2020 Washington Nationals season
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The 2020 Washington Nationals season was the
On March 12, 2020, MLB announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the regular season would be delayed by at least two weeks in addition to the remainder of spring training being canceled.[1] Four days later, it was announced that the start of the season would be pushed back indefinitely due to CDC recommendation.[2]
Players returned to training camps on July 1 to resume spring training and prepare for a July 23 Opening Day.[3] On September 19, the team suffered its 31st loss, assuring them of finishing the season with a losing record, their first since 2011.
On September 22 in game 2 of a doubleheader, the Nationals would get their 4,000th regular season win in franchise history on a walk-off home run by Yadiel Hernández to beat the Phillies 8–7. On September 24, the Nationals were eliminated from playoff contention, making them the 20th defending champion unable to win consecutive titles. The Nationals finished the regular season with a record of 26–34, giving them a fourth place finish in the National League East as a result of the Nationals' 6–4 head-to-head against the Mets, who also finished 26–34 (.433). The Nationals' .433 winning percentage was the second lowest of all time, behind the 1998 Florida Marlins went 54–108 (.333).[4]
Offseason
Team news
The day after the Washington Nationals won the 2019 World Series on October 30, 2019, in Houston, Texas, nine members of that championship team officially filed for free agency: pitchers Jeremy Hellickson, Daniel Hudson, Fernando Rodney, and Jonny Venters; infielders Asdrúbal Cabrera, Brian Dozier, Howie Kendrick, and Anthony Rendon; and outfielder Gerardo Parra.[5] On November 1, the Nationals announced they would not exercise their share of the 2020 mutual option for first baseman Matt Adams, making Adams a free agent as well.[6] The Nationals also declined club options over first baseman Ryan Zimmerman and catcher Yan Gomes, who also became free agents, on November 2. They exercised club options to keep pitcher Sean Doolittle and outfielder Adam Eaton under contract for the 2020 season.[7] Hellickson chose to retire instead of pursuing another career opportunity, citing a reoccurring shoulder injury.[8]
There was media speculation around whether the Nationals would re-sign Rendon, who was a finalist in
The Nationals were also linked in media reports to other free agents, including first baseman Justin Smoak[21] (ultimately signed by the Milwaukee Brewers),[22] third basemen Josh Donaldson[23] (ultimately signed by the Minnesota Twins)[24] and Maikel Franco[25] (ultimately signed by the Kansas City Royals),[26] along with starting pitchers Madison Bumgarner[27] (ultimately signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks)[28] and Zack Wheeler[29] (ultimately signed by the Philadelphia Phillies).[30]
Eight Nationals were eligible for salary raises through the arbitration system during the offseason: pitchers Roenis Elías, Koda Glover, Javy Guerra, Joe Ross, and Hunter Strickland; infielders Wilmer Difo and Trea Turner; and outfielder Michael A. Taylor. The Nationals signed Strickland and Difo to new one-year contracts.[31] Hours before the deadline for teams to tender new contracts to arbitration-eligible players, on December 2, Glover announced his retirement from professional baseball at age 26.[32] The Nationals tendered contracts to all eligible players except Glover and Guerra, who were non-tendered,[33] although Guerra later re-signed with the Nationals on a minor league pact. The Nationals agreed to one-year contracts for each of their tendered players, avoiding arbitration.[34]
A few days later, the Nationals signed a new reliever, former Oakland Athletics minor league closer Kyle Finnegan. Finnegan was the first free agent signing of the offseason announced by the team, on December 8, 2019.[35] The Nationals added to their bullpen again on January 3, 2020, announcing they had signed veteran Will Harris to a three-year contract.[36] On January 29, the team acquired reliever Ryne Harper from the Minnesota Twins.[37]
The Nationals added new positions player to their roster as well, announcing the signings of infielders Starlin Castro to a two-year deal[38] and Eric Thames to a one-year deal on January 7 and 8, respectively.[39]
Transactions
- November 20, 2019: The Nationals selected the contract of left-handed pitcher Ben Braymer from the Class-AAA Fresno Grizzlies.[40]
- December 1, 2019: The Nationals signed infielder Wilmer Difo to a one-year major league contract.[41]
