2025 Washington Nationals season

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2025  Washington Nationals
Washington Nationals Cap Insig.svg
League National League
Division East
Ballpark Nationals Park
CityWashington, D.C.
Record0–0 (–)
Owners Lerner Enterprises
General managers Mike Rizzo
Managers Dave Martinez
Television MASN
Radio 106.7 The Fan
Washington Nationals Radio Network
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The 2025 Washington Nationals season is the Nationals' 21st season as the Major League Baseball franchise in the District of Columbia, the 18th season at Nationals Park, and the 57th since the original team was started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [1] [2] The Nationals are led by Dave Martinez in his seventh year as manager. They are members of the National League East division.

Contents

Previous season

The Nationals finished fourth in the National League East Division in the 2024 season, with a win-loss record of 71–91.

Offseason

Reliever Jacob Barnes and starting pitcher Patrick Corbin became free agents after the 2024 World Series. [3] They were soon joined in free agency by first baseman Joey Gallo, as the Nationals declined their end of a mutual option for the 2025 season, [4] as well as first baseman Joey Meneses, utilityman Ildemaro Vargas, and reliever Michael Rucker, whom the Nationals outrighted from the 40-man roster. [5] Additionally, the Nationals lost starting pitcher Thaddeus Ward to the Baltimore Orioles on a waiver claim on November 4. Ward did not appear in a game for the Nationals in 2024, after spending the 2023 season on Washington's roster as a Rule 5 draft pick. [6] Facing decisions on whether to extend new contract offers for the 2025 season to players eligible for arbitration, Washington declined to tender contracts to two longtime Nationals relievers: closer Kyle Finnegan and former closer Tanner Rainey. [7] Starting pitcher Trevor Williams tested free agency after spending the last two seasons with the Nationals, but he signed another two-year deal on December 31, 2024, to stay in Washington. [8]

Washington chose to protect prospects Andry Lara and Robert Hassell III from the Rule 5 draft, adding them to the 40-man roster on November 19. [9] Hassell's promotion to the major league roster came two days after he helped lead the Salt River Rafters to the Arizona Fall League championship. [10] For the third year in a row, the Nationals made a selection in the Rule 5 draft themselves, acquiring Tampa Bay Rays minor league reliever Evan Reifert. [11]

On December 10, the Nationals won the draft lottery, giving them the first pick in the 2025 draft. Going into the lottery, Washington had the fourth best odds of winning the lottery. [12]

The Nationals signed their first major league free agent on December 19, 2024, inking right-handed pitcher Michael Soroka to a reported $9 million contract over one year. [13] Days later, they traded left-handed reliever Robert Garcia to the Texas Rangers for first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. [14] On January 5, the Nationals announced they had reunited with Josh Bell, their primary first baseman in the 2021 and 2022 seasons, on a reported $6 million one-year deal. [15] Washington signed infielder Amed Rosario on January 8 to a one-year contract reportedly valued at $2 million, [16] then inked reliever Jorge López to a $3 million one-year deal on January 11. [17] For the first time in franchise history, the Nationals signed a player posted from Nippon Professional Baseball to a major league contract: left-handed pitcher Shinnosuke Ogasawara, who agreed to a two-year deal to pitch for Washington on January 24. [18]

