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1 QB-PP Los Alamitos, CA
Los Alamitos High School 6’3” 185 93

2 QB-PP New Orleans, LA
Isidore Newman School 6’3” 204 93

3 QB-PP Detroit, MI
Martin Luther King High School 6’3” 200 93

4 CB Lakeland, FL
Lakeland High School 6’2” 165 92

5 OT Bradenton, FL
IMG Academy 6’6” 325 91

6 WR Las Vegas, NV
Bishop Gorman High School 5’10” 172 91

7 OLB Montgomery, AL
Carver High School 6’3” 230 91

8 QB-DT Denton, TX
John H. Guyer High School 6’1” 195 91

9 DT Alabaster, AL
Thompson High School 6’3” 275 90

10 OT Runnells, IA
Southeast Polk High School 6’6” 315 90

11 DT Montgomery, AL
Carver High School 6’3” 300 90

12 S Hoschton, GA
Mill Creek High School 6’0” 190 90

13 WR Los Alamitos, CA
Los Alamitos High School 5’11” 180 90

14 S Denton, TX
John H. Guyer High School 6’0” 195 90

15 DT Katy, TX
Patricia E. Paetow High School 6’4” 270 90

16 OT Braintree, MA
Thayer Academy 6’5” 300 90

17 OLB Denton, TX
Billy Ryan High School 6’2” 230 90

18 RB Lehigh Acres, FL
Lehigh Senior High School 5’11” 195 89

19 DE Tampa, FL
Berkeley Prep 6’5” 245 89

20 RB Buford, GA
Buford High School 5’10” 185 88

21 QB-PP Zachary, LA
Zachary High School 6’4” 225 88

22 S Lynn, MA
Saint John’s Prep 6’0” 200 87

23 WR Fort Lauderdale, FL
Stranahan High School 6’3” 200 87

24 S Alabaster, AL
Thompson High School 6’2” 190 87

25 QB-PP Snellville, GA
Brookwood High School 6’2” 210 87

26 QB-DT Pittsburg, CA
Pittsburg High School 6’4” 185 87

27 CB Florence, AL
Florence High School 6’2” 170 87

28 DE Bradenton, FL
IMG Academy 6’4” 240 87

29 WR Plantation, FL
American Heritage High School 6’0” 190 87

30 DE Venice, FL
Venice High School 6’4” 235 87

31 QB-PP Downey, CA
Warren High School 6’6” 195 87

32 CB Phenix City, AL
Central High School 6’2” 180 87

33 WR Atherton, CA
Menlo High School 6’3” 215 87

34 ATH Washington, DC
Archbishop Carroll High School 6’5” 225 87

35 TE-H Phoenix, AZ
Pinnacle High School 6’6” 235 86

36 OLB Tampa, FL
Jesuit High School 6’1” 210 86

37 QB-PP Birmingham, AL
Briarwood Christian School 6’3” 205 86

38 WR DeSoto, TX
DeSoto High School 6’0” 175 86

39 RB Orlando, FL
Edgewater High School 6’2” 220 86

40 WR Baton Rouge, LA
Catholic High School 6’4” 185 86

41 RB El Campo, TX
El Campo High School 5’11” 180 86

42 WR Houston, TX
Langham Creek High 5’11” 180 86

43 CB Arlington, TX
James Martin High School 6’1” 185 86

44 WR Longview, TX
Longview High School 6’2” 185 86

45 ATH Mustang, OK
Mustang High School 6’3” 185 86

46 DE Baltimore, MD
St. Frances Academy 6’4” 255 86

47 ATH Raleigh, MS
Raleigh High School 6’3” 200 86

48 CB Dallas, TX
South Oak Cliff High 5’11” 170 86

49 DT Tyler, TX
Tyler Legacy High School 6’4” 245 86

50 DE Seminole, FL
Osceola High School 6’5” 270 86

51 S Venice, FL
Venice High School 6’0” 190 86

52 DE Hyattsville, MD
DeMatha Catholic High School 6’6” 260 86

53 OG Lee’s Summit, MO
Lee’s Summit North High School 6’5” 310 86

54 S New Iberia, LA
Westgate High School 6’2” 185 86

55 OG Wyomissing, PA
Wyomissing High School 6’4” 285 86

56 DE North Kansas City, MO
North Kansas City High School 6’4” 210 86

