley (1) 18,703 9–13 L1
23 April 22 Orioles 7–0 Parker (3–1) Kremer (2–3) 29,504 10–13 W1
24 April 23 Orioles 4–3 López (1–0) Soto (0–1) Finnegan (9) 22,246 11–13 W1
25 April 24 Orioles 1–2 Povich (2–1) Gore (2–3) Bautista (3) 23,058 11–14 L1
26 April 25 Mets 5–4 López (2–0) Stanek (0–1) 30,277 12–14 W1
27 April 26 Mets 0–2 Holmes (3–1) Lord (0–3) Díaz (7) 33,867 12–15 L1
28 April 27 Mets 8–7 López (3–0) Stanek (0–2) 30,763 13–15 W1
29 April 28 Mets 5–19 Canning (4–1) Williams (1–3) Ureña (1) 14,011 13–16 L1
30 April 29 @ Phillies 6–7 Kerkering (3–1) Finnegan (0–1) 38,387 13–17 L2
31 April 30 @ Phillies 2–7 Sánchez (3–1) Irvin (2–1) 37,713 13–18 L3
May: 14–12 (Home: 4–7; Away: 10–5)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/Streak
32 May 1 @ Phillies 4–2 Lord (1–3) Walker (1–3) Finnegan (10) 37,069 14–18 W1
33 May 2 @ Reds 1–6 Greene (4–2) Parker (3–2) 19,509 14–19 L1
34 May 3 @ Reds 11–5 Williams (2–3) Lodolo (3–3) 26,224 15–19 W1
35 May 4 @ Reds 4–1 López (4–0) Ashcraft (2–3) Finnegan (11) 23,494 16–19 W2
May 5 Guardians Postponed (rain); Makeup: May 6
36 May 6 (1) Guardians 10–9 López (5–0) Smith (1–1) Finnegan (12) see 2nd game 17–19 W3
37 May 6 (2) Guardians 1–9 Lively (2–2) Lord (1–4) 21,948 17–20 L1
38 May 7 Guardians 6–8 Cantillo (1–0) Soroka (0–2) Clase (8) 19,896 17–21 L2
39 May 9 Cardinals 0–10 Fedde (3–3) Parker (3–3) 27,849 17–22 L3
40 May 10 Cardinals 2–4 Pallante (3–2) Williams (2–4) Helsley (7) 37,796 17–23 L4
41 May 11 Cardinals 1–6 Mikolas (2–2) Gore (2–4) 20,585 17–24 L5
42 May 12 @ Braves 3–4 Iglesias (3–3) Rutledge (0–1) 32,696 17–25 L6
43 May 13 @ Braves 2–5 Schwellenbach (2–3) Lord (1–5) Johnson (1) 32,725 17–26 L7
44 May 14 @ Braves 5–4 Ferrer (1–2) De Los Santos (1–2) Finnegan (13) 37,134 18–26 W1
45 May 15 @ Braves 2–5 Shawver (3–2) Williams (2–5) Iglesias (7) 34,074 18–27 L1
46 May 16 @ Orioles 5–4 López (6–0) Bautista (0–1) Finnegan (14) 21,171 19–27 W2
47 May 17 @ Orioles 10–6 Irvin (3–1) Gibson (0–3) 28,208 20–27 W3
48 May 18 @ Orioles 10–4 Soroka (1–2) Eflin (3–2) 37,264 21–27 W4
49 May 20 Braves 5–3 Parker (4–3) Strider (0–2) Finnegan (15) 26,517 22–27 W5
May 21 Braves Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 16
50 May 22 Braves 8–7 (10) Rutledge (1–1) Lee (1–2) 16,907 23–27 W6
51 May 23 Giants 0–4 Roupp (3–3) Gore (2–5) 19,195 23–28 L1
52 May 24 Giants 3–0 Irvin (4–1) Harrison (0–1) López (1) 36,873 24–28 W1
53 May 25 Giants 2–3 Ray (7–0) Soroka (1–3) Walker (10) 31,581 24–29 L1
54 May 27 @ Mariners 1–9 Evans (3–1) Parker (4–4) 19,861 24–30 L2
55 May 28 @ Mariners 9–0 Williams (3–5) Kirby (0–2) 19,475 25–30 W1
56 May 29 @ Mariners 9–3 (10) Ferrer (2–2) Snider (1–1) 19,599 26–30 W2
57 May 30 @ Diamondbacks 9–7 Irvin (5–1) Morillo (0–1) Finnegan (16) 29,435 27–30 W3
