2026 Washington Nationals Trades and Transactions

Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

• November 2, 2025

  Josh Bell granted Free Agency.

  Paul DeJong granted Free Agency.

  Derek Law granted Free Agency.

• November 6, 2025

  Joan Adon granted Free Agency.

  Delino DeShields granted Free Agency.

  Parker Dunshee granted Free Agency.

  Erick Mejia granted Free Agency.

  Francisco Mejia granted Free Agency.

  Adrian Sampson granted Free Agency.

  Chase Solesky granted Free Agency.

  CJ Stubbs granted Free Agency.

  Juan Yepez granted Free Agency.

  Zach Brzykcy selected by the Miami Marlins off waivers.

  Ryan Loutos selected by the Seattle Mariners off waivers.

• November 8, 2025

  Signed Erick Mejia as a free agent.

• November 18, 2025

  Signed Eddy Yean as a free agent.

• December 6, 2025

  Traded Jose A. Ferrer to the Seattle Mariners. Received Isaac Lyon (minors) and Harry Ford.

• December 15, 2025

  Traded Jake Bennett to the Boston Red Sox. Received Luis Perales (minors).

• December 20, 2025

  Signed Warming Bernabel as a free agent.

• December 22, 2025

  Signed Foster Griffin as a free agent.

• December 31, 2025

  Signed Matt Mervis as a free agent.

• January 5, 2026

  Selected Joey Wiemer off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.

• January 9, 2026

  Released Sauryn Lao.

  Selected Paxton Schultz off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

• January 20, 2026

  Selected Mickey Gasper off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.

• January 21, 2026

  Signed Tres Barrera as a free agent.

  Signed Zach Penrod as a free agent.

• January 22, 2026

  Signed Levi Jordan as a free agent.

  Traded MacKenzie Gore to the Texas Rangers. Received Yeremy Cabrera (minors), Gavin Fien (minors), Devin Fitz-Gerald (minors), Alejandro Rosario (minors) and Abimelec Ortiz.

  Selected Gus Varland off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

• January 23, 2026

  Signed Bryce Montes de Oca as a free agent.

• January 28, 2026

  Signed Sergio Alcántara as a free agent.

  Signed Trevor Gott as a free agent.

  Selected Tsung-Che Cheng off waivers from the New York Mets.

• January 29, 2026

  Selected Richard Lovelady off waivers from the New York Mets.

• January 30, 2026

  Selected George Soriano off waivers from the Atlanta Braves.

• February 4, 2026

  Mickey Gasper selected by the Boston Red Sox off waivers.

• February 5, 2026

  Konnor Pilkington granted Free Agency.

  Selected Ken Waldichuk off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays.

• February 6, 2026

  Tsung-Che Cheng selected by the Boston Red Sox off waivers.

• February 10, 2026

  Traded George Soriano to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Andre Granillo.

• February 11, 2026

  Signed Miles Mikolas as a free agent.

• February 16, 2026

  Signed Cionel Pérez as a free agent.

• February 18, 2026

  Signed Drew Smith as a free agent.

• March 10, 2026

  Signed Zack Littell as a free agent.

• March 14, 2026

  Richard Lovelady selected by the New York Mets off waivers.

• March 21, 2026

  Released Warming Bernabel.

  Released Orelvis Martinez.

  Released Drew Smith.

• March 22, 2026

  Traded Sean Paul Linan (minors) to the New York Yankees. Received Jorbit Vivas.

• March 24, 2026

  Purchased Zack Short from the New York Yankees.

  Released Sergio Alcántara.

• March 28, 2026

  Traded Boston Smith (minors) to the Chicago White Sox. Received Curtis Mead.

• March 31, 2026

  Released Matt Mervis.

• April 1, 2026

  Jake Eder player rights sold to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

• April 16, 2026

  Purchased Richard Lovelady from the New York Mets.

• May 1, 2026

  Signed Shawn Dubin as a free agent.

  Zack Short player rights sold to the Detroit Tigers.

• May 3, 2026

  Selected Zak Kent off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.

• May 4, 2026

  Cionel Pérez granted Free Agency.

• May 5, 2026

  Signed Max Kranick as a free agent.

• May 10, 2026

  Jackson Rutledge selected by the Philadelphia Phillies off waivers.

• May 13, 2026

  Signed Alex Young as a free agent.

• May 15, 2026

  Released Shawn Dubin.

• May 25, 2026

  Purchased Carson Palmquist from the Colorado Rockies.

• June 10, 2026

  Released Bryce Montes de Oca.

• June 15, 2026

  Released Shinnosuke Ogasawara.

• June 17, 2026

  Released Julian Fernández.

• June 20, 2026

  Tyler Schoff (minors) player rights sold to the Atlanta Braves.

• June 21, 2026

  Marcus Brown (minors) player rights sold to the Houston Astros.

• June 22, 2026

  Tres Barrera voluntarily retired.

• June 24, 2026

  Selected Justin Lawrence off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.

• July 1, 2026

  Traded Randal Diaz (minors) to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Kyle Nicolas.

• July 2, 2026

  Signed Konnor Pilkington as a free agent.

  Released Trevor Gott.

• July 3, 2026

  Purchased Tom Cosgrove from the Houston Astros.

• July 4, 2026

  Selected Matt Krook off waivers from the Athletics.

• July 6, 2026

  Cade Cavalli suspended.

• July 11, 2026

  Andre Granillo selected by the Detroit Tigers off waivers.

• July 12, 2026

  Miles Mikolas suspended.

• July 14, 2026

  Matt Krook granted Free Agency.

• July 16, 2026

  Robert Hassell III player rights sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• July 19, 2026

  Signed Matt Krook as a free agent.