57 OLB Baton Rouge, LA
University Laboratory School 6’1” 210 86

58 DE Platte City, MO
Platte County R-III High School 6’5” 210 86

59 WR Round Rock, TX
Stony Point High School 6’2” 175 86

60 OT Ramsey, NJ
Don Bosco High School 6’5” 290 86

61 WR Miami, FL
Gulliver Prep High School 6’1” 170 86

62 ATH La Grange, TX
La Grange High School 5’11” 185 86

63 OT Findlay, OH
Findlay High School 6’5” 260 86

64 DE Bellflower, CA
St. John Bosco High School 6’5” 265 86

65 OT Rock Island, IL
Alleman High School 6’6” 305 86

66 DT Gardendale, AL
Gardendale High School 6’5” 280 86

67 OLB Tallahassee, FL
Lincoln High School 6’2” 215 86

68 WR Rolesville, NC
Rolesville High School 6’2” 185 86

69 OT Monroe, LA
Neville High School 6’5” 300 86

70 OLB Orlando, FL
Jones High School 6’2” 235 86

71 DT Oradell, NJ
Bergen Catholic High 6’6” 325 86

72 DE Miami, FL
Miami Central High School 6’3” 255 86

73 WR Thomasville, GA
Thomas County Central High School 5’11” 175 86

74 TE-H Bradenton, FL
IMG Academy 6’5” 230 86

75 DT Warner Robins, GA
Warner Robins High School 6’5” 270 86

76 WR Bellflower, CA
St. John Bosco High School 5’11” 190 85

77 OG Ashburn, VA
Broad Run High School 6’5” 280 85

78 QB-DT Maize, KS
Maize High School 6’2” 175 85

79 OLB Merrillville, IN
Andrean High School 6’2” 215 85

80 S Shiner, TX
Shiner High School 6’1” 175 85

81 WR Phenix City, AL
Central High School 5’11” 175 85

82 DE Bradenton, FL
IMG Academy 6’5” 240 85

83 WR Heathsville, VA
Northumberland High School 6’2” 225 85

84 OG Odessa, TX
Permian High School 6’4” 300 85

85 CB Quincy, FL
Robert F. Munroe High School 6’1” 190 85

86 TE-H Bixby, OK
Bixby High School 6’3” 215 84

87 DT Seminole, FL
Osceola High School 6’3” 300 84

88 CB Tampa, FL
Wharton High School 6’1” 187 84

89 WR Orlando, FL
Boone High School 6’2” 180 84

90 OT Mount Pleasant, SC
Oceanside Collegiate Academy 6’7” 285 84

91 QB-PP Ankeny, IA
Ankeny High School 6’6” 230 84

92 RB Saint Louis, MO
Christian Brothers College High School 6’1” 195 84

93 WR Flower Mound, TX
Marcus High School 6’3” 175 84

94 OG Orange Park, FL
Orange Park High School 6’4” 295 84

95 ILB Barnesville, GA
Lamar County High School 6’1” 220 84

96 ATH Houston, TX
Dwight D. Eisenhower High School 5’10” 170 84

97 TE-Y Fairburn, GA
Langston Hughes High School 6’5” 230 84

98 CB Gardena, CA
Junipero Serra High School 5’11” 175 84

99 DE Bradenton, FL
IMG Academy 6’4” 250 84

100 OLB Murfreesboro, TN
Riverdale High School 6’5” 205 84

101 WR Ridgeland, MS
Ridgeland High School 6’3” 190 84

102 S Fort Lauderdale, FL
Saint Thomas Aquinas High School 5’11” 180 84

103 OT Alabaster, AL
Thompson High School 6’7” 310 84

104 CB Melbourne, FL
Eau Gallie High School 5’11” 180 84

105 DE Norman, OK
Community Christian School 6’4” 215 84

106 S Fulton, MS
Itawamba Agri High School 6’0” 200 84

107 OT Fairburn, GA
Langston Hughes High School 6’7” 290 84

108 ATH Houston, TX
The Kinkaid School 5’11” 170 84

109 OT Tuscaloosa, AL
Northridge High School 6’7” 300 84

110 DE Mentor, OH
Mentor High School 6’5” 240 84

111 CB Plantation, FL