58 May 31 @ Diamondbacks 11–7 Soroka (2–3) Pfaadt (7–4) 29,434 28–30 W4
June: 7–19 (Home: 3–10; Away: 4–9)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/Streak
59 June 1 @ Diamondbacks 1–3 Mena (1–0) Parker (4–5) Martínez (4) 29,664 28–31 L1
60 June 3 Cubs 3–8 Horton (3–0) Williams (3–6) 27,702 28–32 L2
61 June 4 Cubs 2–0 Gore (3–5) Boyd (5–3) Finnegan (17) 21,965 29–32 W1
62 June 5 Cubs 1–7 Rea (4–2) Irvin (5–2) 30,402 29–33 L1
63 June 6 Rangers 2–0 Soroka (3–3) Corbin (3–5) Finnegan (18) 27,160 30–33 W1
64 June 7 Rangers 0–5 deGrom (6–2) Parker (4–6) 22,670 30–34 L1
65 June 8 Rangers 2–4 Webb (3–3) Williams (3–7) Garcia (4) 24,897 30–35 L2
66 June 10 @ Mets 4–5 (10) Garrett (2–2) Henry (0–1) 38,472 30–36 L3
67 June 11 @ Mets 0–5 Peterson (5–2) Irvin (5–3) 40,681 30–37 L4
68 June 12 @ Mets 3–4 Senga (7–3) Soroka (3–4) Díaz (15) 38,779 30–38 L5
69 June 13 Marlins 9–11 Phillips (1–0) Parker (4–7) Faucher (6) 31,098 30–39 L6
70 June 14 Marlins 3–4 Junk (1–0) Williams (3–8) Faucher (7) 21,129 30–40 L7
71 June 15 Marlins 1–3 Bachar (3–0) Gore (3–6) Tarnok (1) 28,293 30–41 L8
72 June 16 Rockies 4–6 Vodnik (2–2) Finnegan (0–2) Halvorsen (4) 11,370 30–42 L9
73 June 17 Rockies 6–10 Senzatela (2–10) Soroka (3–5) 17,232 30–43 L10
74 June 18 Rockies 1–3 Márquez (3–8) Parker (4–8) Halvorsen (5) 20,366 30–44 L11
75 June 19 Rockies 4–3 (11) Loutos (1–0) Halvorsen (1–2) 21,850 31–44 W1
76 June 20 @ Dodgers 5–6 Kershaw (3–0) Gore (3–7) Scott (15) 46,558 31–45 L1
77 June 21 @ Dodgers 7–3 Irvin (6–3) May (4–5) 54,154 32–45 W1
78 June 22 @ Dodgers 7–13 Casparius (6–1) Ferrer (2–3) 48,177 32–46 L1
79 June 23 @ Padres 10–6 Parker (5–8) Kolek (3–3) 44,074 33–46 W1
80 June 24 @ Padres 3–4 Adam (6–3) Williams (3–9) Suárez (22) 41,229 33–47 L1
81 June 25 @ Padres 0–1 Pivetta (8–2) Gore (3–8) Morejón (2) 40,532 33–48 L2
82 June 27 @ Angels 15–9 Lord (2–5) Bachman (1–1) 34,289 34–48 W1
83 June 28 @ Angels 2–8 Zeferjahn (5–1) Brzykcy (0–1) 39,623 34–49 L1
84 June 29 @ Angels 7–4 (11) Finnegan (1–2) Brogdon (1–1) 33,661 35–49 W1
July: 9–15 (Home: 5–7; Away: 4–8)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/Streak
July 1 Tigers Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 2
85 July 2 (1) Tigers 2–11 Smith (1–0) Williams (3–10) 13,994 35–50 L1
86 July 2 (2) Tigers 9–4 Henry (1–1) Kahnle (0–1) 16,095 36–50 W1
87 July 3 Tigers 11–7 Irvin (7–3) Enns (1–1) 31,599 37–50 W2
88 July 4 Red Sox 2–11 Giolito (5–1) Soroka (3–6) 37,355 37–51 L1
89 July 5 Red Sox 3–10 Buehler (6–6) Parker (5–9) 34,319 37–52 L2
90 July 6 Red Sox 4–6 Crochet (9–4) Ogasawara (0–1) Hicks (1) 26,771 37–53 L3
91 July 8 @ Cardinals 2–4 Gray (9–3) Irvin (7–4) Helsley (18) 20,658 37–54 L4
92 July 9 @ Cardinals 8–2 Gore (4–8) Pallante (5–5) 20,956 38–54 W1