- December 2, 2019: The Nationals signed right-handed reliever Hunter Strickland to a one-year major league contract[42] and declined to offer arbitration to right-handed relievers Koda Glover and Javy Guerra; Glover retired and Guerra elected free agency.[43]
- December 8, 2019: The Nationals signed right-handed reliever Kyle Finnegan to a major league contract.[44]
- December 9, 2019: The Nationals signed right-handed starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg to a seven-year major league contract.[45]
- December 10, 2019: The Nationals signed catcher Yan Gomes to a two-year major league contract and infielder Howie Kendrick to a one-year major league contract with a mutual option.[46]
- December 12, 2019: The Nationals lost minor league pitcher Sterling Sharp to the Miami Marlins in the Rule 5 draft.[47]
- January 3, 2020: The Nationals signed right-handed reliever Will Harris to a three-year major league contract.[48]
- January 7, 2020: The Nationals signed infielder Starlin Castro to a two-year major league contract.[49]
- January 8, 2020: The Nationals signed infielder Asdrúbal Cabrera to a one-year major league contract and first baseman and outfielder Eric Thames to a one-year major league contract with a mutual option.[50]
- January 14, 2020: The Nationals signed right-handed reliever Daniel Hudson to a two-year major league contract.[51]
- January 28, 2020: The Nationals signed first baseman Ryan Zimmerman to a one-year major league contract[52] and signed infielder/outfielder Emilio Bonifácio to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.[53]
- January 29, 2020: The Nationals acquired right-handed reliever Ryne Harper from the Minnesota Twins for minor league pitcher Hunter McMahon.[54]
- July 22, 2020: The Nationals selected the contracts of infielder/outfielder Emilio Bonifácio, right-handed pitcher Javy Guerra, and left-handed pitcher Sam Freeman from the alternate training site.
Spring training
The Nationals held spring training at their facility at
On February 12, the Nationals announced they had invited the following players on minor league contracts to participate in major league spring training: left-handed pitchers
On March 12, the remainder of spring training was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Nationals had a record of 6–11–2 before this happened. When the new schedule was announced for the 2020 season, it included three new exhibition games against the Phillies and Orioles, which count as Spring Training games.
Regular season
Opening Day
The Nationals' season started out with
In the first game of the season the Nationals were held to one run—a solo home run from right fielder Adam Eaton—by Yankees ace Gerrit Cole, whom they had beaten twice during the 2019 World Series, before heavy rains forced the game to be called midway through the sixth inning. Nationals starter Max Scherzer gave up all four of New York's runs in the loss, three of them batted in by Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton.
Opening Day lineup
Opening Day Starters | |
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Name | Position |
Trea Turner | Shortstop |
Adam Eaton | Right field |
Starlin Castro | Second base |
Howie Kendrick | Designated hitter |
Eric Thames | First base |
Kurt Suzuki | Catcher |
Asdrúbal Cabrera [a] | Third base |
Andrew Stevenson | Left field |
Víctor Robles | Center field |
Max Scherzer | Pitcher |
^[a] Juan Soto tested positive for COVID-19 and thus was placed on the IL.[57]
Game recap
Season standings
National League East
NL East | W
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L
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Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Atlanta Braves | 35 | 25 | 0.583 | — | 19–11 | 16–14 |
Miami Marlins | 31 | 29 | 0.517 | 4 | 11–15 | 20–14 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 28 | 32 | 0.467 | 7 | 19–13 | 9–19 |
Washington Nationals | 26 | 34 | 0.433 | 9 | 15–18 | 11–16 |
New York Mets | 26 | 34 | 0.433 | 9 | 12–17 | 14–17 |
National League Wild Card
Division Leaders | W
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L
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Pct. |
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Los Angeles Dodgers | 43 | 17 | 0.717 |
Atlanta Braves | 35 | 25 | 0.583 |
Chicago Cubs | 34 | 26 | 0.567 |
Division 2nd Place | W
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L
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Pct. |
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San Diego Padres | 37 | 23 | 0.617 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 28 | 0.517 |
Miami Marlins | 31 | 29 | 0.517 |
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) |
Wild Card teamsW
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L
