This spring, the defending World Series champions will get a closer look at one potential piece of their future.The Nationals have invited No. 97 overall prospectLuis Garcia to Major League Spring Training, the club announced Wednesday. Twenty-two players in total received non-roster invitations from Washington.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. - The Washington Nationals selected the following former Potomac Nationals players for their 2019 Minor League Players of the year:  -Pitcher of the Year - Left-Handed Pitcher Tim Cate (2019) -Defensive Player of the Year - Infielder Luis Garcia (2018) -Baserunner of the Year - Infielder Cole Freeman

There was nothing surprising about this start for Luis Garcia.The second-ranked Nationals prospect went 4-for-5 with a double and two runs scored on Opening Night in the Arizona Fall League as the Saguaros beat Glendale, 4-2, on Wednesday at Camelback Ranch.

Woodbridge, VA---A large collection of current and former Potomac Nationals will represent the Washington Nationals in the Arizona Fall League, which is set to begin on September 18th. In sum, eight current or former members of The Red, White, & Blue are set to play for the Surprise Saguaros. Current

The Arizona Fall League is going to be a little different in 2019, but the talent level will be as high as ever.Angels outfielder Jo Adell (No. 4) and Twins shortstop Royce Lewis (No. 7) headline the list of 20 Top-100 prospects named to the Arizona Fall League rosters released

Luis Garcia has extended his white-hot June into July as he continues to adjust to Double-A pitching.The second-ranked Nationals prospect tied his season high with four hits, drove in two runs and scored one as Harrisburg rolled to an 11-2 triumph over Richmond on Tuesday at FNB Field.

With six multi-hit games since May 22, Luis Garcia and his hot bat looms large in the Eastern League first-half playoff chase.MLB.com's No. 64 overall prospect went 4-for-5 with a double and an RBI as Double-A Harrisburg topped Reading, 6-1, on Saturday night at FirstEnergy Stadium.

Top Nationals prospectVictor Robles was nearly four months past his 20th birthday when he first got the call to Washington from Double-A Harrisburg in September 2017. Juan Soto was famously only 19 when he was summoned to the nation's capital last May, again from the Eastern League. Even further back,

Eloy Jiménez might not have much to prove in the International League after his performance last year, but he'll begin this season on the circuit regardless. The top White Sox prospect was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday, along with third-ranked Dylan Cease. Additionally, the club reassigned No. 4 prospect Luis

Exciting shortstops will not be in, well, short supply at Nationals Spring Training camp in West Palm Beach, Florida.The Nationals have invited No. 25 overall prospectCarter Kieboom and No. 75 Luis Garcia to Major League Spring Training camp, the club announced Tuesday.

Resilience seems to be the norm for Potomac.Third-ranked Nationals prospect Luis Garcia capped a three-run eighth inning with a two-run single as Potomac rallied for a 7-4 victory over Lynchburg on Saturday, tying its best-of-5 Carolina League semifinal series at 2-2. 

Twelve days after making history for Class A Advanced Potomac, Matthew Crownover was back on the bump against the same Lynchburg lineup in a postseason setting. He didn't have hitless stuff this time around, but the southpaw got the job done. In the second game of the Carolina League semifinals, Crownover

Theme of the nightBall tricks:Willians Astudillo and Carlos Correa are known for different things. Astudillo pushed his way to the Majors this season after years of being the Minors' low-strikeout, low-walk, put-everything-in-play king. Correa is an All-Star shortstop and defending World Series champion currently rehabbing from back soreness with Double-A

Luis Garcia played older than his years Sunday and Class A Advanced Potomac rode his youthful spark to a lopsided win.The Nationals' third-ranked prospect collected four hits, including two doubles, and scored three times as the P-Nats rolled past Carolina, 10-1, at Northwest Federal Field at Pfitzner Stadium.

Woodbridge, VA---Earlier today, Major League Baseball announced that Washington Nationals prospects SS Carter Kieboom  and SS Luis Garcia  have been selected to participate in the 2018 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game as part of All-Star Sunday at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. on July 15th.

This should sound familiar. The Nationals have moved a teenaged prospect to a higher level much sooner than people outside the system expected.In 2017, they were aggressive with Victor Robles, who began the season as a 19-year-old at Class A Advanced Potomac and ended it as a 20-year-old in the

Despite being one of the youngest players in the South Atlantic League, Luis Garcia is not afraid to let his personality shine through on a daily basis. On Sunday, the Nationals' fifth-ranked prospect showed off more than his braces-filled smile with a 4-for-5 afternoon, scoring three times and plating a run in

Hagerstown, MD -  Luis Garcia had four hits while Kyle Johnston set a career-high in strikeouts as the Hagerstown Suns snapped a five-game losing streak with an 11-4 win over the West Virginia Power on Sunday afternoon at Historic Municipal Stadium. The Suns improved to 2-8 in the second half