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Game #4 First visit to the City of Brotherly Love

Photo by Sol Tucker/TalkNats The Washington Nationals notched a series win to start their 2026 season. That gives you some confidence going into the start of this series in Philadelphia. The Nats have the team’s debut with Foster Griffin for … Continue reading

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Sometimes you can’t explain it, and Joey Wiemer had ❝No idea.❞

In much of Spring Training, he couldn’t hit (.150 BA) water from a boat against a legit pitcher. Now he can’t miss! Photo by Jake Stephens/TalkNats Sometimes you can’t explain a molten hot streak and setting records, and when the … Continue reading

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Postgamer#3: Nats stun Chicago, take the opening series of the season! A recap

How many of you had the Washington Nationals going into Wrigley Field and taking two out of three from the Cubs to start the season on your bingo cards? And even if you’re going to try to tell me you … Continue reading

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Game #3 Winner takes the series

Photo by Andrew Lang/TalkNats The Washington Nationals second game didn’t go according to plan. With some more rough defense, wind-blown baseballs, and what my gut tells me was some pitch-tipping, that game didn’t go according to plan. The teams will … Continue reading

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First Game Win despite 4 crucial turnovers

Does that read like a football headline? It should, you rarely win with four turnovers, yet the Washington Nationals did despite some crucial mistakes. Photo by Marlene Koenig/TalkNats With this Opening Day win, that was the Washington Nationals’ first since … Continue reading

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Post-gamer #1: That. Was. Awesome. Nats stomp Cubs on opening day: A Recap

Sometimes all I can say is, WOW!! As the winter glum subsides, the outside scenery begins to come alive, the tarps are lifted from ballparks nationwide, and the fresh chalk lines can be seen for the first time since the … Continue reading

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2026 Opening Day roster is official for the #Nats!

It’s that time again! Opening Day of the 2026 season kicks off Thursday for the Washington Nationals. First pitch is scheduled for 2:20 p.m. ET at Wrigley Field. It’ll be LHP Matthew Boyd starting for Chicago, taking on Nats RHP … Continue reading

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Exhibition Game in Washington, D.C.

Photo by Sol Tucker/TalkNats The Washington Nationals have an exhibition game at Nationals Park against Baltimore as part of their home-and-road 2-game series with the Orioles.

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Exhibition game in Baltimore

Photo by Sol Tucker/TalkNats The Washington Nationals have an exhibition game in Baltimore as part of their home-and-road 2-game series with the Orioles. The Nats will call-up LHP Mitchell Parker as the starter of the game. Parker will start the … Continue reading

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Spring Training Game #26 is the finale in the Grapefruit League

Photo by Andrew Lang/TalkNats The Washington Nationals will say goodbye to the Grapefruit League in a few hours as the team will play its final game and fly back to the DMV later today. The team puts their Opening Day … Continue reading

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