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Pct. | GB |
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Cincinnati Reds | 31 | 29 | 0.517 | +2 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 29 | 31 | 0.483 | — |
San Francisco Giants | 29 | 31 | 0.483 | — |
Philadelphia Phillies | 28 | 32 | 0.467 | 1 |
Washington Nationals | 26 | 34 | 0.433 | 3 |
New York Mets | 26 | 34 | 0.433 | 3 |
Colorado Rockies | 26 | 34 | 0.433 | 3 |
Arizona Diamondbacks | 25 | 35 | 0.417 | 4 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 19 | 41 | 0.317 | 10 |
Record vs. opponents
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2020 |
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Team | ATL | MIA | NYM | PHI | WSH | AL | ||||||||||
Atlanta | — | 6–4 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 6–4 | 11–9 | ||||||||||
Miami | 4–6 | — | 4–6 | 7–3 | 6–4 | 10–10 | ||||||||||
New York | 3–7 | 6–4 | — | 4–6 | 4–6 | 9–11 | ||||||||||
Philadelphia | 5–5 | 3–7 | 6–4 | — | 7–3 | 7–13 | ||||||||||
Washington | 4–6 | 4–6 | 6–4 | 3–7 | — | 9–11 |
July
After dropping their first game of the season and losing outfielder
On July 27, the Nationals signed Josh Harrison to a one-year deal and added him directly to the major league roster, optioning extra catcher Raudy Read to the alternate training site in Fredericksburg, Virginia.[63] Nationals starter Aníbal Sánchez surrendered four solo home runs over five innings, taking the 4–1 loss, as the Nationals opened an interleague series against the Toronto Blue Jays later that day.[64] With former National Tanner Roark starting for the Blue Jays in the second game of the home-and-home series, the Nationals again managed to scratch out just one run, with second baseman Starlin Castro committing two fielding errors that contributed to three unearned runs of five scored by the Blue Jays in the game. Washington's starter, Austin Voth, gave up two earned runs over five innings for the loss.[65] With Canadian coronavirus protocols preventing the Blue Jays from playing home games in Toronto and improvements to Sahlen Field, their temporary home in Buffalo, New York, still under construction, Nationals Park hosted the Blue Jays as the "home team" for the next two games. The first of the two, July 29, was also the first test for the Nationals of a rule adopted for the 2020 season under which a baserunner starts each half-inning of extra innings on second base. Neither team managed to score over the first nine innings behind excellent starts for the Nationals' Max Scherzer and Blue Jays rookie Nate Pearson, sending the game into extra innings. Right fielder Adam Eaton finally broke the tie for the Nationals in the tenth inning with a two-out infield single that scored runner Emilio Bonifácio.[66] The Nationals went on to win 4–0, with third baseman Asdrúbal Cabrera tripling home three more runs that inning before Rainey won the game for the "home" team in the bottom of the tenth.[67] The Nationals won again on July 30, also as the "away" team in their own ballpark, as Castro went 4-for-5 and left fielder Michael A. Taylor hit a two-run homer off Toronto starter Hyun-jin Ryu in the 6–4 contest. Fedde started again in place of Strasburg, but it was reliever Ryne Harper who earned the win, his first as a National, as Fedde was pulled in the fourth inning after giving up two runs. Nationals closer Daniel Hudson locked down his first save of the campaign.[68]
The Nationals were set to have their first roadtrip of the season starting July 31, visiting the division-rival
August
After opening August with three straight days off due to the Miami Marlins' positive COVID-19 tests and a scheduled off day, the Nationals returned to action with a 5–3 win over the division-rival New York Mets at Nationals Park on August 4. Left fielder Juan Soto was activated after missing time following his own positive COVID-19 test, although he did not play in the August 4 game. The Nationals also activated reliever Wander Suero after placing Harris on the injured list with a right flexor strain. Outfielder Andrew Stevenson was optioned to the alternate training site.[70] In the August 4 game, first baseman Howie Kendrick went 4-for-4, beginning with a first-inning home run off Mets starter Steven Matz. Left fielder Josh Harrison recorded his first hit of the season with a second-inning home run off Matz. Starting pitcher Patrick Corbin got the win despite allowing three runs over 5+2⁄3 innings.[71] After their return to action, however, the Nationals' failed to get their offense going. Behind Rick Porcello, the Mets pulled out a series split by winning 3–1 on August 5. Max Scherzer started the game for the Nationals but exited with a hamstring issue[72] after just one inning of work, replaced by Erick Fedde,[73] who went on to take the loss in relief. Making his season debut, Soto drove in the Nationals' only run of the game with an RBI double off Porcello.[74]
