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The Washington Nationals have a baseball workout at Nationals Park, Monday, April 5, 2021, in Washington. The Nationals had a conronavirus outbreak that sidelined 11 players, four of whom tested positive for COVID-19, and delayed their first game until Tuesday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
COVID-hit Nats make many moves before 1st game of season

Apr. 06, 2021 12:43 PM EDT

CORRECTS FIRST NAME TO MIKE-Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez, left, and general manager Mike Rizzo talk during a baseball workout at Nationals Park, Monday, April 5, 2021, in Washington. The Nationals are scheduled to play the Braves on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Scherzer, COVID-depleted Nats finally set to play vs. Braves

By Howard Fendrich Apr. 05, 2021 04:52 PM EDT

Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman takes during live batting practice before playing the Baltimore Orioles in a spring baseball game at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla., Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
National League East Preview Capsules

By The Associated Press Mar. 18, 2021 08:32 PM EDT

FILE - Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg, right, walks with a member of the training staff as he heads to the dugout after leaving the game during the first inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore, in this Friday, Aug. 14, 2020, file photo. Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, that Strasburg “is in preparation mode not in rehabilitation mode” at spring training after having surgery in 2020. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Strasburg in 'preparation mode' as Nationals start workouts

By Howard Fendrich Feb. 18, 2021 02:42 PM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2020, file photo, Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez, left, talks with general manager Mike Rizzo during spring training baseball practice in West Palm Beach, Fla. Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo says his top offseason priority is adding a middle-of-the-order hitter. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
Nats GM Rizzo: No 'serious conversation' about Kris Bryant

By Howard Fendrich Dec. 15, 2020 03:58 PM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2020, file photo, Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez, left, talks with general manager Mike Rizzo during spring training baseball practice in West Palm Beach, Fla. Martinez and the Nationals agreed to a multiyear contract extension that the team announced Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
Nats GM Rizzo won't reveal length of Martinez's new contract

By Howard Fendrich Sep. 26, 2020 09:56 AM EDT

New York Yankees' Gary Sanchez, left, and Gleyber Torres, right, celebrate with Giancarlo Stanton, center, after Stanton's solo home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park, Saturday, July 25, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Minus Strasburg, Nats top Yanks 9-2 on Robles' 3 hits, 4 RBI

By Howard Fendrich Jul. 25, 2020 10:41 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 20, 2020 file photo, Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg delivers a pitch to the Baltimore Orioles during an exhibition baseball game in Baltimore. Strasburg has been scratched from what was supposed to be his first start of the season for the Washington Nationals because of a nerve issue with his right hand. Nationals manager Dave Martinez announced the news about four hours before the scheduled first pitch against the visiting New York Yankees on Saturday, July 25. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Series MVP Strasburg misses 1st start with hand nerve issue

By Howard Fendrich Jul. 25, 2020 04:13 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2020, file photo, Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo, left, talks with manager Dave Martinez during spring training baseball practice in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
'4 Horses' still key for World Series champion Nationals

By Howard Fendrich Jul. 14, 2020 03:32 PM EDT

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer throws during a baseball training camp workout at Nationals Park, Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Giants return, so do some players, but Padres INF Mateo out

By David Ginsburg Jul. 08, 2020 05:48 PM EDT