93 July 10 @ Cardinals 1–8 Mikolas (5–6) Soroka (3–7) 21,141 38–55 L1
94 July 11 @ Brewers 3–8 Priester (7–2) Parker (5–10) 35,057 38–56 L2
95 July 12 @ Brewers 5–6 Anderson (2–3) Finnegan (1–3) 35,015 38–57 L3
96 July 13 @ Brewers 1–8 Peralta (11–4) Irvin (7–5) 32,135 38–58 L4
All–Star Break (July 14–17)
97 July 18 Padres 2–7 Peralta (4–1) Finnegan (1–4) 22,316 38–59 L5
98 July 19 Padres 4–2 Parker (6–10) Darvish (0–2) Finnegan (19) 31,136 39–59 W1
99 July 20 Padres 1–8 Pivetta (10–2) Gore (4–9) 21,996 39–60 L1
100 July 21 Reds 10–8 Chafin (1–0) Singer (7–8) 15,558 40–60 W1
101 July 22 Reds 6–1 Pilkington (1–0) Burns (0–2) 29,071 41–60 W2
102 July 23 Reds 0–5 Lodolo (8–6) Soroka (3–8) 21,567 41–61 L1
103 July 25 @ Twins 0–1 Matthews (2–2) Gore (4–10) Durán (16) 27,736 41–62 L2
104 July 26 @ Twins 9–3 Parker (7–10) Ryan (10–5) 26,928 42–62 W1
105 July 27 @ Twins 7–2 Irvin (8–5) Adams (1–1) 20,374 43–62 W2
106 July 28 @ Astros 2–1 Pilkington (2–0) King (3–2) Finnegan (20) 28,786 44–62 W3
107 July 29 @ Astros 4–7 Sousa (5–0) Chafin (1–1) Hader (28) 35,741 44–63 L1
108 July 30 @ Astros 1–9 Gusto (7–4) Gore (4–11) 31,357 44–64 L2
August: 9–19 (Home: 5–11; Away: 5–8)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/Streak
109 August 1 Brewers 9–16 Quintana (8–4) Parker (7–11) 25,194 44–65 L3
110 August 2 Brewers 2–8 Woodruff (3–0) Irvin (8–6) 28,869 44–66 L4
111 August 3 Brewers 3–14 Ashby (2–1) Lord (2–6) 20,066 44–67 L5
112 August 5 Athletics 7–16 Severino (6–11) Gore (4–12) 21,636 44–68 L6
113 August 6 Athletics 2–1 Ferrer (3–3) Kelly (2–1) 14,980 45–68 W1
114 August 7 Athletics 0–6 Lopez (5–6) Parker (7–12) 14,519 45–69 L1
115 August 8 @ Giants 0–5 Teng (1–1) Irvin (8–7) 38,679 45–70 L2
116 August 9 @ Giants 4–2 Lord (3–6) Whisenhunt (1–1) Ferrer (1) 38,742 46–70 W1
117 August 10 @ Giants 8–0 Gore (5–12) Verlander (1–9) 40,089 47–70 L1
118 August 11 @ Royals 4–7 Lynch IV (4–2) Rutledge (1–2) Estévez (30) 17,568 47–71 L2
119 August 12 @ Royals 5–8 Wacha (7–9) Parker (7–13) Erceg (2) 19,333 47–72 L3
120 August 13 @ Royals 8–7 Ferrer (4–3) Estévez (4–5) 13,669 48–72 W1
121 August 14 Phillies 3–2 Ogasawara (1–1) Luzardo (11–6) Henry (1) 21,609 49–72 W2
122 August 15 Phillies 2–6 Banks (4–2) Beeter (0–2) 35,143 49–73 L1
123 August 16 Phillies 2–0 Cavalli (1–0) Walker (4–6) Ferrer (2) 36,042 50–73 W1
124 August 17 Phillies 9–11 Banks (5–2) Poulin (0–1) Durán (21) 26,243 50–74 L1
125 August 19 Mets 1–8 Peterson (8–5) Irvin (8–8) 23,989 50–75 L2
126 August 20 Mets 5–4 Lord (4–6) Senga (7–5) Ferrer (3) 19,565 51–75 W1
127 August 21 Mets 9–3 Rutledge (2–2) Manaea (1–2) Ferrer (4) 20,127 52–75 W2
128 August 22 @ Phillies 5–4 Poulin (1–1) Durán (6–5) 44,757 53–75 W3
