Mark Zuckerman
Mark Zuckerman

Relievers Hoover, Cordero among today's roster cuts

Relievers Hoover, Cordero among today's roster cuts
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Nationals made another round of cuts following today's split-squad games, trimming their camp roster by six. Optioned to Triple-A Fresno were right-handers Austin Voth, Jimmy Cordero, Kyle McGowin and Tanner Rainey. Re-assigned to minor league camp were right-hander J.J. Hoover and outfielder Hunter Jones. The moves bring more clarity to the few remaining competitions for spots on the opening roster (in the bullpen and on the bench) as the Nationals enter the final...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
austin voth j.j. hoover jimmy cordero mark zuckerman nationals nationals pastime roster spring training featured_sidebar hunter jones kyle mcgowin tanner rainey frontstory_nationals2
LinkedIn Pinterest
Mark Zuckerman

Corbin shakes off first-inning struggles

Corbin shakes off first-inning struggles
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Patrick Corbin has allowed 12 runs so far in 18 innings this spring, but more notable is the fact seven of those runs have been scored in the first inning of his starts. It's not uncommon for pitchers, especially the elite ones, to have more trouble in the first inning than any other frame. But this isn't common territory for Corbin, who last season with Arizona posted a sparkling 0.82 ERA in the first inning. So the left-hander isn't about to raise any red flags or...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
mark zuckerman miami marlins nationals nationals pastime patrick corbin spring training featured_sidebar frontstory_nationals1
LinkedIn Pinterest
Mark Zuckerman

Taylor playing catch, hitting off tee days after injury (Nats lose 7-1)

Taylor playing catch, hitting off tee days after injury (Nats lose 7-1)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Only three days after his manager said he expected him to miss "a significant amount of time," Michael A. Taylor was back playing catch and taking light swings this morning at the Nationals' spring training complex, suggesting his sprained left knee and hip aren't as seriously hurt as initially feared. Mirroring the light workout he revealed he went through Sunday, Taylor stood on the synthetic "agility" field just outside the Nationals clubhouse this morning and...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
andrew stevenson mark zuckerman michael a. taylor nationals nationals pastime spring training featured_sidebar frontstory_nationals3
LinkedIn Pinterest
Mark Zuckerman

Split-squad lineups: Nats vs. Marlins and Mets

Split-squad lineups: Nats vs. Marlins and Mets
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Split-squad games are a rite of spring training, but the Nationals haven't had one yet this year. That changes today, when half the team hosts the Marlins in West Palm Beach and the other half travels to Port St. Lucie to face the Mets (weather permitting). Fortunately we've got tag team coverage right now: I'll be writing about the home game, Byron Kerr will be writing about the road game. It's Patrick Corbin facing the Marlins in his second-to-last tune-up before...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
joe ross lineups mark zuckerman miami marlins nationals nationals pastime new york mets patrick corbin frontstory_nationals2
LinkedIn Pinterest
Mark Zuckerman

Strasburg fine facing Mets, Soto stays hot, Taylor starts rehab

Strasburg fine facing Mets, Soto stays hot, Taylor starts rehab
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Nationals and Mets faced each other today in West Palm Beach, and they'll face each other again Sunday in Port St. Lucie. More importantly, they'll face each other six times in the season's first two weeks, dates that are rapidly approaching. It's not uncommon in that scenario for starting pitchers to elect not to take the mound for these final spring tuneups against the same lineup they'll be going up against for real in a matter of days. And indeed the Mets'...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
juan soto mark zuckerman michael a. taylor nationals nationals pastime new york mets spring training stephen strasburg featured_sidebar frontstory_nationals3
LinkedIn Pinterest
Mark Zuckerman

Martinez hasn't chosen opening day catcher yet (Nats win 10-5)

Martinez hasn't chosen opening day catcher yet (Nats win 10-5)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Davey Martinez hasn't decided yet who his starting catcher will be on opening day. The manager has said all spring he intends to get both Yan Gomes and Kurt Suzuki regular playing time and have them split the job, and the opening day assignment is no different. Both catchers have worked with Max Scherzer over the last month. And both will catch the three-time Cy Young Award winner as the season plays out. It's just a question of who's behind the plate for the first...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
davey martinez kurt suzuki mark zuckerman nationals nationals pastime opening day spring training yan gomes featured_sidebar frontstory_nationals3
LinkedIn Pinterest
Mark Zuckerman

Starting lineups: Nats vs. Mets in West Palm Beach

Starting lineups: Nats vs. Mets in West Palm Beach
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Nationals managed to avoid the rain yesterday and play their full exhibition game against the Cardinals. They'll try to do the same today against the Mets, with the forecast again iffy. Stephen Strasburg makes his fourth start of the spring. He's been very good to date: two runs allowed in 10 2/3 innings, with 13 strikeouts. He'll face a Mets lineup that includes Robinson Canó and Michael Conforto. Most of the Nationals' regulars, who started each of the last...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
lineups mark zuckerman nationals nationals pastime new york mets spring training stephen strasburg frontstory_nationals1
LinkedIn Pinterest
Mark Zuckerman

Braves GM's faith in Sánchez ultimately lands pitcher in D.C.

