It’s official: Nats, Johnson agree to deal for 2013
The two sides finally agree to a deal for the 69-year-old Johnson to return to the Nationals for the 2013 season, his final one as a manager.
Sean Burnett’s market takes shape
With Jeremy Affeldt reportedly close to a new contract, Sean Burnett's market has been defined.
Three Nats win Silver Slugger awards
Ian Desmond, Adam LaRoche and Stephen Strasburg earn honors as the best offensive players at their respective positions.
Rizzo: Nats are ‘open’ to change
At baseball’s GM meetings, Mike Rizzo does not rule out reshaping the team as he publicly outlines his offseason outlook for the first time.
MLB
Rockies tab Weiss as manager
Former Colorado shortstop Walt Weiss is making the rare leap from high school coach to big league manager.
Offer for LaRoche, not Jackson
The Nationals make a one-year, $13.3 million qualifying offer to Adam LaRoche, ensuring they will receive draft pick compensation if he signs with another team.
Nationals video updates
From spring training to the playoffs, the Nationals tell the story of their breakthrough season.
Full coverage of Bryce Harper
A living archive of everything the Washington Post has published on Bryce Harper — blog posts, articles, columns, photos and video.
NLDS: Cardinals won, 3-2
A season worth celebrating
How the Nationals became a force
VIDEO | Post reporters and columnist Thomas Boswell recall the path of the Nats — once a bad team in a decrepit stadium — to the top of Major League Baseball.
2012: The year baseball went National
OPINION | Nationals deliver the kind of season area fans have waited decades for.
Too Giant a task
The 1933 Senators were the last team from Washington to reach the World Series, but they couldn’t overcome Carl Hubbell and lost the Series in five games.
DC Sports Bog
Bryce Harpers Twitter Q&A;
Bryce Harper held an impromptu chat with fans on Twitter. ”
Nats win Silver Sluggers, earn congrats from teammates
The trio of Nats got plenty of well wishes from their teammates”
Morning Pixels: Dress warmly, D.C. United fans
Mother nature sure isn't making it easy for United and their fans. ”
Athletes and politics on Twitter
We curate the political Twitter musings of various D.C. athletes.”
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Nationals videos
World Series matchup pits red-hot Giants against well-rested Tigers — Post Sports Live
The Washington Post’s Jason Reid and Dan Steinberg preview the World Series, which starts on Wednesday night in San Francisco.
World Series or bust for Nationals in 2013? — Post Sports Live
The Post Sports Live crew debates about the 2013 season expectations for the Nationals.
What will you remember most about the Nationals’ season? — Post Sports Live
The Post Sports Live crew discusses their most memorable moments from the Nationals’ historic 2012 season.
RGIII delivers for Redskins, Nats’ season comes to abrupt end — Post Sports Live
The Washington Post’s LaVar Arrington, Jason Reid, Dan Steinberg and Jonathan Forsythe discuss the heroic play of Robert Griffin III in Sunday’s win over the Vikings, offer bold predictions for the Redskins’ next game against the Giants and discuss takeaways from a crushing end to the season for the Nationals.
Clippard on Nats’ loss to Cards: ‘We’re all pretty devastated’
The Washington Nationals’ locker room was a gathering of men in disbelief that a dream had turned into a nightmare and come to an abrupt end following Friday night’s loss to the Cardinals in Game 5 of the NLDS.
Nationals react to Werth’s heroics, look ahead to Game 5 against Cardinals
Ross Detwiler, Bryce Harper, Ryan Zimmerman and other members of the Washington Nationals react following Jayson Werth’s walk-off home run in Game 4 of the NLDS. The win forces a Game 5 against the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night at Nationals Park.
Nationals’ Ian Desmond: ‘We believe in ourselves’
The Nationals are on the brink of elimination after an 8-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday in front of a record crowd at Nationals Park in Game 3 of the NLDS.
Is Game 3 a must-win for the Nationals? — Post Sports Live
The Washington Post’s Jason Reid joins the Post Sports Live crew to talk about the significance of Washington’s first home playoff game is 79 years.
Redskins in the market for a new kicker, again — Post Sports Live
The Post Sports Live crew discusses the erratic play of Billy Cundiff as LaVar Arrington makes a plea to the Redskins to keep the struggling kicker.
Jordan Zimmermann: ‘I didn’t do my part’
The St. Louis Cardinals pulled even with the Nationals in dramatic fashion in Game 2 of the NLDS, winning 12-4. In a wild affair that featured twelve extra base hits, Washington’s Jordan Zimmermann was mostly ineffective in a season-low three innings of work.Recent columns
OPINION | Now that the Giants have won it all, Nationals fans have the next five months to think about what it takes to win the pennant in 2013.
OPINION | Washington came close, but inexperience and postseason pressure made the difference in their five-game loss to the Cardinals in the National League Division Series.
Washington was on strike from advancing; Stephen Strasburg would have made the difference.
OPINION | Game 5 featured the heights — and depths — of great playoff baseball. Now, remind us again, when do pitchers and catchers report?
OPINION | The tense atmosphere, the thrilling conclusion — it’s what postseason baseball is all about. And now that D.C. has a taste, we’re thirsty for more.
Not only is Stephen Strasburg shut down for the postseason, but the rest of the Nats’ rotation is having trouble matching its regular season success.
Nationals archives
- Johnson will not manage past 2013
- Johnson close to finalizing return
- Rizzo: Nats are ‘open’ to change
- Nats ponder free-agent market
- Nats fans wonder if they’re next
- Johnson: No regrets
- Huge ovation for Frank Robinson
- Nationals learn a tough lesson
- Game 5: How it all unfolded
- Nationals lost for the wrong reason
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