Latest Nick Senzel News

Luis Garcia Jr. hits pinch, 3-run shot in 7th to help the Nationals beat the Blue Jays 9-3

May. 04, 2024 00:52 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Luis Garcia Jr. hit a three-run shot deep to center field in the seventh inning for his first career pinch-hit home run, helping the Washington Nationals rally for a 9-3 victory over the reeling Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night. Garcia connected on Erik...

Rangers' Nathan Eovaldi leaves Thursday's game with right groin tightness

May. 02, 2024 18:28 PM EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas right-hander Nathan Eovaldi left Thursday's 6-0 win over Washington with right groin tightness and will get an MRI on Friday. Eovaldi threw a 94 mph fastball to Luis Garcia Jr. for strike one after issuing a one-out walk to Nick Senzel while holding a...

Senzel homers twice, Nationals erase 7-0 deficit and beat Marlins 12-9

Apr. 28, 2024 18:22 PM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — Nick Senzel homered twice and drove in five runs as the Washington Nationals erased an early seven-run deficit to beat the reeling Miami Marlins 12-9 on Sunday. Trey Lipscomb and Jacob Youg had three hits while Alex Call reached base five times on two singles, two...

Jesse Winker's grand slam sparks Nationals to 11-4 win over Marlins

Apr. 27, 2024 20:43 PM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — Jesse Winker hit a grand slam in the fifth inning, one of three Washington home runs, and the Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 11-4 on Saturday. Keibert Ruiz and Nick Senzel also homered for the Nationals, who won their second straight game after getting swept in a...

Shohei Ohtani has 3 doubles, Landon Knack gets 1st victory as Dodgers rout Nationals 11-2

Apr. 25, 2024 03:47 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Shohei Ohtani had three doubles to improve his major league-leading batting average to .371, rookie Landon Knack got his first victory and the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Washington Nationals 11-2 on Wednesday night. The Dodgers had a season-high 20 hits en...

Nationals third baseman Nick Senzel won't need surgery on broken right hand. Lipscomb promoted

Mar. 30, 2024 16:08 PM EDT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Washington's Nick Senzel won't require surgery on his broken right hand, and Nationals manager Dave Martinez isn't sure when the third baseman will return. "It comes down to pain tolerance now,” Martinez said Saturday. Senzel fractured a bone in...

Nationals third baseman Nick Senzel fractures thumb before opener, expected to miss 3 to 4 weeks

Mar. 28, 2024 20:20 PM EDT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Washington Nationals third baseman Nick Senzel was scratched from the opening-day lineup after breaking a thumb during batting practice Thursday. Senzel fractured his right thumb on a bad hop and could be out three to four weeks, according to manager Dave...

Scott Boras thinks `pitching panic' is setting in. Sonny Gray's iffy hamstring may prove he's right

Mar. 04, 2024 17:51 PM EST

Scott Boras thinks an uptick in what he's calling “pitching panic” will heat up the market for free agents and Boras clients Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery, top-end starters still looking for work with opening day less than a month away. "We’ve got so many starting pitchers...