Braves GM's faith in Sánchez ultimately lands pitcher in D.C.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Alex Anthopoulos first fell in love with Aníbal Sánchez in December 2012, when the then-Blue Jays general manager flew to Miami to court the then-free agent pitcher. Over the course of two days, Anthopoulos met Sánchez and his wife, dined at Joe's Stone Crab and became convinced this was a pitcher he needed on his roster. "I was just really impressed with the person and the human being," Anthopoulos said earlier this spring. "He was our No. 1 target in that...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
anibal sanchez atlanta braves mark zuckerman max scherzer nationals nationals pastime spring training featured_sidebar frontstory_nationals2
LinkedIn Pinterest
Mark Zuckerman

Doolittle gets a much-needed "wakeup call" with blown save

Doolittle gets a much-needed "wakeup call" with blown save
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - It's easy to take Sean Doolittle for granted, because he's been so automatic for the Nationals when healthy the last 1 1/2 seasons. Maybe Doolittle even takes himself for granted sometimes, especially during a spring in which he had retired 12 of the 13 batters he had faced before taking the mound in the ninth inning this afternoon. The left-hander won't do that anymore, not after a disastrous appearance that saw him allow five runs and turn a 5-3 lead into an 8-5...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
davey martinez mark zuckerman nationals nationals pastime sean doolittle spring training st. louis cardinals featured_sidebar frontstory_nationals2
LinkedIn Pinterest
Mark Zuckerman

Starting lineups: Nats vs. Cardinals in West Palm Beach

Starting lineups: Nats vs. Cardinals in West Palm Beach
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - It's a gray morning here in South Florida, and there appears to be rain in the forecast this afternoon. No idea yet if it will impact today's Nationals exhibition game against the Cardinals, but it is something to keep an eye on. Max Scherzer would certainly like to make his start as scheduled, his penultimate start of the spring before he takes the mound for opening day. Scherzer has had a few ragged starts this month and comes in having allowed nine runs and 14 hits...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
lineups mark zuckerman max scherzer nationals nationals pastime st. louis cardinals wilmer difo frontstory_nationals1
LinkedIn Pinterest
Mark Zuckerman

Hot bats mean cool treats for Nationals

Hot bats mean cool treats for Nationals
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - During these dog days of spring training, when the bus rides feel longer than usual and opening day is still just too far away to get excited about, some extra motivation is sometimes needed. So Davey Martinez made a promise to the young players who made the long trip to Fort Myers on Thursday: score 10 or more runs, and everybody would get to eat Popeyes on the ride home. They proceeded to defeat the Twins 10-4, so the bus smelled like chicken and biscuits for the next 2...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
davey martinez mark zuckerman matt adams nationals nationals pastime new york mets spring training featured_sidebar frontstory_nationals3
LinkedIn Pinterest
Mark Zuckerman

Taylor will miss "significant" time with sprained knee, hip

Taylor will miss "significant" time with sprained knee, hip
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - This morning's MRI of Michael A. Taylor's left leg revealed both a sprained knee and hip, and the Nationals outfielder is going to miss a "significant" amount of time while recovering, according to manager Davey Martinez. "It stinks," Martinez said following the Nats' 11-3 exhibition victory over the Mets. "It's a little bit more than we were hoping for. But he's going to rehab, and as soon as we get him back, we get him back." Taylor injured himself making a...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
andrew stevenson davey martinez mark zuckerman michael a. taylor nationals nationals pastime spring training featured_sidebar frontstory_nationals3
LinkedIn Pinterest
Mark Zuckerman

Just-signed Sipp ready to face multiple challenges (Nats win 11-3)

Just-signed Sipp ready to face multiple challenges (Nats win 11-3)
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Tony Sipp arrived at Nationals camp Thursday and immediately threw his first bullpen session with the club that signed him to a $1 million contract the previous day. He hasn't faced any live hitters yet, obviously hasn't appeared in any spring training games and certainly hasn't appeared in back-to-back games, all hurdles he'll need to cross before joining the Nats' active roster. So the pertinent question this morning when Sipp met with reporters in West Palm Beach...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
bullpen mark zuckerman nationals nationals pastime spring training tony sipp featured_sidebar frontstory_nationals3
LinkedIn Pinterest
Mark Zuckerman

