This page will be updated throughout the season with all the latest Nationals injury news and transactions.
LATEST INJURIES
LHP PJ Poulin
Injury: Left flexor strain
IL date: July 19, retroactive to July 16 (15-day IL)
Expected return: August
Status: MRI revealed no further damage to UCL beyond flexor strain; began experiencing discomfort during Boston series earlier in the month; expected timeline for recovery is two to six weeks. (Last updated: July 20) More >>
RHP Jake Irvin
Injury: Right shoulder strain
IL date: May 24 (15-day IL)
Expected return: Mid-July
Status: Pitched 4 2/3 scoreless innings with Double-A Harrisburg on July 19; threw 51 pitches and allowed one hit with five strikeouts. (Last updated: July 20)
RHP Trevor Williams
Injury: Right elbow sprain
IL date: Feb. 10 (60-day IL)
Expected return: 2026
Status: Threw 3 1/3 innings with High-A Wilmington on July 19; allowed six hits, three runs, two walks and had three strikeouts. (Last updated: July 20)
RHP Josiah Gray
Injury: Right flexor strain
IL date: March 23, retroactive to March 22 (60-day IL)
Expected return: 2026
Status: Progressing with throwing activity as tolerated from the Nationals' training complex. (Last updated: July 17)
LHP Richard Lovelady
Injury: Left triceps strain
IL date: July 19 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Second half
Status: Progressing with strengthening activity as tolerated. Placed on 15-day IL on June 29 before being transferred to 60-day IL on July 19. (Last updated: July 19)
C Drew Millas
Injury: Left index finger fracture
IL date: July 15, retroactive to July 12 (10-day IL)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Underwent surgery on July 17 after trying to play through pain. "It's not too long of a recovery process," manager Blake Butera said. (Last updated: July 17)
LHP Mitchell Parker
Injury: Grade 3 UCL sprain
IL date: June 29 (15-day IL)
Expected return: Second half
Status: Parker tol undergo Tommy John surgery. He exited in the bottom of the seventh inning on June 28, after issuing a four-pitch walk in which he appeared in noticeable discomfort. (Last updated: June 30)
RHP Jarlin Susana (Nationals' No. 3 prospect)
Injury: Right lat surgery
Expected return: 2026
Status: Threw off the mound for the first time last week, on schedule with throwing progression at the Nationals' training complex in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Last updated: June 12)
RHP Travis Sykora (Nationals' No. 2 prospect)
Injury: Right UCL reconstruction
Expected return: 2027
Status: On schedule with continuing his throwing progression at the Nationals' training complex in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Last updated: June 12)
LHP Ken Waldichuk
Injury: Left forearm tightness
IL date: April 16, retroactive to April 13 (60-day IL)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Underwent Tommy John surgery and internal brace procedure on April 20 to repair flexor tendon and UCL. (Last updated: April 24)
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
July 19
• LHP PJ Poulin: Placed on 15-day IL
• LHP Richard Lovelady: Transferred to 60-day IL
• LHP Matt Krook: Signed to a Major League contract
July 17
• C Harry Ford: Recalled from Triple-A Rochester
• 1B/DH Abimelec Ortiz: Optioned to Triple-A Rochester
July 16
• OF Robert Hassell III: Traded to Pirates
July 15
• C Drew Millas: Placed on 10-day IL (retroactive to July 12)
• RHP Max Kranick: Activated from 60-day IL
July 12
• 1B/DH Abimelec Ortiz: Recalled from Triple-A Rochester More >>
• LHP Matt Krook: Designated for assignment