On Friday night, Robert Hassell III had arguably his best game of his professional career down in AAA, making his case to return to the big league club sooner rather than later.

The Nationals optioned Hassell to Triple-A Rochester after Sunday's 3-1 loss to the Marlins, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

The Washington Nationals offense has been one of the worst groups in baseball as of late, but the manager has jumped to the defense of his coaches.

Several Washington Nationals fans believe the writing may be on the proverbial wall for manager Dave Martinez.

Martin Maldonado homered and the San Diego Padres' bullpen pitched six scoreless innings Tuesday night as they rallied for a 4-3 win over the visiting Washington Nationals.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Washington manager Dave Martinez was ejected from Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Angels in the fifth inning after a replay review went against the Nationals.

Newly-released video shows a police officer dodging gunfire from a domestic violence suspect who was running through a south Seattle park last month.