The Nationals designated Tena for assignment Monday.
Tena spent the entire 2026 campaign in the majors, but he slashed only.222/.302/.370 with seven home runs over 114 contests. The 25-year-old can play virtually all over the field, but a lack of minor-league options could hurt his appeal on waivers.
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Nationals' Ken Waldichuk: Reaches free agency
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Waldichuk (elbow) cleared waivers and elected to become a free agent Monday.
Waldichuk is recovering from a second Tommy John surgery and will be sidelined until around midseason next year. He will search for a new organization as he continues his rehab.
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Nationals' Richard Lovelady: Designated for assignment
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Lovelady was designated for assignment by the Nationals on Sunday, Kyle Williams of TheBanner.com reports.
Lovelady is the odd man out on the 40-man roster after Washington traded for infielder Nate Furman on Sunday. Lovelady produced a 4.11 ERA and 1.86 WHIP with 31 strikeouts over 35 innings in 38 appearances, including six starts, with the Mets and Nationals during the 2026 campaign. He will now be claimed by another team, remain with the Nationals' organization or hit the open market as a free agent.
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Nationals' Nate Furman: Dealt to Washington
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Furman was traded from the Giants to the Nationals in exchange for minor-league left-handed pitcher Tony Neubeck on Sunday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
Furman will head to Washington as the Giants attempt to skim off some players from the team's 40-man roster prior to Monday's cutdown. The 25-year-old appeared in 22 regular-season contests with San Francisco in 2026, batting .125 with three RBI and two runs scored over 32 at-bats. Furman ended the season on the 10-day injured list with a right oblique strain, but he'll have plenty of time to get back to full health before reporting to training camp with Washington in the spring.
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Nationals' Zak Kent: Taken off 40-man roster
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The Nationals designated Kent for assignment Thursday.
The transaction frees a spot on the 40-man roster for waiver claim Braxton Roxby. Kent has bounced around via waivers himself over the past year, allowing 13 runs (10 earned) over 16.1 innings during his time in the majors between the Twins and Nationals.
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Nationals' Braxton Roxby: Claimed by Nationals
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The Nationals claimed Roxby off waivers from the Giants on Thursday.
The 27-year-old Roxby reached the majors in 2026 for the first time, allowing two runs with a 3:2 K:BB across 5.1 frames. Roxby -- who logged a 3.78 ERA and 60:26 K:BB over 64.1 innings with Triple-A Sacramento -- will compete for a bullpen job with the Nationals, assuming he's still in the organization for spring training.
Nationals' Andres Chaparro: Goes deep twice in finale
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Chaparro went 3-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Mets.
Chaparro led off the third inning with a solo shot off Sean Manaea, cutting Washington's deficit to 4-3, before he put the Nats ahead 5-4 in the fifth with his second homer of the day and 13th this season. Chaparro swung the bat well down the stretch, going 11-for-29 (.379) over his last 10 games. It was a nice year overall for the first baseman, who'll finish with a .268/.364/.530 slash line, 39 RBI and 36 runs scored across 228 plate appearances.
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Nationals' Erik Tolman: Grabs fifth save
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Tolman earned the save in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Mets, allowing a walk and no hits while striking out two over 1.1 innings.
Tolman quickly worked his way into a high-leverage role in Washington, after making his MLB debut in late August. He'll finish the year with five saves, a 2.93 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 17:9 K:BB across 15.1 innings. The left-handed Holman will likely be in the mix for a late-inning role again with the Nats in 2027.
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