Taylor getting MRI on injured knee and hip

Taylor getting MRI on injured knee and hip
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Michael A. Taylor is getting an MRI on both his left knee and left hip today, leaving the Nationals to potentially cope with a thin outfield following Thursday's injury on a diving catch in Fort Myers. Taylor hurt himself diving to snag a Byron Buxton drive to right-center during the Nationals' 10-4 exhibition victory over the Twins, revealing today the turf was "a little soft and my knee stuck in the ground." Taylor was still limping in the clubhouse this morning as...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
davey martinez injuries mark zuckerman matt adams michael a. taylor nationals nationals pastime wilmer difo featured_sidebar frontstory_nationals3
LinkedIn Pinterest
Mark Zuckerman

Starting lineups: Nats vs. Mets in Port St. Lucie

Starting lineups: Nats vs. Mets in Port St. Lucie
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - It was pouring in West Palm Beach this morning, but the forecast is dry only 51 miles north at Mets camp, where the Nationals face their division rivals this afternoon. It's mostly regulars in the Nats lineup, but there's one interesting twist: Matt Adams in starting in left field for the first time this spring. Davey Martinez just revealed Michael A. Taylor is heading out to get an MRI on both his left knee and hip following yesterday's painful diving catch in Fort...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
jeremy hellickson lineups mark zuckerman matt adams nationals nationals pastime new york mets spring training frontstory_nationals3
LinkedIn Pinterest
Mark Zuckerman

Fedde makes most of lone opportunity to start this spring

Fedde makes most of lone opportunity to start this spring
FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Nationals don't make many long spring training road trips anymore, not since relocating headquarters from remote Viera to more accessible West Palm Beach. So the few 2 1/2-hour bus rides they still have on the schedule each spring tend to elicit more substantial groans from everyone involved. Not everyone, though, was upset to ride the bus all the way across the state to Fort Myers for Thursday's game with the Twins. Erick Fedde viewed it as a golden opportunity. "I...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
davey martinez erick fedde mark zuckerman minnesota twins nationals nationals pastime spring training featured_sidebar frontstory_nationals3
LinkedIn Pinterest
Mark Zuckerman

Taylor injures left knee making diving catch (updated)

Taylor injures left knee making diving catch (updated)
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Michael A. Taylor was forced to prematurely depart today's exhibition game in the third inning, shortly after the Nationals center fielder injured his left knee making a diving catch. Taylor's impressive catch of Byron Buxton's second-inning drive to right-center drew oohs and applause from the crowd at the Twins' spring training complex, but the reaction turned quiet as Taylor remained on the ground and manager Davey Martinez and director of athletic training Paul...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
erick fedde injuries mark zuckerman michael a. taylor minnesota twins nationals nationals pastime spring training featured_sidebar frontstory_nationals3
LinkedIn Pinterest
Mark Zuckerman

Will Sipp and Kendrick be ready for opening day? (Nats win 10-4)

Will Sipp and Kendrick be ready for opening day? (Nats win 10-4)
FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Nationals plan for both Tony Sipp and Howie Kendrick to hold significant roles on their roster this season. The question, with two weeks to go, is whether either will be on the opening day roster. Sipp, whose signing of a one-year contract with a mutual option for 2020 was officially announced today, has thrown only one bullpen session so far, according to manager Davey Martinez, who spoke with the veteran lefty this morning in West Palm Beach before the Nationals boarded...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
davey martinez howie kendrick mark zuckerman nationals nationals pastime spring training tony sipp featured_sidebar frontstory_nationals3
LinkedIn Pinterest
Mark Zuckerman

Starting lineups: Nats vs. Twins in Fort Myers

Starting lineups: Nats vs. Twins in Fort Myers
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Hello from the Gulf Coast side of the state. The Nationals have traveled across Alligator Alley for only the second time this spring, this time to face the Twins. This is Aníbal Sánchez's day to pitch, but the veteran elected to stay back in West Palm Beach and face minor leaguers on one of the back fields. So it'll be Erick Fedde getting his first actual start of the spring. Fedde, who has had an erratic camp to date, could certainly use a solid outing today, perhaps...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
erick fedde lineups mark zuckerman minnesota twins nationals nationals pastime victor robles frontstory_nationals1
LinkedIn Pinterest
Mark Zuckerman

Projecting the 25-man roster with two weeks to go

Projecting the 25-man roster with two weeks to go
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - We are, believe it or not, only two weeks away from opening day. Yes, a mere 14 days from now Max Scherzer will be taking the mound at Nationals Park to face Jacob deGrom and the Mets in the opener not only of a potentially dramatic season but of a potentially dramatic first two weeks to the season. The Nationals play their first 11 games against the Mets and Phillies, two division rivals who made big moves this winter and spring to try to improve, one of those moves of...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
mark zuckerman nationals nationals pastime roster spring training featured_sidebar frontstory_nationals2
LinkedIn Pinterest



LATEST ORIOLES NEWS

LATEST NATIONALS NEWS

       
223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232