Rosters contracted to 28 players on August 6 after starting the season at 30 players, and the Nationals chose to option reliever James Bourque and Emilio Bonifácio for assignment to trim their roster down to size.[75] After another off day, the Nationals lost two games to their interleague rivals, the Baltimore Orioles, including an 11–0 drubbing in which former National Tommy Milone earned the win as the Orioles' starter on August 7.[76] The Nationals led 3–0 into the eighth inning on August 8, but Sean Doolittle gave up back-to-back home runs to trim Baltimore's deficit before closer Daniel Hudson allowed a three-run home run by Anthony Santander for the blown save and loss.[77] In Stephen Strasburg's season debut for the final game of the three-game set on August 9, the Nationals' struggles manifested themselves in a new way, as the game was postponed in the sixth inning when the Nationals Park grounds crew was unable to unroll the tarp over the infield in time for heavy rains to render the field unplayable for the rest of the night.[78]
The Nationals rebounded from three straight losses with a 16–4 drubbing of the Mets on August 10, as first baseman
Because of the season's modified rules, when the Nationals resumed the interrupted August 9 game against the Orioles on August 14, they did so as the "home" team at
Another scheduled three-game series was shortened to two games by rain, but not before the Nationals split the first two with the division-rival Atlanta Braves. The Braves pinned another blown save and loss on Hudson, struggling in his role as Washington's closer, with a walk-off home run by Dansby Swanson capping a four-run rally in the ninth inning of the August 17 game, with a final score of 7–6.[92] Also in this game was García's first career home run, as he became the first player born in the 2000s to hit a major league home run, with a two-run shot in the second inning off Touki Toussaint.[93] Hudson returned from the loss to complete the save and complete a 8–5 win for the Nationals on August 18, credited to Suero in relief after Voth was tagged for five runs over four innings. Romero, Bacus, Harris, Javy Guerra, and Kyle Finnegan also provided scoreless relief appearances in the game.[94] The August 19 game was postponed by rain.[95]
After playing the rival Marlins after an earlier series was postponed by COVID-19, the Nationals lost three of five at Nationals Park, including a makeup "away" game played as part of an August 22 doubleheader. Returning after his recovery from COVID-19, shortstop
For their third three-game losing streak of August, as well as their third scheduled three-game series of August truncated to two, the Nationals dropped games on August 25 and 26 to the division-rival Philadelphia Phillies before the August 27 game was postponed. The Phillies hit off of Fedde well in the series opener, which the Nationals lost 8–3 after a lengthy rain delay, despite another leadoff home run by Turner.[102] It was the bullpen that was the cause of the loss on August 26. Although Doolittle returned to the roster to take the place of third baseman Carter Kieboom as Kieboom was optioned to the alternate training site, the relievers couldn't withstand a Phillies rally as Harris gave up the tying and go-ahead runs in the seventh inning, not helped by an outfield collision between Robles and Eaton.[103] The scheduled August 27 game was postponed, as players from the Phillies and the Nationals boycotted due to the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, earlier that week.[104]
On a roadtrip to Fenway Park to play an interleague series with the Boston Red Sox, the Nationals started off with an 10–2 win behind Scherzer on August 28.[105] Braymer made his major league debut in relief, giving up one run over two innings before being optioned back to the alternate training site[106] after the Nationals signed former longtime Red Sox utilityman Brock Holt to a major league deal on August 29.[107] But Washington finished out the month on yet another three-game losing streak, as the Red Sox took the next two games by handing losses to Sánchez and Voth, and Fedde in Philadelphia on August 31 allowed six runs over six innings for another loss.[108]
Overall, the Nationals went 9–16 in August and finished the month in last place in the
September
September started poorly for the Nationals, whose losing streak extended to seven games as they were swept by the division-rival
The Nationals lost the first game in a doubleheader at
