SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Elian Soto was winding down for the night, ready to rest and recover following another day of playing ball back home in the Dominican Republic. Soto had enjoyed a breakout 2026 campaign, which included a trip to the playoffs with Single-A Fredericksburg, but his year

Outfielder Teo Banks, an 18th-round pick in the 2024 MLB Draft who has yet to play above High-A Wilmington, has become one of the Arizona Fall League's most consistent hitters with the Salt River Rafters.

The 23-year-old Banks is second in the AFL with 26 hits and

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Jarlin Susana has grabbed plenty of attention with his triple-digit fastball velocity in the Arizona Fall League this year. On Tuesday, the Nationals right-hander’s line turned plenty of heads too.

MLB Pipeline's No. 66 overall prospect lasted five innings in a start for the

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. –- Kevin Bazzell hadn’t caught fellow Nationals prospect Jarlin Susana until Aug. 11 with High-A Wilmington, Susana’s first rehab outing of the season following last year’s lat surgery. Bazzell was behind the plate for Susana once more during the regular season on Sept. 12

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Last week, I covered the National League Division Series between the Brewers and Padres, which meant witnessing firsthand Jacob Misiorowski repeatedly hit 100-plus on the radar gun. In fact, Miz set a record for the fastest pitch thrown in the postseason -- a cool 104.8 mph.

As I watched

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. –- Jorgelys Mota knows a thing or two about making a loud first impression. The Nationals prospect opened eyes across the organization when he demolished a 115 mph, 434-foot tape-measure shot during Grapefruit League action on Feb. 21, the hardest-hit and farthest home run hit by

At the Triple-A National Championship in Las Vegas on Sept. 26, Jarlin Susana took the mound in the third inning for Rochester and unleashed a first-pitch 104 mph four-seam fastball to Oklahoma City catcher Ben Rortvedt. It was the fastest pitch recorded by a Washington or

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- When Jarlin Susana is healthy and around the zone, he’s proven to be pretty unhittable.

MLB's No. 66 prospect struggled with the former for much of the past two seasons, with an elbow sprain keeping him out for more than two months in 2025

LAS VEGAS -- The forecast called for a high of 98, but the meteorologists didn’t factor in Jarlin Susana taking the mound.

MLB’s No. 65 overall prospect dialed his fastball up to 104 mph across two scoreless frames for Rochester, the Nationals' affiliate that fell <a href="https://www.milb.com/gameday/comets-vs-red-wings/2026/09/26/850990"

After a 150-game regular season and a pair of best-of-3 finals, the winningest teams at the Minors’ highest levels will meet for the final crown of the year.

The Oklahoma City Comets (Dodgers) and the Rochester Red Wings (Nationals) will square off in the Triple-A National Championship on Saturday, Sept. 26

Rochester sandwiched a pair of decisive one-run wins on either side of a 15-0 loss to punch tickets to Las Vegas.

The Nationals’ Triple-A affiliate finished off its first International League championship since 1997 with a 3-2 victory over Memphis at AutoZone Park on Thursday night. The

Seaver King’s 2026 breakout has officially reached the postseason.

The Nationals’ No. 4 prospect and MLB Pipeline’s No. 68 prospect overall put together three hits, including a home run, in Game 1 of the International League Finals for Triple-A Rochester. King’s big night aided a <a href="https://www.milb.com/gameday/red-wings-vs-redbirds/2026/09/22/850993/final/box"

One of the most pivotal stops in a prospect's development is the High-A level. Top Draft picks out of college often begin their pro journey at High-A, and it's often the level where you can find an organization's best young talent. On Wednesday, Minor League Baseball announced its 2026 High-A

Jarlin Susana and his elite heater arrived at Triple-A on Friday. They made their presence known immediately.

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Susana's first pitch for the Rochester Red Wings -- a four-seam fastball -- was clocked at 102.6 mph. That's tied for the the

2026 has seen a massive breakout from Seaver King, the Nationals’ 2024 first-round Draft pick. He punctuated it by reaching the 20-homer mark for the first time in his young career.

King went deep Wednesday night for No. 20, part of a two-hit, two-RBI night for the 23-year-old shortstop. He and

Eli Willits’ first full professional season is going about as well as anyone could have hoped.

The 2025 No. 1 overall pick has burst onto the scene, flashing electric tools and a strong baseball IQ, all while reaching Double-A Harrisburg as an 18-year-old. On Saturday, in his third game

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SAN DIEGO – Six games into his Major League career, Jackson Kent (Nationals' No. 9 prospect) is still learning the ropes as a starting pitcher.

“I think right when you get to the big leagues, that’s when you really start learning,” the rookie Kent said after the <a href="https://www.mlb.com/gameday/nationals-vs-padres/2026/09/09/823251/final/box"

LOS ANGELES -- The Nationals' 5-3 loss to the Dodgers on Friday night put two distinct sides of the organization’s pitching development on display: a top prospect navigating big league growing pains and a Minor League veteran making his long-awaited debut.

On one end stood Jackson Kent, 23, Washington's

WASHINGTON – The Nationals held a pregame ceremony Monday to honor five prospects as the organization’s 2026 Minor League Award winners at Nationals Park.

The winners – selected by Washington’s player development leadership – participated in a press conference and pregame autograph session while assistant general manager Devin Pearson also spoke

Jarlin Susana returned to Double-A Harrisburg on Wednesday for his first start there in nearly an entire year. He showed off all of his upside, albeit in a brief outing.

Susana pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings, striking out four while walking one and allowing one hit. He ran his fastball consistently

Chris Hacopian has a knack for finding the barrel. That was evident on one momentous swing Tuesday night.

Almost a year to the day of when he recorded a career-high 13 strikeouts, Jarlin Susana and his 103 mph heat are back on the mound and looking in elite form.

The Nationals’ No. 3 prospect made his third start of the year on Friday