Jesus Flores

George Horton ran a college baseball powerhouse at Cal State-Fullerton, the kind of program that had no place for someone like Kurt Suzuki. Horton had never seen or heard of Suzuki before a scout pal mentioned the high schooler in Hawaii. "We didn't...

Come one, come all. It’s a happening, a regular baseball-palooza. The Dodgers’ roster may have appeared pretty set since the addition of Zack Greinke, but that doesn’t mean General Manager Ned Colletti hasn’t stayed busy this...

Dodgers infielder Hanley Ramirez made the Dominican Republic national team for the World Baseball Classic on Thursday, and that’s bad news. That’s unnecessary trouble. Understand, the Dodgers insist that they are going into spring training...

Come one, come all. If you’re creaking between the knees, own a catcher’s mask and are willing to travel, the Dodgers are interested. Not as a starter; A.J. Ellis has that job firmly in command. And probably not immediately as a backup,...

Baseball’s winter meetings begin in earnest Monday, and this was supposed to be the year that a lot of the impact signings were made before the sport’s annual powwow. The thought was that changes in compensation for free agents would...

Freddie Freeman insists the NL East race is far from over. The Atlanta Braves are 6 1/2 games out of the division lead with 16 games to play, but Freeman believes they still have a good chance to catch the Washington Nationals. “I mean have they...

WASHINGTON — Just before the start of the fifth inning of Tuesday night's game at Nationals Park, the Nationals' radio broadcasters played a sound bite from the iconic baseball movie "Field of Dreams." "Hey, is this heaven?" "No, it's Iowa."...

Stephen Strasburg struck out 10 and allowed one run in six innings for his 15th win in what could be one of his final starts of the season as the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1 on Tuesday night. For weeks, the impending shutdown of...

by James Wagner The Washington Post The most frustrated team in baseball may be the Atlanta Braves. They carry the National League’s third-best record but can’t get out of second place. They’ve now lost four straight. The Nationals...

Ryan Zimmerman hit a two-run homer, Jesus Flores drove in two runs, and the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 5-1 on Friday night in the first game after the All-Star break for both clubs. Jordan Zimmermann (6-6) pitched six scoreless innings...

Edwin Jackson pitched seven scoreless innings and Steve Lombardozzi hit a three-run triple in the Washington Nationals' 8-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night. The Nationals have won six consecutive games, matching a season-high, and...

Cliff Lee threw seven innings and scored on Jimmy Rollins' inside-the-park home run to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to an 8-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night. On the same day Philadelphia traded outfielders Shane Victorino to the...