American Heritage High School 6’2” 185 84

112 OLB Lehi, UT
Skyridge High School 6’4” 220 84

113 DE Springdale, MD
C. H. Flowers High School 6’6” 230 84

114 OLB Crandall, TX
Crandall High School 6’1” 210 84

115 RB Dexter, MI
Dexter High School 5’11” 180 84

116 DE Eufaula, AL
Eufaula High School 6’3” 220 84

117 TE-Y Folsom, CA
Folsom High School 6’5” 235 84

118 DE Colleyville, TX
Covenant Christian Academy 6’5” 260 84

119 OT Austin, TX
Westlake High School 6’4” 310 84

120 DE New Hope, MN
Robbinsdale Cooper High School 6’4” 245 84

121 TE-H Austin, TX
Westlake High School 6’2” 220 84

122 ILB Many, LA
Many High School 6’2” 205 84

123 WR Milton, FL
Milton High School 6’3” 205 84

124 ATH Temple, TX
Temple High School 6’0” 185 84

125 OT Clearwater, FL
Clearwater Academy 6’7” 300 84

126 OLB Tampa, FL
Tampa Catholic High School 6’0” 200 84

127 DE Hickory, NC
Hickory High School 6’3” 230 84

128 TE-Y Saint Louis, MO
De Smet Jesuit High School 6’4” 250 84

129 OLB Hoschton, GA
Mill Creek High School 6’3” 200 84

130 ATH Dallas, TX
South Oak Cliff High 5’11” 170 84

131 OT Windsor, CT
Loomis Chaffee School 6’6” 310 84

132 DE Phenix City, AL
Central High School 6’4” 255 84

133 OT Roebuck, SC
Dorman High School 6’4” 305 84

134 OLB Fairfax, VA
Fairfax High School 6’2” 205 84

135 DT Camden, SC
Camden High School 6’5” 325 83

136 OG Douglasville, GA
South Paulding High School 6’4” 300 83

137 OT East Saint Louis, IL
East St. Louis High School 6’7” 355 83

138 TE-Y Thompson’s Station, TN
Independence High School 6’5” 225 83

139 OT McDonough, GA
Eagles Landing Christian Academy 6’7” 335 83

140 QB-PP Bellflower, CA
St. John Bosco High School 6’0” 200 83

141 CB Long Beach, CA
Long Beach Polytechnic High School 6’0” 175 83

142 S West Orange, FL
West Orange High School 6’2” 205 83

143 DE Bradenton, FL
IMG Academy 6’3” 250 83

144 CB Denton, TX
John H. Guyer High School 6’0” 175 83

145 QB-PP Cornelius, NC
Hough High School 6’3” 225 83

146 WR Miami, FL
Miami Edison Senior High School 5’9” 170 83

147 ATH Lehigh Acres, FL
Lehigh Senior High School 6’0” 180 83

148 OLB Teague, TX
Teague High School 6’2” 225 83

149 CB Saint Louis, MO
De Smet Jesuit High School 6’0” 175 83

150 ATH Tampa, FL
Gaither High School 5’11” 170 83

151 RB Baton Rouge, LA
Liberty Magnet High School 5’11” 200 83

152 CB Waxahachie, TX
Waxahachie High School 5’11” 180 83

153 ATH Idaho Falls, ID
Skyline High School 6’4” 225 83

154 DE American Fork, UT
American Fork High School 6’4” 240 83

155 RB Derby, KS
Derby Senior High School 5’8” 155 83

156 CB Miami, FL
Gulliver Prep High School 6’2” 175 83

157 ATH Lincoln, NE
Lincoln East High School 6’4” 185 83

158 ILB Bradenton, FL
IMG Academy 6’2” 225 83

159 DE Concord, NC
J. M. Robinson High School 6’5” 260 83

160 WR Lakeland, FL
Lakeland High School 6’4” 190 83

161 TE-H Santa Rosa Beach, FL
South Walton High School 6’6” 210 83

162 CB Bellflower, CA
St. John Bosco High School 6’2” 185 82

163 DE Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Santa Margarita Catholic High School 6’7” 255 82

164 DT Saint James, MD
St. James School 6’4” 275 82

165 RB Picayune, MS