129 August 23 @ Phillies 4–6 Nola (2–7) Parker (7–14) Durán (23) 44,771 53–76 L1
130 August 24 @ Phillies 2–3 Suárez (10–6) Irvin (8–9) Kerkering (4) 42,580 53–77 L2
131 August 25 @ Yankees 5–10 Schlittler (2–2) Lord (4–7) 36,939 53–78 L3
132 August 26 @ Yankees 1–5 Gil (2–1) Gore (5–13) 35,531 53–79 L4
133 August 27 @ Yankees 2–11 Fried (14–5) Cavalli (1–1) 35,501 53–80 L5
134 August 29 Rays 1–4 Van Belle (1–0) Parker (7–15) Fairbanks (23) 27,358 53–81 L6
135 August 30 Rays 1–4 Pepiot (10–10) Irvin (8–10) Baker (3) 26,149 53–82 L7
136 August 31 Rays 4–7 Seymour (3–0) Lord (4–8) Fairbanks (24) 19,436 53–83 L8
September: 13–13 (Home: 6–7; Away: 7–6)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/Streak
137 September 1 Marlins 2–0 Alvarez (1–0) Bachar (5–2) Ferrer (5) 13,835 54–83 W1
138 September 2 Marlins 5–2 Cavalli (2–1) Mazur (0–2) Ferrer (6) 12,372 55–83 W2
139 September 3 Marlins 10–5 Rutledge (3–2) Pérez (6–5) 11,190 56–83 W3
140 September 5 @ Cubs 5–11 Assad (2–1) Irvin (8–11) 32,320 56–84 L1
141 September 6 @ Cubs 2–1 Lord (5–8) Boyd (12–8) Henry (2) 38,011 57–84 W1
142 September 7 @ Cubs 6–3 Thompson (1–0) Palencia (1–6) Ferrer (7) 33,343 58–84 W2
143 September 8 @ Marlins 15–7 Cavalli (3–1) Junk (6–3) 7,992 59–84 W3
144 September 9 @ Marlins 7–5 Parker (8–15) Mazur (0–3) Ferrer (8) 8,634 60–84 W4
145 September 10 @ Marlins 3–8 Bachar (6–2) Irvin (8–12) 9,038 60–85 L1
146 September 11 @ Marlins 0–5 Weathers (2–1) Gore (5–14) 10,110 60–86 L2
147 September 12 Pirates 6–5 Poulin (2–1) Nicolas (1–2) Ferrer (9) 18,021 61–86 W1
148 September 13 Pirates 1–5 Mlodzinski (4–8) Henry (1–2) 29,887 61–87 L1
149 September 14 Pirates 4–3 Rutledge (4–2) Mattson (3–3) Beeter (1) 20,208 62–87 W1
150 September 15 Braves 3–11 Strider (6–13) Parker (8–16) 13,979 62–88 L1
151 September 16 (1) Braves 3–6 Suárez (2–0) Irvin (8–13) Iglesias (26) 15,584 62–89 L2
152 September 16 (2) Braves 0–5 (10) Kinley (6–3) Thompson (1–1) 19,216 62–90 L3
153 September 17 Braves 4–9 Waldrep (5–1) Beeter (0–3) 14,420 62–91 L4
154 September 19 @ Mets 6–12 Raley (2–0) Alvarez (1–1) 39,484 62–92 L5
155 September 20 @ Mets 5–3 (11) Lao (1–0) Rogers (4–6) Poulin (1) 43,412 63–92 W1
156 September 21 @ Mets 3–2 Irvin (9–13) Manaea (2–4) Parker (1) 42,960 64–92 W2
157 September 22 @ Braves 5–11 Sale (6–5) Gore (5–15) 35,248 64–93 L1
158 September 23 @ Braves 2–3 Waldrep (6–1) Lord (5–9) Iglesias (28) 37,322 64–94 L2
159 September 24 @ Braves 4–3 Parker (9–16) Elder (8–11) Ferrer (10) 32,898 65–94 W1
160 September 26 White Sox 9–10 Ellard (1–2) Ferrer (4–4) Taylor (6) 33,938 65–95 L1
161 September 27 White Sox 6–5 Fernández (1–0) Eisert (3–8) Ferrer (11) 24,360 66–95 W1
162 September 28 White Sox 0–8 Smith (7–8) Lord (5–10) 22,473 66–96 L1

