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Outfielder Lane Thomas and Kansas City Royals finalize $5.25 million, 1-year contract

Outfielder Lane Thomas and the Kansas City Royals have finalized a $5.25 million, one-year contract

DECEMBER 18, 2025 • Associated Press

Outfielder Lane Thomas agrees to $5.25 million, 1-year deal with Royals, AP source says

A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that outfielder Lane Thomas and the Kansas City Royals have agreed to a $5.25 million, one-year contract

DECEMBER 12, 2025 • Associated Press

Nationals recall first baseman Andrés Chaparro from minors

The Washington Nationals have recalled slugging first baseman Andrés Chaparro from Triple-A Rochester

AUGUST 19, 2025 • Associated Press

Demoted after Sunday's game The Nationals optioned Tena to Triple-A Rochester following Sunday's 11-9 loss to the Phillies.

Impact Making a start at second base Sunday, Tena went 1-for-4 with an RBI double and his third stolen base of the season, but the performance wasn't enough for him to maintain his spot on the 26-man active roster heading into the Nationals' three-game series with the Mets, which begins Tuesday. The 24-year-old infielder has handled a limited role across his multiple stints in the big leagues this season, slashing .243/.341/.355 with no home runs, 16 RBI and 19 runs over 169 plate appearances.

AUGUST 17, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Demoted after Sunday's game The Nationals optioned Tena to Triple-A Rochester following Sunday's 11-9 loss to the Phillies.

AUGUST 17, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Alec Bohm homers in his return as the Phillies defeat the Nationals, 11-9

Alec Bohm hit a three-run home run in his return from the injured list, Nick Castellanos also homered, and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Washington Nationals 11-9 to earn...

AUGUST 17, 2025 • Associated Press

Phillies' Nola allows six runs in 2 1/3 innings in his return, Bohm homers in his first game back

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola’s first start after returning from the injured list didn’t last long

AUGUST 17, 2025 • Associated Press

Phillies lose third straight as Jose Tena's 2-run single in seventh lifts Nationals Zack Wheeler pitches Friday night to try and snap the skid

AUGUST 15, 2025 • MCALL.COM

Tena's two-run single helps Nationals rally for win over Phillies Jose Tena hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the seventh inning, Paul DeJong homered for the third time in five games and the Washington Nati...

AUGUST 15, 2025 • WASHINGTONTIMES.COM

Jose Tena's 2-run single helps Nationals rally for 3-2 win over Phillies

Jose Tena hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the seventh inning, Paul DeJong homered for the third time in five games and the Washington Nationals rallied past the Philadelphia Phil...

AUGUST 15, 2025 • Associated Press

Promotion official The Nationals recalled Tena from Triple-A Rochester on Sunday, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.

Impact The 24-year-old is filling the roster spot vacated by Amed Rosario, who was traded to the Yankees on Saturday. Tena has a .690 OPS over 154 plate appearances in the big leagues this season and should serve as a utility infielder while up in the majors.

JULY 27, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Call-up imminent Tena is expected to be called up from Triple-A Rochester, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

Impact Tena began the season on the big-league roster but was sent down to Rochester on June 15. In 44 games earlier this season with Washington, he slashed .248/.325/.365 with no homers, 13 RBI and two stolen bases. Tena played mostly at third base while in the majors but also logged action at second base in two games. He figures to give the Nationals some versatility in the infield after Ahmed Rosario was traded to the Yankees on Saturday.

JULY 27, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Brady House gets called up by the Nationals. He was the 11th overall pick in the 2021 draft

Third baseman Brady House was promoted by the Washington Nationals from Triple-A Rochester and made his major league debut on Monday night, the club’s latest rookie to get a look a...

