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Not in high-leverage mix Henry gave up a hit and a walk in a scoreless ninth inning during Monday's win over the Phillies. He struck out one.

Impact The right-hander entered the game with the Nationals cruising to a 13-2 rout. Henry's made two appearances so far, and both came in blowouts -- he also delivered a scoreless inning in Saturday's 10-2 loss to the Cubs. Henry was viewed as potentially part of the closing picture coming into the season alongside Clayton Beeter, but his early usage suggests he's a long way from a high-leverage role.

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Wrapping up solid spring Henry has posted a 3.86 ERA and 6:3 K:BB over 4.2 Grapefruit League innings this spring.

Impact The 26-year-old right-hander made his MLB debut in 2025, producing a 4.27 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 52:32 K:BB over 52.2 innings. Despite those pedestrian numbers, Henry is expected to fill a high-leverage role in the Nationals' bullpen to begin the 2026 campaign, although he appears to be behind Clayton Beeter in the pecking order for save chances.

MARCH 23 • ROTOWIRE

Makes spring debut Henry (back) struck out two batters in a perfect inning of relief Tuesday in the Nationals' 6-1 win over the Cardinals in Grapefruit League play.

Impact Despite closing the past season on the injured list while recovering from a back strain, Henry appears to be under no restrictions during the early weeks of spring training. The Nationals head into the 2026 season without an obvious option to close games, and Henry should have the opportunity this spring to stake his claim to a late-inning role. While Henry collected two saves and nine holds over his 57 relief appearances for Washington last season, his peripherals (4.69 SIERA, 8.3 K-BB%, 31.7 GB%) were mostly underwhelming.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2025 • Associated Press

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 • Associated Press

Done for season with back strain The Nationals placed Henry on the 15-day injured list Sunday with a back strain.

Impact The injury will end Henry's season, but he should be recovered early on in the offseason. Henry became a high-leverage reliever for the Nationals' this season, though that had more to do with the team's lack of other options than his performance. He finished with a 4.27 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 52:32 K:BB over 52.2 innings, picking up two saves and 10 holds along the way.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Chandler tosses five perfect innings, Pirates rally in eighth for 5-1 win against the Nationals

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2025 • Associated Press

Steps in for second save Henry notched a save against the Cubs on Saturday, allowing one hit and striking out one batter in a scoreless ninth inning.

Impact Jose Ferrer had recorded each of Washington's previous five saves coming into Saturday, but he was summoned in the eighth frame to face the top of Chicago's order. That left the ninth inning for Henry, who worked around a one-out Cubs single to close out the contest. Henry has held the opponent scoreless in nine of his past 10 appearances, though he gave up three runs in his lone poor outing during that stretch. Ferrer remains the likely top option for saves in the Nationals' bullpen, but Henry appears to be next in line when Ferrer isn't available for the ninth.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Lile's tiebreaking homer, Lord's season-best 7 strikeouts lead Nationals past Cubs 2-1

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2025 • Associated Press

Cam Sanders Receives MLB Promotion with Pittsburgh Pirates Sanders is the fourth former LSU player to receive a MLB promotion this season, joining right-hander Cole Henry of the Washington Nationals,...

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Josh Bell's homer, rookie Cole Henry's clutch relief help Nationals beat Mets 5-4

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AUGUST 21, 2025 • Associated Press

Notches first career save Henry picked up the save Thursday against the Phillies, yielding one hit with one strikeout over a scoreless ninth inning.

Impact It was reported that Henry would be in the mix for saves after the Nationals traded closer Kyle Finnegan near the deadline. However, Jose Ferrer got the first save opportunity while Henry pitched the eighth frame. Their roles reversed Thursday, with Ferrer setting up the 26-year-old rookie. The save was the first of Henry's career. He's allowed one run on four hits and two walks across 5.2 innings in August. Washington could utilize a committee approach to the closer role during the final stretch of the regular season.

AUGUST 15, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

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AUGUST 15, 2025 • Associated Press

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AUGUST 10, 2025 • FOX SPORTS

Justin Verlander Becomes 10th MLB Pitcher To Reach 3,500 Career Strikeouts

Might get save chances Henry could be part of the ninth-inning mix for the Nationals with Kyle Finnegan having been traded to the Tigers, Mark Zuckerman of MASN Sports reports.

Impact The 26-year-old rookie right-hander hasn't been particularly impressive this season, leaning on his mid-90s four-seam fastball and low-80s curve to post a 3.96 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 37:20 K:BB over 38.2 innings. No one in Washington's big-league 'pen has closer-worthy numbers though, so Henry might get a shot as part of a ninth-inning committee with lefty Jose Ferrer and righty Zach Brzykcy.

AUGUST 1, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Collects third hold Henry gave up a hit and a walk while striking out one in a scoreless fifth inning Monday to record his third hold of the season in a win over the Reds.

Impact Starter Jake Irvin didn't make it out of the fourth inning, and Henry was one of six National relievers to take the mound in a wild 10-8 victory. The 26-year-old righty has been effective in his first big-league season, posting a 3.50 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 35:18 K:BB over 36 innings, and if closer Kyle Finnegan gets shipped out at the trade deadline, Henry could get an audition in the ninth inning down the stretch.

JULY 22, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

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Nathaniel Lowe hit a go-ahead triple with the bases loaded in the eighth inning and finished with four RBIs as the Washington Nationals rallied to beat the Detroit Tigers 9-4 for a...

JULY 3, 2025 • Associated Press

Maldonado, Iglesias drive in tying, go-ahead runs off Williams in Padres' 4-3 win vs. Nationals

Martín Maldonado hit a tying home run in the fifth off San Diego native Trevor Williams and Jose Iglesias brought in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded groundout in the sixth for...

JUNE 25, 2025 • Associated Press

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JUNE 23, 2025 • FOX SPORTS

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