Baker had originally been hired after the 2015 season to a two-year deal as manager, which the Nationals opted not to extend. Trailing into the ninth inning, center fielder Following a September 7 rainout, the Nationals' fortune turned. In the top of the first inning left fielder The game took place before 43,878 fans, the largest regular-season crowd in the history of Great American Ball Park.The Washington Nationals opened their season with a three-game sweep of the The Nationals began their next series on April 2 by beating the The Nationals returned to Washington with a record of 4–2. The 2018 Washington Nationals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2018 season. Washington finished June with a 9–16 win-loss record (not counting the continuation of the May 15 game versus the Yankees), their worst record in a full calendar month since The Nationals opened the month of July with another loss to the Fedde was placed on the 10-day disabled list with what the team called right shoulder inflammation on July 5, and right-handed pitcher Despite a successful All-Star Break in which Harper won the The Nationals dropped another series opener on the road to the On July 26, the Nationals announced that Strasburg was returning to the 10-day disabled list after just one start, citing a pinched nerve in his neck. Washington Nationals 2020 Payroll. Find the MLB Washington Nationals player roster for this season on FOX Sports. Immediately upon their return, general manager With Eaton day-to-day following his removal from the home opener, the Nationals opted to expand their bench by adding utilityman The Nationals snapped their losing streak behind a 102-pitch, complete-game shutout from Scherzer against the Braves at Nationals Park on April 9,With their offense slumping, the Nationals followed the loss to Atlanta with two more losses at Nationals Park to the The Nationals made several roster moves on April 16, optioning reliever On April 21, the Nationals placed Grace on the 10-day disabled list with a groin injury and recalled Gott from Syracuse to replace him in the bullpen,The Nationals returned to Nationals Park on April 27 to open a 10-day, 10-game homestand with a three-game series against the All told, the Nationals began April by completing a three-game sweep of the Reds, but with subsequent skids including a two-out-of-three series loss to the Braves on the road, a sweep by the Mets in their first home series of the season, a two-of-three loss to the Rockies at home, a West Coast swing in which they won just one game in three against both the Dodgers and the Giants, and a two-of-three loss to the visiting Diamondbacks. They swept the Cubs in a double-header that started September 8 and ended in the early morning on September 9, with Scherzer throwing a complete game for the win in the first gameThe Nationals rebounded from the impromptu one-game homestand by taking two out of three from the In a difficult twelfth-inning loss to start a four-game series with the In their first full series since elimination, and their final series of the year at home, the Nationals swept the division-rival Marlins over three games from September 24 to September 26. The Nationals finished April in fourth place in the On May 1, for the second game of the Pittsburgh series, manager The Nationals experienced an unusually long layoff as a two-game homestand against the Soto and the Nationals fared better on May 21, as the teenage left fielder made his first career start and hit the first pitch he saw from Scherzer led the Nationals to a series-opening 9–5 win against the division-rival Despite getting Madson back from his brief disabled-list stint on May 31, optioning fellow right-handed reliever The month of June got off to a poor start for the Nationals as they were shut out for only the second time of the season by The Nationals reinstated Collins from paternity leave and fellow left-handed reliever Resuming the suspended game against the Yankees at Nationals Park from May 15, the Nationals scored the eventual winning run on a statistical oddity, as Soto—pinch-hitting for left fielder The Nationals' offense was moribund for two and a half games against the division-rival Following a series-opening loss to the Phillies at The end of June marked the mathematical halfway point at which the Nationals had played 81 of their 162 scheduled regular-season games in 2018. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season.

The Washington Nationals announced on October 20, 2017, that manager Dusty Baker and his coaching staff would not return for the 2018 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.The 2018 Washington Nationals played 162 games during the regular season, won 82 games, lost 80 games, and finished in second position. Included, where data is available, is a 2018 Washington Nationals Opening Day starters list, a 2018 Washington Nationals salary The teams played for 23 minutes before the game was stopped again due to rain with two outs in the top of the second inning and the score tied 0–0. 2019 Washington Nationals Roster 2018 Season 2020 Season Record: 93-69, Finished 2nd in NL_East ( Schedule and Results ) found on the Internet. The official source for sortable Washington Nationals player and team stats, including customizable splits and filters.
Roster. After finishing out a two-game sweep of the Mets, then winning three of four from the Reds, the Nationals split four games with the Braves, lost two of three to the Cubs and three of four to the Cardinals on the road, returned home and lost two of three to the Marlins before winning two of three against the Phillies, then dropped two of three visiting the Mets and won two of three visiting the Phillies, prior to losing their final game of August against the Brewers.