Transactions

Game log

Legend
 Nationals win
 Nationals loss
 Postponement
BoldNationals team member
2025 Game Log: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
March/April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
1March 27 Phillies
2March 29 Phillies
3March 30 Phillies
4March 31@ Blue Jays
5April 1@ Blue Jays
6April 2@ Blue Jays
7April 4 Diamondbacks
8April 5 Diamondbacks
9April 6 Diamondbacks
10April 7 Dodgers
11April 8 Dodgers
12April 9 Dodgers
13April 11@ Marlins
14April 12@ Marlins
15April 13@ Marlins
16April 14@ Pirates
17April 15@ Pirates
18April 16@ Pirates
19April 17@ Pirates
20April 18@ Rockies
21April 19@ Rockies
22April 20@ Rockies
23April 22 Orioles
24April 23 Orioles
25April 24 Orioles
26April 25 Mets
27April 26 Mets
28April 27 Mets
29April 28 Mets
30April 29@ Phillies
31April 30@ Phillies
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/Streak
32May 1@ Phillies
33May 2@ Reds
34May 3@ Reds
35May 4@ Reds
36May 5 Guardians
37May 6 Guardians
38May 7 Guardians
39May 9 Cardinals
40May 10 Cardinals
41May 11 Cardinals
42May 12@ Braves
43May 13@ Braves
44May 14@ Braves
45May 15@ Braves
46May 16@ Orioles
47May 17@ Orioles
48May 18@ Orioles
49May 20 Braves
50May 21 Braves
51May 22 Braves
52May 23 Giants
53May 24 Giants
54May 25 Giants
55May 27@ Mariners
56May 28@ Mariners
57May 29@ Mariners
58May 30@ Diamondbacks
59May 31@ Diamondbacks
June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/Streak
60June 1@ Diamondbacks
61June 3 Cubs
62June 4 Cubs
63June 5 Cubs
64June 6 Rangers
65June 7 Rangers
66June 8 Rangers
67June 10@ Mets
68June 11@ Mets
69June 12@ Mets
70June 13 Marlins
71June 14 Marlins
72June 15 Marlins
73June 16 Rockies
74June 17 Rockies
75June 18 Rockies
76June 19 Rockies
77June 20@ Dodgers
78June 21@ Dodgers
79June 22@ Dodgers
80June 23@ Padres
81June 24@ Padres
82June 25@ Padres
83June 27@ Angels
84June 28@ Angels
85June 29@ Angels
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/Streak
86July 1 Tigers
87July 2 Tigers
88July 3 Tigers
89July 4 Red Sox
90July 5 Red Sox
91July 6 Red Sox
92July 8@ Cardinals
93July 9@ Cardinals
94July 10@ Cardinals
95July 11@ Brewers
96July 12@ Brewers
97July 13@ Brewers
All–Star Break (July 14–17)
98July 18 Padres
99July 19 Padres
100July 20 Padres
101July 21 Reds
102July 22 Reds
103July 23 Reds
104July 25@ Twins
105July 26@ Twins
106July 27@ Twins
107July 28@ Astros
108July 29@ Astros
109July 30@ Astros
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/Streak
110August 1 Brewers
111August 2 Brewers
112August 3 Brewers
113August 5 Athletics
114August 6 Athletics
115August 7 Athletics
116August 8@ Giants
117August 9@ Giants
118August 10@ Giants
119August 11@ Royals
120August 12@ Royals
121August 13@ Royals
122August 14 Phillies
123August 15 Phillies
124August 16 Phillies
125August 17 Phillies
126August 19 Mets
127August 20 Mets
128August 21 Mets
129August 22@ Phillies
130August 23@ Phillies
131August 24@ Phillies
132August 25@ Yankees
133August 26@ Yankees
134August 27@ Yankees
135August 29 Rays
136August 30 Rays
137August 31 Rays
September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/Streak
138September 1 Marlins
139September 2 Marlins
140September 3 Marlins
141September 5@ Cubs
142September 6@ Cubs
143September 7@ Cubs
144September 8@ Marlins
145September 9@ Marlins
146September 10@ Marlins
147September 11@ Marlins
148September 12 Pirates
149September 13 Pirates
150September 14 Pirates
151September 15 Braves
152September 16 Braves
153September 17 Braves
154September 19@ Mets
155September 20@ Mets
156September 21@ Mets
157September 22@ Braves
158September 23@ Braves
159September 24@ Braves
160September 26 White Sox
161September 27 White Sox
162September 28 White Sox

Current roster

Washington Nationals 2025 spring training roster
40-man rosterNon-roster inviteesCoaches/Other

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Infielders

Outfielders


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Manager

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40 active, 0 inactive, 17 non-roster invitees

Injury icon 2.svg 7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list
* Not on active roster
† Suspended list
 Roster, coaches, and NRIs updated January 24, 2025
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Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
Triple-A Rochester Red Wings International League
Double-A Harrisburg Senators Eastern League
High-A Wilmington Blue Rocks South Atlantic League
Low-A Fredericksburg Nationals Carolina League
Rookie FCL Nationals Florida Complex League
Rookie DSL Nationals Dominican Summer League

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