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As they close successful first half, Braves appear to be one of MLB’s top teams

WASHINGTON — When they arrived in North Port, Fla., for spring training, the Braves had one goal: repeat as World Series champions. They believed they had the talent and, because of last year, the experience to make another run at a title, tough as it may be to win two…

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Jorge Castillo: Angels should follow Nationals’ Juan Soto blueprint with Shohei Ohtani

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Major League Baseball world was upended Saturday. That’s what happens when a player of Juan Soto’s caliber is said to be on the trade market.

Los Angeles Times

Matt Olson, Austin Riley hit back-to-back homers to pace Braves past Nationals

WASHINGTON — The Braves beat the Nationals, 6-3, on Saturday at Nationals Park as Atlanta continued its dominance over Washington. The game was slowed by an eighth-inning rain delay that lasted 1 hour, 49 minutes, but the teams resumed the contest and completed nine frames.

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The Nats Need to Make the Most of Their Juan Soto Era

Washington just reportedly offered Juan Soto $440 million. Here’s how the Nats could use some of that money to improve the team while they have him.

Sports Illustrated

Braves’ Austin Riley added to National League All-Star team

WASHINGTON – When Austin Riley walked into the visitors’ clubhouse at Nationals Park after the bus arrived and headed toward his locker, tons of Braves teammates and coaches stopped him. One after another, they hugged him and congratulated him.

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Nationals star Juan Soto reportedly turns down record $440m contract

Washington Nationals star outfielder Juan Soto expressed irritation Saturday hours after a report he turned down a record contract with the rebuilding club

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Nationals’ Juan Soto stunningly rejects record-breaking contract offer, likely to be traded, per report

Soto is reportedly leaving $440 million on the table.

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Report: Juan Soto Rejects $440M Offer, Available for Trade

One of the best hitters in all of baseball may be on the move.

Sports Illustrated

Everton players watch on as Leon Osman throws first pitch ahead of Major League Baseball game

Former Everton player Leon Osman threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Washington Nationals as current members of the Blues squad looked on

Liverpool Echo

Rookie Michael Harris does it all in Braves’ win over Nationals

Michael Harris wowed all spectators – as he often does – in the Braves’ 5-4 win over Washington on Thursday at Nationals Park.

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Mariners sweep Nationals in doubleheader to run win streak to 10 games

WASHINGTON — The circumstances weren’t ideal. The decision-making that went into the timing of it left them a little peeved. The repercussions likely won’t be felt so much on Thursday when they play the Rangers in Texas, but probably on Friday or Saturday because that’s how lack of sleep works.

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North West Central voters still have no date for by-election to replace Nationals MP Vince Catania

Vince Catania announced his exit from politics more than a month ago, but voters in the seat of North West Central are still weeks away from finding out when they will head to the polls.

ABC News

Two-horse race in regional WA by-election

Western Australia's Liberal and National opposition partners will face off in a by-election for the state's largest electorate.

AAP

Mariners game at Nationals postponed due to inclement weather

WASHINGTON — After a severe thunderstorm that featured excessive rain and high winds pummeled Nationals Park about an hour before first pitch on Tuesday evening and with lightning and rain expected to remain in the area, the game between the Mariners and Nationals was postponed until Wednesday.

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Austin Riley, a notable All-Star snub, leads Braves to victory

ATLANTA — The Braves swept the Nationals with a 4-3 victory on Sunday at Truist Park. Atlanta is 52-35.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Phillies hold off Nationals 5-3, as bullpen nails down win

It wasn’t the prettiest of wins, but the Phillies managed to squeak past the Washington Nationals, 5-3, on Thursday afternoon to take their second straight series win before they head on a nine-game road trip to St. Louis, Toronto, and Miami. The Phillies are now 44-39 and, if the Cardinals…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Schwarber’s two homers can’t overcome Herrera’s miscue in Phillies' 3-2 loss to Nationals

PHILADELPHIA — Entering Wednesday’s game against the Nationals, Kyle Schwarber had hit 25 home runs, which ranked second in club history behind Raul Ibañez for most home runs within a player’s first 80 games as a Phillie.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Marcus Hayes: Underappreciated ace Zack Wheeler: Best starter in baseball? Most important Phillies player?

The Phillies faced their biggest game in recent memory Sunday night. The visiting Cardinals sat just ahead of them in the playoff race, and they’d split the first two games of the weekend series.

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Calls for biosecurity to be beefed up

There have been renewed calls for increased biosecurity efforts at Australian airports after the discovery of foot and mouth disease in Bali.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Kyle Schwarber homers twice as the Phillies rout the Nationals to inch closer to wild-card contention

PHILADELPHIA — After an 11-0 win over the Nationals on Tuesday, the Phillies are a half a game out of a wild-card spot. Of course, there is plenty of baseball left — half an 162-game season left, to be exact — but it is still a remarkable feat, considering how…

ABC News

Steph Ryan resigns as deputy leader of Victorian Nationals ahead of state election

After eight years in politics, Steph Ryan has announced her retirement. Her resignation, in the lead-up to the birth of her second child, means the Victorian Nationals have lost a third of its female MPs in one hit.

AAP

Vic Nationals deputy leader to retire

Victorian Nationals deputy leader Steph Ryan has announced her retirement from state politics to seek a job with more flexibility.

Sports Illustrated

Giants Fall, Brewers Rise in Latest MLB Power Rankings

How all 30 MLB clubs stack up around the 81-game mark.

Miami Herald

Another late go-ahead home run secures Miami Marlins’ sweep over Washington Nationals

WASHINGTON — Bryan De La Cruz watched as the fly ball curved and inched closer to the left-field foul pole. He knew he had gotten enough of the elevated fastball that was sent his way; he just needed the drive to stay fair.

AAP

Gender balance calls for coalition parties

Liberal Party and Nationals leaders appear to have rejected calls for gender quotas despite female voters abandoning the coalition at the federal election.

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