Picayune Memorial High School 6’1” 215 82

166 DE Houston, TX
C. E. King High School 6’4” 245 82

167 CB Roswell, GA
Roswell High School 5’11” 165 82

168 OG West Bloomfield, MI
West Bloomfield High School 6’3” 280 82

169 DE Detroit, MI
Cass Technical High School 6’3” 245 82

170 DT Chandler, AZ
Chandler High School 6’4” 295 82

171 RB Farmerville, LA
Union Parish High School 5’8” 180 82

172 DE Olney, MD
Our Lady of Good Counsel High School 6’5” 235 82

173 CB Coppell, TX
Coppell High School 6’1” 190 82

174 OG Huber Heights, OH
Wayne High School 6’3” 280 82

175 ATH Uniontown, PA
Laurel Highlands High School 6’0” 160 82

176 QB-DT Nashville, TN
Montgomery Bell Academy 6’1” 170 82

177 DE Olney, MD
Our Lady of Good Counsel High School 6’5” 205 82

178 CB Seminole, FL
Osceola High School 6’1” 180 82

179 OLB Jacksonville, FL
Andrew Jackson High School 6’3” 215 82

180 DE Ellenwood, GA
Cedar Grove High School 6’6” 210 82

181 QB-DT Hendersonville, TN
Pope John Paul II High School 6’2” 205 82

182 CB Ellenwood, GA
Cedar Grove High School 5’11” 170 82

183 DE Austin, TX
Westlake High School 6’5” 230 82

184 OLB Durham, NC
Southern Durham High School 6’4” 215 82

185 CB Las Vegas, NV
Bishop Gorman High School 6’1” 190 82

186 ATH Dublin, GA
Trinity Christian School 6’0” 180 82

187 CB Jacksonville, FL
Bartram Trail High School 6’0” 165 82

188 QB-DT Brentwood, TN
Ravenwood High School 6’0” 210 82

189 CB Chandler, AZ
Basha High School 5’10” 175 82

190 ILB Fayetteville, GA
Whitewater High School 6’1” 220 82

191 DE Amarillo, TX
Tascosa High School 6’3” 255 82

192 OT McDonough, GA
Eagles Landing Christian Academy 6’5” 300 82

193 QB-PP Baton Rouge, LA
Woodlawn High School 6’3” 185 82

194 CB Arlington, TX
Juan Seguin High School 6’1” 175 82

195 OLB Manteca, CA
Manteca High School 6’3” 215 82

196 WR Chula Vista, CA
Mater Dei Catholic High School 6’1” 190 82

197 ILB Altamonte Springs, FL
Lake Brantley High School 6’2” 190 82

198 CB Spanaway, WA
Spanaway Lake High School 5’11” 170 82

199 TE-H Ashdown, AR
Ashdown High School 6’5” 215 82

200 DT Richmond, VA
Benedictine College Prep 6’4” 310 82

201 OT Sandy, UT
Alta High School 6’6” 300 82

202 CB Baton Rouge, LA
Woodlawn High School 6’0” 165 82

203 DE Indianapolis, IN
Lawrence Central High School 6’4” 225 82

204 TE-H Milton, MA
Milton Academy 6’4” 215 82

205 DE HIghland Home, AL
Highland Home High School 6’6” 245 82

206 CB Las Vegas, NV
Bishop Gorman High School 5’11” 180 82

207 ATH Miami, FL
Miami Palmetto High School 5’11” 170 82

208 DE Trussville, AL
Hewitt-Trussville High School 6’4” 255 82

209 CB Charlotte, NC
Providence Day School 6’0” 175 82

210 OC Bradenton, FL
IMG Academy 6’3” 325 82

211 OT Garland, TX
Naaman Forest High School 6’4” 285 82

212 RB Jacksonville, FL
Trinity Christian Academy 6’0” 190 82

213 TE-Y Saint Charles, MO
Francis Howell Central High School 6’6” 225 82

214 QB-PP Colorado Springs, CO
Vista Ridge High School 6’5” 195 82

215 CB Frisco, TX
Lone Star High School 6’0” 170 82

216 DE Pleasant Valley, IA
Pleasant Valley High School 6’5” 240 82

217 S Munford, AL