JUNE 16, 2025 • Associated Press

Sent to Triple-A Tena was optioned to Triple-A Rochester after Sunday's 3-1 loss to Miami, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

Impact Tena earned a spot on the Nationals' Opening Day roster, but he has yet to find a groove this season, batting .248 with 12 doubles, two triples, 13 RBI, 18 runs scored and a stolen base over 137 at-bats in 44 games this season. The 24-year-old will now look to get back on track with Rochester in an attempt to potentially return to the major-league roster down the road this year.

JUNE 15, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Sent to Triple-A The Nationals optioned Tena to Triple-A Rochester after Sunday's 3-1 loss to Miami, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

Impact Tena earned a spot on the Nationals' Opening Day roster but had yet to make much of a splash through the first two-plus months of the season, slashing .248/.325/.365 with zero home runs, two stolen bases, 18 runs and 13 RBI over 154 plate appearances. The 24-year-old had been occupying the strong side of a platoon at third base with Amed Rosario, but the Nationals will call up prospect Brady House from Triple-A on Monday and are likely to deploy him as an everyday player at the hot corner.

JUNE 15, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Wagaman's 2 RBIs, Meyers' solo HR help Marlins sweep Nationals with 3-1 victory

Eric Wagaman had two RBIs, Dane Meyers hit a solo home run and the Miami Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 3-1 to sweep a three-game series

JUNE 15, 2025 • Associated Press

Nationals take home losing streak into matchup with the Marlins

The Washington Nationals look to break their three-game home slide with a victory over the Miami Marlins

JUNE 14, 2025 • Associated Press

Nationals host the Marlins to begin 3-game series

The Washington Nationals open a three-game series at home against the Miami Marlins on Friday

JUNE 13, 2025 • Associated Press

Kodai Senga leaves with hamstring strain as Mets hang on for 4-3 win to sweep Nats

Kodai Senga threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings Thursday before leaving with a hamstring strain in the New York Mets’ 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals that completed a three-game sw...

JUNE 12, 2025 • Associated Press

Idle again Sunday Tena is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.

Impact Tena will hit the bench for the fourth time in five games, with all of his absences coming against left-handed starting pitchers. The Rangers are having southpaw Jacob Latz serve as an opener for Sunday's contest, so Tena could end up subbing in for the right-handed-hitting Amed Rosario once Latz exits the contest, likely after working an inning or two.

JUNE 8, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

DeGrom tosses 7 shutout innings to help Rangers snap a 4-game skid with a 5-0 win over Nationals

Jacob deGrom allowed two hits in seven shutout innings and Marcus Semien drove in three runs to lead the Texas Rangers to a 5-0 victory over the Washington Nationals that snapped a...

JUNE 7, 2025 • Associated Press

Hitting bench against lefty Tena is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Impact Tena had started in each of Washington's last seven games while the Nationals faced right-handed pitchers, but he'll hit the bench Wednesday with southpaw Matthew Boyd taking the hill for the Cubs. Platoon mate Amed Rosario will step in at third base in place of Tena, who went 7-for-23 with five extra-base hits (four doubles, one triple), a 5:5 BB:K, six runs and four RBI over that seven-game stretch.

JUNE 4, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Hassell hits 1st major league homer and Nationals rout Mariners 9-0

Robert Hassell III had three hits and two RBIs, including his first major league home run, and James Wood also went deep as the Washington Nationals routed the Seattle Mariners 9-0

MAY 29, 2025 • Associated Press

Sitting against another lefty Tena is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.

Impact The left-handed-hitting Tena will take a seat for the second day in a row while the Giants send another left-handed starting pitcher (Robbie Ray) to the bump. Amed Rosario will get the nod at third base Sunday, and he and Tena will likely work in a platoon at the position until Paul DeJong (orbital) returns from the injured list.

MAY 25, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting against another lefty Tena is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.

Impact Tena will take a seat for the second day in a row while the Giants send another left-handed starting pitcher to the bump in Robbie Ray. Amed Rosario will get the nod at third base Sunday, and he and Tena will continue to work in a platoon, potentially until Paul DeJong (orbital) returns from the injured list.