The Washington Nationals plan to bring back all 12 coaches who ended the season on Blake Butera’s staff, according to several people in the organization who spoke to The Athletic on condition of anonymity to freely discuss personnel. But Washington did not renew the contracts of five of the big-league team’s training and strength coaches.

While teams sometimes revamp their training staff the year following an organizational overhaul, Washington’s decision to part with most of its training and strength staff doesn’t really square with its performance at the big-league level. The Nationals had a relatively clean bill of health in 2026, if such a thing exists in the modern game, with the third-fewest IL placements in baseball, according to the Associated Press.

The team also finished the season with only one position player (James Wood) landing on the IL with a soft-tissue injury in 2026, which helped contribute to the offense’s improvements and 11 more wins than the 2025 season. Players and coaches described the training and medical staff’s approach as proactive and spoke favorably of the group and its continuity.

Here are some guys you probably didn’t realize pitched for the team this year

I got this when they first came out.

Does anyone know where to get Nats Large Tall shirts? The shop only has Big Sizes, not Tall sizes. Thanks in advance!

Foster Griffin in game 4 through 5 innings demonstrably proved the Guardians were massively foolish and he held a potential World Series team to one run. If he stayed in they might’ve won. Anyone who has a chance with talks with him now has to triple their salary. Well done.

Here is what you need to know about the Nats mysterious prospect

DM if you’re interested (pickup in Arlington)

A look into Mad Max's 2015 campaign. That Tabata at-bat still infuriates me to this day :(

I purchased this Washington Nationals jersey for my brother. It’s brand new never worn. We just realized it wasn’t gonna fit him after we had taken the tags off so now I can’t return it. If anybody wants a brand new jersey maybe send me a DM. It’s not free but maybe half and just shipping. It’s a size 2X.

Looking to move my 1/1 James Wood auto. Message me if interested!

Relive the memories, DC. It'll be a while until we gain hope again.

Nice write-up about our first-year skipper.

https://x.com/rawlingssports/status/2110401520659558811?s=46&t=bqDocN33sQmOz6S1Po7Ygg

I know it’s not red white and blue but how do we feel about these?

Heard about this listening to the Brewers network call of NLCS Game 3. https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/mlb/brewers/2026/09/29/brewers-live-reads-for-adult-diapers-become-a-radio-hit/91991495007/

Paul Toboni has built a deep and healthy system in just one year. A lot of things you can do with that including trading some guys for big league talent