After placing rookie reliever Dakota Bacus on the injured list, the Nationals recalled reliever James Bourque.[120] The Nationals swept the Tampa Bay Rays in a two-game interleague set on September 7 and 8. Scherzer pitched well in the series opener, putting up seven strong innings as the Nationals prevailed 6–1.[121] The second game was more competitive, but the Nationals won 5–3, aided by Soto's return to the lineup, Kieboom's first extra-base hit of the season (an RBI double), and perfect innings of relief from Doolittle and Rainey.[122] The two-game sweep was tempered as veteran infielder Howie Kendrick landed on the injured list with a nagging hamstring injury,[123] with the Nationals selecting the contract of 32-year-old minor league outfielder Yadiel Hernández from the alternate training site to replace him.[124]
Rainey's revival didn't last long, as he took the loss on September 10 when the Braves clawed back from a five-run deficit before Dansby Swanson gave them the lead with an eighth-inning home run. Making matters worse, the Nationals lost Doolittle to another injury in the ninth inning.[125] Done for the season, Doolittle was placed on the injured list with an oblique injury, and the Nationals recalled left-hander Ben Braymer to the bullpen.[126] Following another blown save for Hudson that sent the game into extra innings, Bourque earned his first major league win pitching in relief for the Nationals on September 11, coming on in the twelfth inning after scoreless tenth and eleventh innings authored by Kyle Finnegan. Taylor delivered the walk-off single for Washington to cap the seesaw 8–7 affair.[127] The Braves took the four-game series by winning the next two games, with Corbin allowing just two runs over seven innings on September 12 but getting just one run of support[128] and Scherzer getting clobbered for six runs over 5+1⁄3 innings on September 13 to take the loss.[129]
The Nationals split a pair with the Rays at
The Miami Marlins and Nationals had some games to make up from earlier in the season due to the Marlins' COVID-19 outbreak, so a five-game series that included two doubleheaders in three days was scheduled.[132] The Nationals won the first and last games of the five-game set, shutting out the Marlins 5–0 behind a strong start from Erick Fedde, who allowed just one hit over six innings, in the matinee on September 18[133] and then shutting them out again 15–0 in the nightcap on September 20, with Braymer earning his first career win thanks to an effective five-inning spot start and ample run support.[134] Sandwiched in between, the Marlins came back to crush Crowe and the Nationals' bullpen in a 15–3 blowout in the night game on September 18, which ended with a returning Holt coughing up a three-run homer to Brian Anderson in his major league pitching debut;[135] hammering Corbin for a career-high 14 hits allowed and sending him to yet another loss in a 7–3 game on September 19, the only nine-inning game of the series under the 2020 season's doubleheader rules;[136] and winning the first game in the September 20 doubleheader, a tough 2–1 loss for Scherzer, with the go-ahead run scoring on a Kieboom throwing error, despite a strong pitching performance for the Nationals' longtime ace.[137]
The Nationals beat the Phillies on September 21 behind a five-inning start from Sánchez and four scoreless innings from the bullpen, although they lost Kieboom for the season when he was hit on the hand by a pitch, suffering a bone bruise.[138] Playing their third doubleheader in the span of less than a week, the Nationals swept both games against Philadelphia on September 22, with Voth earning his first win of the season in the matinee and the 32-year-old rookie Hernández hitting his first major league home run to walk off in the nightcap, as journeyman Paolo Espino made the spot start for the Nationals.[139] The Phillies exacted a small measure of revenge, savaging the Nationals 12–3 and handing Fedde the loss on September 23, despite Fedde posting his longest outing of the year at seven innings while giving up three runs, two of them on home runs by former Nationals teammate and fellow Las Vegas native Bryce Harper. After McGowin and Ryne Harper struggled in relief, Holt took the ball for his second pitching appearance of the season.[140] The Nationals were formally eliminated that night from playoff contention.[141]
Finishing the season with four games against the division-rival
Despite a rough start to September, the Nationals managed a 14–14 record of wins and losses over the month, bringing them to a 26–34 season record that was good for a fourth-place finish in the National League East, one year after earning a wild card berth into the playoffs and winning the 2019 World Series.