Munford High School 5’11” 195 82

218 DT New Bern, NC
New Bern High School 6’3” 285 82

219 CB Seattle, WA
Rainier High School 6’0” 180 82

220 ATH Pittsburg, CA
Pittsburg High School 6’1” 175 82

221 DE West Roxbury, MA
Catholic Memorial High School 6’4” 255 82

222 S Mansfield, TX
Mansfield High School 6’0” 185 82

223 DT Camden, NJ
Eastside High School 6’4” 300 82

224 ATH Cocoa, FL
Cocoa High School 5’11” 170 82

225 DE Thomaston, GA
Upson-Lee High School 6’5” 245 82

226 DT Rome, GA
Rome High School 6’4” 270 82

227 ATH Folsom, CA
Folsom High School 6’1” 190 82

228 CB Arlington, TX
Timberview High School 5’11” 185 82

229 ATH Fort Lauderdale, FL
Dillard High School 5’11” 190 82

230 RB Charlotte, NC
West Charlotte High School 6’0” 185 82

231 WR Tallahassee, FL
James S. Rickards High School 6’3” 190 82

232 RB Scranton, PA
Scranton Preparatory School 5’11” 190 82

233 CB Montgomery, AL
Alabama Christian Academy 6’2” 180 82

234 WR Bradenton, FL
IMG Academy 6’2” 185 81

235 ATH Waco, TX
Connally High School 6’2” 190 81

236 S Irvington, NJ
Irvington High School 6’0” 190 81

237 CB Kankakee, IL
Kankakee High School 6’2” 170 81

238 WR Chipley, FL
Chipley High School 6’2” 185 81

239 DE Saint Petersburg, FL
Lakewood Senior High School 6’4” 225 81

240 ATH Ocean Springs, MS
Ocean Springs High School 6’2” 190 81

241 RB Sandersville, GA
Washington County High School 5’11” 190 81

242 WR Miami, FL
Dade Christian High School 6’2” 195 81

243 DE Washington, DC
St. John’s College High School 6’3” 235 81

244 ILB Philadelphia, PA
Imhotep Institute Charter High School 6’1” 220 81

245 WR Nashville, TN
The Ensworth School 6’3” 200 81

246 OT Provo, UT
Timpview High School 6’4” 260 81

247 TE-H Norcross, GA
Norcross High School 6’3” 220 81

248 S Zachary, LA
Zachary High School 6’2” 200 81

249 RB Plantation, FL
American Heritage High School 6’1” 220 81

250 OT Paris, TN
Henry County High School 6’5” 310 81

251 DT Jacksonville, FL
Westside High School 6’4” 300 81

252 S West Chester, OH
Lakota West High School 6’3” 175 81

253 OT Columbus, GA
Carver High School 6’5” 300 81

254 WR Tulsa, OK
Booker T. Washington High School 5’11” 170 81

255 TE-Y Tucson, AZ
Mountain View High School 6’4” 245 81

256 DE Gainesville, FL
Buchholz High School 6’3” 245 81

257 RB Middleburg, FL
Middleburg High School 5’11” 195 81

258 DE Manor, TX
Manor High School 6’4” 225 81

259 CB Fort Mitchell, KY
Beechwood High School 5’10” 175 81

260 QB-DT Tacoma, WA
Lincoln High School 6’0” 205 81

261 ILB Fort Worth, TX
North Crowley High School 6’1” 215 81

262 OLB Cleveland, OH
Glenville High School 6’3” 215 81

263 RB Canutillo, TX
Canutillo High School 6’1” 205 81

264 DE Cypress, TX
Cypress Ranch High School 6’3” 260 81

265 OT Arlington, TX
Lamar High School 6’7” 285 81

266 WR Owasso, OK
Owasso High School 5’10” 180 81

267 ATH Clearwater, FL
Clearwater Central Catholic H. S. 5’10” 170 81

268 QB-PP Dripping Springs, TX
Dripping Springs High School 6’2” 180 81

269 RB Miami, FL
Miami Norland High School 5’9” 180 81

270 S Lake Charles, LA
Lake Charles College Prep 6’1” 180 81

271 DE Miami, FL
