Dave Martinez blames players, not coaches, during Nationals' losing streak—fracturing trust and spotlighting deeper issues in D.C.

Brady House, the former first-round pick who checks all the boxes, arrives as the Nationals’ new everyday third baseman.

Hunter Goodman homered twice, including a tying shot in the ninth inning, and then Mickey Moniak connected for a two-run drive that gave the Colorado Rockies a 6-4 victory over the skidding Washington Nationals on Monday night.

The Washington Nationals fell to an agonizing 4-3 defeat in their game against the Miami Marlins on Saturday. But it was not all doom and gloom for the Nationals and their fans as the team’s “top paw-spect” made his long-awaited MLB debut.

Dave Martinez’s pointed comments this weekend created a firestorm, but they also made painfully clear that the team’s long-standing problems remain difficult to fix.

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The Washington Nationals may have just had the nightmare weekend that sealed their fate for the season, getting swept by the Miami Marlins with all three losses