Category Archives: InGame

Spring Training Game #21; Grapefruit League ends on Saturday for the Nats

Posted on March 15, 2026 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Photo by Andy Ward/TalkNats The Washington Nationals fly back to the DMV on Saturday for consecutive exhibition games on Sunday and Monday against the Orioles in a road/home 2-game final tune-up before Opening Day in 11 days. Time flies. After … Continue reading →

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Spring Training Game #20 Eli Willits and Alex Clemmey start!

Posted on March 14, 2026 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Photo by Jake Stephens/TalkNats The Washington Nationals have a special starting lineup today. While Eli Willits had already appeared in a Spring Training game off the bench, the 18-year-old gets his first start today. And on the mound is Alex … Continue reading →

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Game #19 The Zack Littell 2026 Nats’ Spring Training debut!

Posted on March 13, 2026 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Photo by Andrew Lang/TalkNats The Washington Nationals get their first game looks at their newly acquired pitcher, Zack Littell. Who knows what to expect in his first start which is less than two weeks from Opening Day. He will only … Continue reading →

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Spring Training Game #18 Jake Irvin on the mound

Posted on March 12, 2026 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Photo by Sol Tucker/TalkNats The Washington Nationals finally gave the first indication of what we can see on Opening Day as manager Blake Butera officially named Cade Cavalli as his starting pitcher. We are exactly two weeks away from that … Continue reading →

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Spring Training Game #17 Cade Cavalli gets the start!

Posted on March 11, 2026 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Photo by Sol Tucker/TalkNats The Washington Nationals have not officially named their Opening Day starting pitcher. We are just 15 days away from that first game of the 2026 season to take place in Chicago at Wrigley Field on March … Continue reading →

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Spring Training Game #16 Nats in Jupiter

Posted on March 10, 2026 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Front gates of Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter; Photo by Sol Tucker/TalkNats The Washington Nationals had their final day-off on their Grapefruit League calendar yesterday. We are past the halfway point in Spring Training and just 16-days to Opening … Continue reading →

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Spring Training Game #15 Nats on a Sunday afternoon!

Posted on March 8, 2026 by Andrew Lang

Photo by Sol Tucker/TalkNats The Washington Nationals hosted the New York Yankees last night in a stadium sell-out, even though the Yankees didn’t exactly bring starters with them per league requirements. Maybe there is an exception when the World Baseball … Continue reading →

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Spring Training Game #14 Nats & Yankees

Posted on March 7, 2026 by Andrew Lang

Photo by Jake Stephens/TalkNats The Washington Nationals have a big game against the mighty New York Yankees for a Spring Training night game. The team is 6-4 with three ties so far through the first 13 games. Throw in the … Continue reading →

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Spring Training Game #13 Nats and Cavalli

Posted on March 6, 2026 by Andrew Lang

Photo by Jake Stephens/TalkNats The Washington Nationals only wish that Spring Training W/L records counted at this point. The team is 6-3 with three ties so far through the first 12 games. Throw in the 5-1 win against Venezuela’s WBC … Continue reading →

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Spring Training Game #12 Nats and Mets

Posted on March 5, 2026 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Photo by Jake Stephens/TalkNats The Washington Nationals beat a stacked Venezuela WBC team last night by a final score of 5-1 in a game capped by a 3-run homer by Keibert Ruiz who is Venezuelan. Ruiz was born in  Valencia, Venezuela, … Continue reading →

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