Gulliver Prep High School 6’4” 220 81

272 CB Rome, GA
Rome High School 6’0” 170 81

273 OG Elk Grove, CA
Elk Grove High School 6’3” 310 81

274 ILB Altamonte Springs, FL
Lake Brantley High School 6’1” 190 81

275 ATH Granada Hills, CA
Granada Hills High School 6’0” 175 81

276 WR Mesquite, TX
North Mesquite High School 6’2” 190 81

277 RB Montgomery, AL
Montgomery Catholic High School 5’11” 185 81

278 OG Gilbert, AZ
Highland High School 6’5” 265 81

279 TE-H Havelock, NC
Havelock High School 6’4” 210 81

280 ILB Smyrna, TN
Smyrna High School 6’1” 215 81

281 RB New Caney, TX
New Caney High 5’11” 190 81

282 WR Houston, TX
Andy Dekaney High School 6’2” 195 81

283 DT North Kansas City, MO
North Kansas City High School 6’3” 285 81

284 CB Bellflower, CA
St. John Bosco High School 6’0” 170 81

285 ATH Los Alamitos, CA
Los Alamitos High School 6’3” 185 81

286 S Fairburn, GA
Langston Hughes High School 6’2” 195 81

287 WR Roanoke, VA
Patrick Henry High School 6’0” 170 81

288 OLB Friendswood, TX
Friendswood High School 6’5” 230 81

289 OG Hyattsville, MD
DeMatha Catholic High School 6’5” 305 81

290 RB San Diego, CA
Abraham Lincoln High School 6’1” 240 81

291 ATH Arthur, IL
Arthur High School 6’2” 220 81

292 RB Naples, FL
Naples High School 6’1” 195 81

293 TE-Y Concord, CA
De La Salle High School 6’6” 255 81

294 OG Honolulu, HI
Farrington High School 6’2” 315 81

295 OLB Post, TX
Post High School 6’4” 210 81

296 OT Chattanooga, TN
Baylor School 6’6” 280 81

297 S South Bend, IN
Saint Joseph High School 6’2” 200 81

298 ATH Maiden, NC
Maiden High School 6’3” 190 81

299 DT Cypress, TX
Cypress Woods High School 6’5” 265 81

300 RB Baltimore, MD
St. Frances Academy 6’0” 200 81

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Nats seek ‘fresh approach,’ fire Martinez, Rizzo

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  • Jesse RogersJul 6, 2025, 06:35 PM ET

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The last-place Washington Nationals fired president of baseball operations Mike Rizzo and manager Davey Martinez, the team announced Sunday.

Rizzo, 64, and Martinez, 60, won a World Series with the Nationals in 2019, but the team has floundered in recent years. This season, the Nationals are 37-53 and stuck at the bottom of the National League East after getting swept by the Boston Red Sox this weekend at home. Washington hasn’t finished higher than fourth in the division since winning the World Series.

“On behalf of our family and the Washington Nationals organization, I first and foremost want to thank Mike and Davey for their contributions to our franchise and our city,” principal owner Mark Lerner said in a statement. “Our family is eternally grateful for their years of dedication to the organization, including their roles in bringing a World Series trophy to Washington, D.C.

“While we are appreciative of their past successes, the on-field performance has not been where we or our fans expect it to be. This is a pivotal time for our club, and we believe a fresh approach and new energy is the best course of action for our team moving forward.”