Notable transactions
- July 27, 2020: The Nationals signed infielder/outfielder Josh Harrison to a one-year major league contract.
- August 6, 2020: The Nationals designated infielder/outfielder Emilio Bonifácio for assignment; he elected free agency.
- August 13, 2020: The Nationals selected the contract of left-handed pitcher Seth Romero from the alternate training site.
- August 14, 2020: The Nationals selected the contracts of right-handed pitcher Luis Garcíafrom the alternate training site.
- August 22, 2020: The Nationals selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Wil Crowe from the alternate training site.
- August 27, 2020: The Nationals acquired minor league pitcher Sterling Sharp from the Miami Marlins for cash considerations.
- August 29, 2020: The Nationals signed infielder/outfielder Brock Holt to a one-year major league contract.
- September 5, 2020: The Nationals signed general manager Mike Rizzo to a three-year contract extension. The Nationals also designated infielder Wilmer Difo for assignment; he was outrighted to the alternate training site.
- September 10, 2020: The Nationals selected the contract of outfielder Yadiel Hernández from the alternate training site.
- September 26, 2020: The Nationals signed manager Dave Martinez to a three-year contract extension.[note 3]
Major league debuts
- July 25, 2020: Kyle Finnegan
- August 13, 2020: Seth Romero
- August 14, 2020: Luis García
- August 22, 2020: Wil Crowe
- August 28, 2020: Ben Braymer
- September 10, 2020: Yadiel Hernández
NOTE: Dakota Bacus's debut took place in the August 14 continuation of the suspended August 9 game. In baseball records, his debut technically appears as having occurred in the August 9 game.
Game log
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July: 3–4 (Home: 3–4; Away: 0–0)
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August: 9–16 (Home: 3–9; Away: 6–7)
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September: 14–14 (Home: 9–5; Away: 5–9)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Nationals team member |
- ^ a b c This game counts as a home game in the statistics, despite the Nationals batting first and being designated as the road team
- ^ The Nationals field crew had issues getting the tarp on the field during a rain delay with the Orioles leading 5–2 with 1 out in the top of 6th inning and runners on 1st & 2nd.
- ^ Completion of game suspended on August 9. This was played at Oriole Park at Camden Yards before the regularly scheduled Nationals @ Orioles game.
Roster
Statistics
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; OBP = On-base percentage; SLG = Slugging percentage; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | SB |
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Yan Gomes | 30 | 109 | 14 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | .284 | .319 | .468 | 1 |
Eric Thames | 41 | 123 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .203 | .300 | .317 | 1 |
Luis García
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40 | 134 | 18 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .276 | .302 | .366 | 1 |
Trea Turner | 59 | 233 | 46 | 78 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 41 | .335 | .394 | .588 | 12 |
Carter Kieboom | 33 | 99 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .202 | .344 | .212 | 0 |
Juan Soto | 47 | 154 | 39 | 54 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 37 | .351 | .490 | .695 | 6 |
Víctor Robles | 52 | 168 | 20 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | .220 | .293 | .315 | 4 |
Adam Eaton | 41 | 159 | 22 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 17 | .226 | .285 | .384 | 3 |
Howie Kendrick | 25 | 91 | 11 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .275 | .320 | .385 | 0 |
Asdrúbal Cabrera | 52 | 190 | 23 | 46 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 31 | .242 | .305 | .447 | 0 |
Kurt Suzuki | 33 | 111 | 15 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .270 | .349 | .396 | 1 |
Michael A. Taylor | 38 | 92 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | .196 | .253 | .424 | 0 |
Josh Harrison | 33 | 79 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .278 | .352 | .418 | 1 |
Brock Holt | 20 | 65 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .262 | .314 | .354 | 1 |
Starlin Castro | 16 | 60 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .267 | .302 | .450 | 0 |
Andrew Stevenson | 15 | 41 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 | .366 | .447 | .732 | 2 |
Yadiel Hernández | 12 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .192 | .214 | .423 | 0 |
