The BuZZ
What’s happening in Nats Land! Welcome to The Buzz Blog, everything related to the Washington Nationals Baseball Team.
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Nationals Family is AMAZING
As a die-hard Washington Nationals fan for all 22 seasons to date, I have had the pleasure of some wonderful experiences related to the team and the game. The charitable arm of the team, the Washington Nationals Philanthropies, supports multiple terrific programs in the city (including its signature Nationals Youth Baseball Academy) through direct support…
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Lile and Tolman Rule!
Good things are happening again for our team! The Washington Nationals finally secured their first walk-off victory of the season on August 29, the last major league team to do so. The hit came from Dylan Crews, a guy who really needed a big moment, making things even better. After the game, Crews said that…
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Celebrate Baseball
As the Nationals’ season winds down with a bit of a whimper, I am enjoying the cooler weather and trips to Nats Park. Let’s celebrate what we have and the individual efforts that will help build the team in the future. The team welcomed RHP Luis Perales to the show this week. Although he had…
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Playoffs?! Don’t talk about—playoffs?!
If you have watched NFL games in the past 10 years, you’ve probably seen the Herm Edwards commercial with the hilarious rant about the playoffs. I can’t help but think about that commercial as the Nationals limp through the end of this season. Going into this season, I don’t think many Nationals fans thought we…
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Brooms Out
After a very difficult post-All Star break and an excruciating trade deadline period the Nationals appear to have righted the ship. The Nationals have won 4 of their last 5 games and secured a sweep of the Reds in DC this weekend. In those 5 games, the Nationals outscored their opponents 33-17. CJ Abrams is…
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Congratulations Lui! And Farewell Foster
Imagine growing up in the Dominican Republic and loving baseball. You’re a teenager and you’re playing great and the MLB scouts are watching. As a teenager, you sign with a relatively new MLB team, the Washington Nationals. You come up through the farm system and make a big splash in 2026 with a .283 batting…
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Show Me the “It” Factor
Toboni has spoken: “I want to do a really diligent job exploring all those [trade] opportunities, because these guys deserve it. . . . [T]his team, they have the quote-unquote ‘it’ to them. I don’t know how it’s defined. Talent aside, they just get along great with each other. They challenge each other. The way…
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A Week of Highs and Lows
Highs: I attended my first game in person this year. Saw the loss in Colorado on Tuesday night and then also the win on Wednesday. Since the All-Star break, we have gone 4-2, taking the series against both the Athletics and the Rockies. While I had hoped for at least one sweep, it is clear…
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Buying or Selling?
Will the Nationals be buyers or sellers at the trade deadline? We’ll know by the trade deadline, which is 6 pm on August 3. At 48-49, the team has the best record it has had at the All-Star break since 2019. And, we all remember what happened that year . . . . Fangraphs gives…
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Records Pile Up as Team Works on Improving Pitching
Miles Mikolas set a team record this week as the only pitcher in Nats history to give up 7 runs and get the win. I’m guessing that wasn’t on anyone’s bingo card for this summer. However, that singular event pretty well encapsulates the first half of the 2026 season for the team. Offensive firepower is…