Mike DeBartolo, the club’s senior vice president and assistant general manager, was named interim GM on Sunday night. DeBartolo will oversee all aspects of baseball operations, including the MLB draft. An announcement will be made on the interim manager Monday, a day before the club begins a series against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Rizzo has been the top decision-maker in Washington since 2013, and Martinez has been on board since 2018. Under Rizzo’s leadership, the team made the postseason four times: in 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2019. The latter season was Martinez’s lone playoff appearance.

“When our family assumed control of the team, nearly 20 years ago, Mike was the first hire we made,” Lerner said. “Over two decades, he was with us as we went from a fledging team in a new city to World Series champion. Mike helped make us who we are as an organization, and we’re so thankful to him for his hard work and dedication — not just on the field and in the front office, but in the community as well.”

The Nationals are in the midst of a rebuild that has moved slower than expected, though the team didn’t augment its young core much during the winter. Led by All-Stars James Wood and MacKenzie Gore, Washington has the second-youngest group of hitters in MLB and the sixth-youngest pitching staff.

The team lost 11 straight games in a forgettable stretch last month. And during a 2-10 run in June, Washington averaged just 2.5 runs. Since June 1, the Nationals have scored one run or been shut out seven times. In Sunday’s 6-4 loss to Boston, they left 15 runners on base.

There was industry speculation over the winter that the Nationals would spend money on free agents for the first time in several years, but that never materialized. Instead, the team made minor moves, signing free agents Josh Bell and Michael Soroka, trading for first baseman Nathaniel Lowe and re-signing closer Kyle Finnegan. Now, the hope is a new management team, both on and off the field, can help change the franchise’s fortunes.

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Kershaw gets special ASG invite; no Soto, Betts

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  • David SchoenfieldJul 6, 2025, 05:38 PM ET

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The rosters for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game will feature 19 first-timers — and one legend — as the pitchers and reserves were announced Sunday for the July 15 contest at Truist Park in Atlanta.

Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw, a three-time Cy Young Award winner who made his first All-Star team in 2011, was named to his 11th National League roster as a special commissioner’s selection.

Kershaw, who became only the fourth left-hander to amass 3,000 career strikeouts, is 4-0 with a 3.43 ERA in nine starts after beginning the season on the injured list. He joins Albert Pujols and Miguel Cabrera as a legend choice, after the pair of sluggers were selected in 2022.

Kershaw said he didn’t want to discuss the selection Sunday.

Among the first-time All-Stars announced Sunday: Dodgers teammate Yoshinobu Yamamoto; Washington Nationals outfielder James Wood and left-hander MacKenzie Gore; Houston Astros ace Hunter Brown and shortstop Jeremy Pena; and Chicago Cubs 34-year-old left-hander Matthew Boyd.

“It’ll just be cool being around some of the best players in the game,” Wood said.

First-time All-Stars previously elected to start by the fans include Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson, Baltimore Orioles designated hitter Ryan O’Hearn and Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.

Overall, the 19 first-time All-Stars is a drop from the 32 first-time selections on the initial rosters in 2024.

Kershaw would be the sentimental choice to start for the National League, although Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes, who leads NL pitchers in ERA and WAR, might be in line to start his second straight contest. Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Zack Wheeler, a three-time All-Star, is 9-3 with a 2.17 ERA after Sunday’s complete-game victory and also would be a strong candidate to start.

“I think it would be stupid to say no to that. It’s a pretty cool opportunity,” Skenes said about the possibility of being asked to start by Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. “I didn’t make plans over the All-Star break or anything. So, yeah, I’m super stoked.”

Kershaw has made one All-Star start in his career, in 2022 at Dodger Stadium.

Among standout players not selected were New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto, who signed a $765 million contract as a free agent in the offseason, and Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts, who had made eight consecutive All-Star rosters since 2016.

Soto got off to a slow start but was the National League Player of the Month in June and entered Sunday ranked sixth in the NL in WAR among position players while ranking second in OBP, eighth in OPS and third in runs scored.

The players vote for the reserves at each position and selected Wood, Corbin Carroll of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Fernando Tatis Jr. of the San Diego Padres as the backup outfielders. Kyle Stowers also made it as a backup outfielder as the representative for the Miami Marlins.

Unless Soto later is added as an injury replacement, he’ll miss his first All-Star Game since his first full season in 2019.

