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  • Nick Johnson’s OBP trails 16 guys with Hall of Fame careers

    First baseman Nick Johnson was a solid player and on-base machine for the early Nationals. Sadly, he doesn’t get the recognition his statstics warrant.His career was curtailed by a number of serious injuries, one of which — a catastrophic on-the-field collision with Austin Kearns on Sept. 23, 2006 — fractured a leg and cost him… Read more

  • Historically bad bullpen derailed 2026 Nats

    No playoff appearance was expected of the 2026 Washington Nationals. Yet those Nats were in contention for a wild card spot, winning half their games as July ended, despite having a painfully unreliable collection of relievers.The frequency of lost leads in August and September allowed Washington to outdo the bullpen of the 2024 White Sox… Read more

  • Biggest turn-around in consecutive games in the same series

    The 2026 Nationals and Athletics set a modern MLB record with a 33-run reversal between games 1 and 2 of their July series at hitter-friendly Sutter Health Park in Sacramento.On July 17, the Nationals scored a season-high 23 runs in beating the A’s, 23-4. The next night, The A’s beat the Nats, 15-1. That’s the… Read more

  • Abrams named July 2026 N.L. Player of the Month

    Two-time All-Star CJ Abrams was named NL Player of the Month for July 2026. The Nationals’ shortstop hit .348 with five doubles, 10 homers, 23 RBI and six stolen bases, He scored 17 runs, had a .742 slugging percentage and a 1.149 OPS in 23 games.  Abrams, voted the N.L.’s starting shortstop for the All-Star… Read more

  • July 28, 2026: Six walks in first inning a Nats’ record

    The Nationals set a team record on July 28, 2026, by drawing six base-on-balls in a single inning. The walks came in the bottom of the first off former Cy Young Award-winner Shane Bieber, who was lifted with two outs after his last pass put the Nats up 4-0. The six walks issued also set… Read more

  • June 10, 2026: Worst blown late lead in franchise history

    For a franchise that was established in 1969, it takes some doing to go 57 seasons before breaking a record for late-game blown leads. That’s what the otherwise over-achieving 2026 Washington Nationals did on June 10 in San Francisco. With 10 runs in the last two at-bats – scoring five in the ninth without even… Read more