washington nationals

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Rendon and Jayson Werth homered, and the Washington Nationals moved within one victory of winning a postseason series for the first time, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-3 Monday for a 2-1 lead in their best-of-five NL playoff. ...

Two Major League Baseball players have filed defamation lawsuits against Al-Jazeera America over statements made in a documentary about performance-enhancing drugs in sports. Ryan Zimmerman of the Washington Nationals and Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies filed the suits Tuesday in U.S. D...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Nationals say they have hired Dusty Baker as their manager. The team announced the move on Tuesday, nearly a month after firing Matt Williams. Baker's hiring means that Major League Baseball will avoid having zero black managers for the first time since the start of 1988 season...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Skipper Matt Williams and his coaching staff have been dismissed by the Washington Nationals after two seasons, one year after he was named NL Manager of the Year. Williams guided the Nats to the NL East title in 2014, and the ballclub was the favorite to win the World Series this season before finishing 83-79 and seven games behind the Mets...

WASHINGTON (AP) — NL MVP front-runner Bryce Harper and Nationals closer Jonathan Papelbon got into a fight a day after Washington was eliminated from playoff contention, tangling in the dugout during the eighth inning of yesterday's 12-5 loss to last-place Philadelphia...