The Dodgers lead all teams with five representatives: Kershaw, Yamamoto and starters Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and Will Smith. The AL-leading Detroit Tigers (57-34) and Mariners have four each.

Tigers ace Tarik Skubal will join AL starters Riley Greene, Gleyber Torres and Javier Baez, while Raleigh, the AL’s starting catcher, will be joined by Seattle teammates Bryan Woo, Andres Munoz and Julio Rodriguez.

Earning his fifth career selection but first since 2021 is Texas Rangers righty Jacob deGrom, who is finally healthy after making only nine starts in his first two seasons with the Rangers and is 9-2 with a 2.13 ERA. He has never started an All-Star Game, although Skubal or Brown would be the favorite to start for the AL.

The hometown Braves will have three All-Stars in Acuna, pitcher Chris Sale (his ninth selection, tied with Freeman for the second most behind Kershaw) and first baseman Matt Olson. The San Francisco Giants had three pitchers selected: Logan Webb, Robbie Ray and reliever Randy Rodriguez.

The slumping New York Yankees ended up with three All-Stars: Aaron Judge, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Max Fried. The Mets also earned three All-Star selections: Francisco Lindor, Pete Alonso and Edwin Diaz.

“Red carpet, that’s my thing,” Chisholm said. “I do have a ‘fit in mind.”

Rosters are expanded from 26 to 32 for the All-Star Game. They include starters elected by fans, 17 players (five starting pitchers, three relievers and a backup for each position) chosen in a player vote and six players (four pitchers and two position players) selected by league officials. Every club must be represented.

Acuna, Wood and Raleigh are the three All-Stars who have so far committed to participating in the Home Run Derby.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Bellinger rescues Yankees to avoid Subway sweep

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Bellinger rescues Yankees to avoid Subway sweep

  • Jorge CastilloJul 6, 2025, 07:40 PM ET

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      ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024.

NEW YORK — The New York Yankees were seemingly in deep trouble Sunday when Juan Soto cracked a pitch to left field in the seventh inning.

The New York Mets, down two runs, were cooking up a rally with no outs. Francisco Lindor stood at first base, Pete Alonso loomed on deck, and Brandon Nimmo was in the hole. This was the heart of the Mets’ potent lineup. Given the Yankees’ recent woes, fumbling their two-run lead and suffering a Subway Series sweep at the hands of their neighbors — and a seventh straight loss — seemed almost fated.

Then Cody Bellinger charged Soto’s sinking 105 mph line drive, made a shoestring catch and fired a strike to first base for an improbable double play to secure a skid-snapping 6-4 win — and perhaps rescue the Yankees from another dreadful outcome.

“Considering the context of this week and everything,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said, “that’s probably our play of the year so far.”

Soto’s line drive off Mark Leiter Jr. had a 10% catch probability, according to Statcast, but Bellinger, a plus defender at multiple positions who started at first base Saturday, was just able to snatch it before it touched the grass. Certain that he caught it clean, he made an 89.9 mph toss that reached first baseman Paul Goldschmidt on a line, over Lindor, who didn’t slide into the bag.

“I saw it in the air and had a really good beat on it,” said Bellinger, who went 2-for-3 with a double and a walk at the plate.

The Mets challenged the catch, but the call stood.

“That was incredible,” said Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge, who swatted his 33rd home run of the season in the fifth inning. “I’ve never seen something like that on the field.”

For the past week, a stretch Boone described as “terrible” for his ballclub, poor defense has been an issue for the Yankees. Physical errors. Mental lapses. Near disasters. The sloppiness helped sink a depleted pitching staff, more than offsetting the offense’s strong production.

That combination produced the team’s second six-game losing streak in three weeks and a three-game deficit in the American League East standings behind the first-place Toronto Blue Jays.

The surging Blue Jays won again Sunday to extend their winning streak to seven games and keep their division lead at three games, but Bellinger’s glove and arm ensured it didn’t grow to four.

“That was an unbelievable play,” Goldschmidt said. “Amazing catch and absolute cannon to me at first. To make that play was a game-changing play and potentially game-winning play for us today. And we needed it.”

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