Roster

2025 Washington Nationals
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Managers

Coaches

Player stats

Yellow background = Team leader in category.

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB AVG SLG
James Wood 157 598 87 153 38 0 31 94 15 85 .256 .475
CJ Abrams 144 580 92 149 35 5 19 60 31 37 .257 .433
Luis García Jr. 139 488 67 123 28 1 16 66 14 27 .252 .412
Josh Bell 140 468 54 112 17 1 22 63 0 57 .239 .421
Nathaniel Lowe 119 440 50 95 17 2 16 68 1 47 .216 .373
Jacob Young 120 324 34 75 10 1 2 31 15 27 .231 .287
Daylen Lile 91 321 51 96 15 11 9 41 8 21 .299 .498
Dylan Crews 85 293 43 61 8 2 10 27 17 24 .208 .352
Riley Adams 83 263 29 49 8 0 8 24 1 18 .186 .308
Brady House 73 261 26 61 11 0 4 29 5 8 .234 .322
Keibert Ruiz 68 255 19 63 12 0 2 25 0 8 .247 .318
Robert Hassell III 70 197 22 44 9 0 3 18 4 8 .223 .315
Alex Call 72 197 30 54 9 2 3 26 1 26 .274 .386
Paul DeJong 57 193 18 44 10 0 6 23 4 11 .228 .373
José Tena 50 152 19 37 13 2 0 16 3 15 .243 .355
Amed Rosario 46 148 19 40 8 0 5 18 1 7 .270 .426
Nasim Nuñez 39 82 13 19 2 0 4 13 9 8 .232 .402
Andrés Chaparro 34 66 4 12 2 0 1 5 0 5 .182 .258
Drew Millas 18 49 6 15 5 1 0 7 2 4 .306 .449
Jorge Alfaro 14 39 3 10 2 0 0 3 1 0 .256 .308
Trey Lipscomb 3 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500
C.J. Stubbs 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Shinnosuke Ogasawara 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Totals 162 5422 687 1314 259 28 161 657 132 443 .242 .390

Source:Baseball Reference

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO
Jake Irvin 9 13 5.70 33 33 0 180.0 195 120 114 62 124
Mitchell Parker 9 16 5.68 33 30 1 164.2 178 116 104 58 103
MacKenzie Gore 5 15 4.17 30 30 0 159.2 152 75 74 64 185
Brad Lord 5 10 4.34 48 19 0 130.2 126 65 63 43 108
Trevor Williams 3 10 6.21 17 17 0 82.2 106 59 57 21 65
Michael Soroka 3 8 4.87 16 16 0 81.1 68 44 44 24 87
José A. Ferrer 4 4 4.48 72 0 11 76.1 81 41 38 16 71
Jackson Rutledge 4 2 5.77 63 0 0 73.1 87 49 47 24 65
Cole Henry 1 2 4.27 57 0 2 52.2 43 27 25 32 52
Cade Cavalli 3 1 4.25 10 10 0 48.2 57 28 23 15 40
Kyle Finnegan 1 4 4.38 40 0 20 39.0 36 21 19 14 32
Shinnosuke Ogasawara 1 1 6.98 23 2 0 38.2 43 30 30 17 30
Eduardo Salazar 0 1 8.38 30 0 0 29.0 47 29 27 16 23
Konnor Pilkington 2 0 4.45 32 0 0 28.1 22 16 14 17 34
PJ Poulin 2 1 3.65 28 0 1 24.2 23 10 10 13 27
Jorge López 6 0 6.57 26 0 1 24.2 25 18 18 7 17
Orlando Ribalta 0 0 7.03 22 0 0 24.1 28 19 19 17 25
Andrew Alvarez 1 1 2.31 5 5 0 23.1 16 8 6 10 20
Zach Brzykcy 0 1 9.00 26 0 0 23.0 28 23 23 12 24
Clayton Beeter 0 2 2.49 24 0 1 21.2 8 6 6 14 32
Andrew Chafin 1 1 2.70 26 0 0 20.0 20 8 6 12 18
Andry Lara 0 0 8.79 9 0 0 14.1 27 15 14 8 10
Lucas Sims 1 0 13.86 18 0 0 12.1 14 19 19 14 13
Mason Thompson 1 1 11.81 14 0 0 10.2 16 16 14 12 11
Luis García 0 0 0.90 10 0 0 10.0 5 1 1 2 7
Ryan Loutos 1 0 12.00 10 0 0 9.0 16 16 12 6 6
Colin Poche 1 2 11.42 13 0 0 8.2 10 12 11 12 10
Sauryn Lao 1 0 3.52 6 0 0 7.2 8 3 3 1 5
Julián Fernández 1 0 3.00 3 0 0 3.0 1 1 1 1 4
Amed Rosario 0 0 36.00 1 0 0 1.0 5 4 4 2 0
Totals 66 96 5.35 162 162 37 1423.1 1491 899 846 566 1248

Source:Baseball Reference

Farm system

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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