Wilmer Difo | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .071 | .222 | .071 | 0 |
Jake Noll | 7 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .353 | .353 | .412 | 0 |
Emilio Bonifácio | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
Team Totals | 60 | 1968 | 293 | 519 | 112 | 12 | 66 | 279 | .264 | .336 | .433 | 33 |
Source[148]
Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Max Scherzer | 5 | 4 | 3.74 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 67.1 | 70 | 30 | 28 | 10 | 23 | 92 |
Patrick Corbin | 2 | 7 | 4.66 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 65.2 | 85 | 35 | 34 | 10 | 18 | 60 |
Aníbal Sánchez | 4 | 5 | 6.62 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 53.0 | 70 | 40 | 39 | 11 | 18 | 43 |
Erick Fedde | 2 | 4 | 4.29 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 50.1 | 47 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 22 | 28 |
Austin Voth | 2 | 5 | 6.34 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 49.2 | 57 | 36 | 35 | 14 | 18 | 44 |
Daniel Hudson | 3 | 2 | 6.10 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 20.2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 28 |
Kyle Finnegan | 1 | 0 | 2.92 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 24.2 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 27 |
Ryne Harper | 1 | 0 | 7.61 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 23.2 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 25 |
Wander Suero | 2 | 0 | 3.80 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 23.2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 28 |
Tanner Rainey | 1 | 1 | 2.66 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20.1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 32 |
Will Harris | 0 | 1 | 3.06 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 17.2 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 |
Javy Guerra | 0 | 0 | 4.02 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 15.2 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
Dakota Bacus | 0 | 0 | 7.94 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
Kyle McGowin | 1 | 0 | 4.91 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 11.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
Wil Crowe | 0 | 2 | 11.88 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8.1 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
Sean Doolittle | 0 | 2 | 5.87 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Ben Braymer | 1 | 0 | 1.23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
Paolo Espino | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Stephen Strasburg | 0 | 1 | 10.80 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Sam Freeman | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
James Bourque | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Seth Romero | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Aaron Barrett
|
0 | 0 | 10.80 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Brock Holt | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 26 | 34 | 5.09 | 60 | 60 | 12 | 503.2 | 548 | 301 | 285 | 94 | 216 | 508 |
Source[149]
Awards and honors
Outfielder
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
---|---|---|---|
AAA | Fresno Grizzlies | Pacific Coast League | Randy Knorr |
AA | Harrisburg Senators | Eastern League
|
Billy Gardner Jr.
|
A-Advanced
|
Fredericksburg Nationals | Carolina League | Tripp Keister |
A
|
Hagerstown Suns | South Atlantic League | Mario Lisson |
A-Short Season
|
Auburn Doubledays | New York–Penn League | Patrick Anderson |
Rookie
|
GCL Nationals
|
Gulf Coast League
|
Rocket Wheeler |
Rookie
|
DSL Nationals | Dominican Summer League | Sandy Martínez |
Class A-Advanced
After playing for 36 seasons at
Notes
- ^ Strasburg's deal held the record only briefly before the New York Yankees signed free agent Gerrit Cole to a nine-year, $324 million deal later that month. (See Footer, Alison, "Strasburg to Nationals on record 7-year deal", MLB.com, December 9, 2019 and "'I've Always Been Here': Cole Speaks Glowingly Of Yankees During Introductory Press Conference", CBSNewYork, December 18, 2019)
- ^ The previous record was held by Ryan Zimmerman, with eight. (See "Carter Kieboom breaks Ryan Zimmerman's single-game record for assists by a Nats third baseman", NBC Sports, August 14, 2020.)
- ^ The length of Martinez's new deal was announced only as a "multi-year" extension, but media reports and unofficial statements from members of the Nationals organization described it as a three-year contract beginning with the 2021 season.
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