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Notes and quotes on MacKenzie Gore’s 2023 campaign... One focus for the Nationals and 24-year-old left-hander MacKenzie Gore this past season was to work on getting his emotions under control on the mound. “We’ve just got to keep him under control a little bit,” Washington’s manager Davey Martinez said before Gore’s final start of his second season in the majors and his first … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: MacKenzie Gore Story, Electric stuff, maturing pitcher…

Notes and quotes on an interesting roster decision... When Victor Robles and the Washington Nationals avoided arbitration last winter, agreeing on a 1 year/$2.325M contract for 2023, there was a 2024 club option in the deal, but it was declined by the Nationals on Thursday, as they announced on X/Twitter, noting, however, “... Robles remains under team control and is eligible … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats decline 2024 club option for arb-eligible Victor Robles

Notes and quotes from Josiah Gray’s 2023 campaign... With a solid month of September, (2.95 ERA, 4.94 FIP, .241/.322/.430 line against over four starts and 21 1⁄3 innings pitched), Josiah Gray lowered his ERA to 3.91 on the year, wrapping up his second full season in the majors (and third season overall) with a strong run to end a rough second half to that point (5.79 ERA, 5.40 … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Josiah Gray shows signs of improvement, but still plenty of work to be done…

Frank Howard died on Monday. D.C. and the baseball world mourn the loss of the Capital Punisher... Some upper deck seats at RFK Stadium were painted white, to show where Frank Howard’s monster home runs landed during his playing days with Washington’s Senators (1965-1971). Howard, nicknamed Hondo, or the Capital Punisher, hit 237 career homers in a curly-W, with the big, … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals mourn the loss of Frank Howard

Notes and quotes on the Nationals trying to compete again in 2024... Once the 2023 Trade Deadline passed this past August 1st (at 6:00 PM ET), it was time to get back to work for Davey Martinez and his club. “A couple of our players came in at 6:01 p.m. and asked, ‘Am I still here?’” Martinez told reporters. “I go, ‘Yeah, you guys are good. You got traded to the Washington … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats in 2024 + more…