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Washington Nationals’ Patrick Corbin on Pace to Set Undesirable MLB Record

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1 year ago

August 5, 2024

Washington Nationals’ Patrick Corbin on Pace to Set Undesirable MLB Record

Patrick Corbin, coming off his worst start of the season, is set to take the mound for the Washington Nationals against the San Francisco Giants on Monday.

The 35-year-old left-hander gave up 13 hits and 10 earned runs in 3.0 innings versus the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 30, tanking his stats in the process. He had previously posted back-to-back quality starts coming out of the All-Star break, only to wipe out that progress shortly after.

Now, Corbin enters Monday’s contest 2-11 on the season with a 5.88 ERA, 1.529 WHIP, 6.6 strikeouts per nine innings and a -1.1 WAR. His ERA, which hasn’t dipped below 5.26 at all this year, ranks dead last among qualified MLB pitchers.

Corbin also boasts an Adjusted Earned Run Average of 67, which unfortunately is not uncharted territory for the veteran southpaw. His ERA+ in 2021 was 70 and his ERA+ in 2022 was 62, with 100 representing league average.

According to Underdog Fantasy’s Justin Havens, Corbin is currently one of three pitchers in the modern era to record multiple seasons with an ERA+ of 70 or lower and at least 120.0 innings pitched. Jim Deshaies and Vic Frazier are the other two, each doing so twice.

Should Corbin finish 2024 under that 70 ERA+ threshold, he would become the first pitcher in MLB history to post three such campaigns.

Patrick Corbin has a 5.88 ERA and a 67 ERA+ in 121 IP.
He’d be the first pitcher in MLB history to post 3 seasons with an ERA+ of 70 or lower (min. 120 IP).
He’s already 1 of 3 pitchers in modern baseball history to have multiple such seasons (Jim Deshaies, Vic Frazier).
— nugget chef (@jayhaykid) August 5, 2024
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Corbin was a two-time All-Star with the Arizona Diamondbacks between 2012 and 2018, and he even earned NL Cy Young votes in his first year with the Nationals in 2019. When he won the World Series in Washington that fall, Corbin was 70-61 with a 3.80 ERA, 1.267 WHIP and 16.9 WAR for his career.

Since the start of 2020, however, Corbin is 29-68 with a 5.67 ERA, 1.543 WHIP and -2.5 WAR. He has led the NL in losses three times, earned runs allowed three times, hits allowed twice and home runs allowed once, with his 127 starts ranking fourth in all of MLB in that span.

Corbin has a chance to improve his ERA+ against the Giants on Monday, but recent history suggests he won’t.

Of the 13 batters on the Giants’ active roster, eight have faced Corbin before. All eight of those players own a batting average of at least .333 against Corbin, with six of them boasting a career OPS over 1.100 in the head-to-head matchup.

First pitch from Nationals Park is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. ET.

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Deceased man may have slashed neck on window trying to break into DC home

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16 hours ago

January 29, 2026

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Deceased man may have slashed neck on window trying to break into DC home

Workers discovered a man’s body in a bush at a home in Northwest D.C. Thursday afternoon.

Detectives are investigating the possibility the man was trying to break into a home on Idaho Avenue in Cathedral Heights, sources familiar with the investigation told News4. He may have cut his neck on window class trying to get inside.

Police have not released details about the man.

The investigation closed Idaho Avenue near Massachusetts Avenue for a few hours Thursday afternoon.

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Saudi and Israeli officials visit Washington to discuss possible strikes on Iran, Axios reports

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January 29, 2026

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Saudi and Israeli officials visit Washington to discuss possible strikes on Iran, Axios reports

Jan 29 (Reuters) – The Trump administration is hosting senior defense and intelligence officials from Israel and Saudi Arabia for talks on Iran this week as U.S. President Donald Trump considers military strikes, Axios reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Reuters could not immediately verify the report. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Uncertainty over the possibility of military action in Iran has lingered after Trump said last week that an “armada” was heading toward the country but that he hoped he would not have to use it.

The Israelis traveled to Washington to share intelligence on potential targets inside Iran, while Saudi officials sought to help avert a wider regional war by pushing for a diplomatic solution, the Axios report said.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian that Riyadh would not allow its airspace or territory to be used for military actions against Tehran, state news agency SPA reported earlier this week.

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Washington Lands QB From Stanford

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4 days ago

January 26, 2026

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On Monday, On3 Sports insider, Hayes Fawcett, was first to report that former Stanford quarterback Elijah Brown transferred to Washington, officially ending his tenure on The Farm. This comes nearly two weeks after Brown entered the transfer portal, and he will head to Seattle with three years of eligibility remaining.

Brown will presumably to be the backup to Demond Williams at Washington. Williams, who signed a $4 million deal to play for the Huskies at the end of the season, initially entered the transfer portal himself on Jan. 8.

But after backlash and threatened legal action by the university, he ultimately decided to stay with the program for the ’26 season. As a result, Brown will likely use this season to continue to develop and compete for the starting job in 2027 after Williams’ presumed departure for the NFL.

A former four-star recruit, Brown started for parts of two seasons at Stanford, playing in three games with one start as a true freshman, which was limited due to an early season injury.

As a redshirt freshman in 2025, Brown played in six games with three starts, finishing the season with 829 pass yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions. His best game of the season came against North Carolina on Nov. 8, where he threw for 284 yards, one touchdown and one interception in a 20-15 loss.

A star at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California, Brown started all four of his years at the school and became only the fourth player in school history to earn the starting quarterback job as a freshman.

In his sophomore season, after throwing for 2,581 yards and 30 touchdowns, Brown led Mater Dei to a perfect 12-0 record and the CIF Open Division Title. As a junior, Brown once again shined for Mater Dei, throwing for 2,785 yards, 31 touchdowns and four interceptions as the program went 12-1.

After another dominant season that saw Brown throw for over 2,900 yards and nearly 40 touchdowns while winning another state title, he committed to Stanford over offers from several other big name schools including Alabama, UCLA, Arizona, Georgia and Michigan. After signing with the Cardinal, he became the highest rated quarterback to commit to the school since Tanner McKee in 2018.

But Brown’s college career has been far from what was expected. After a promising college debut against Cal Poly in his true freshman season, Brown injured his hand and missed basically the whole season, playing in only two other games where he struggled.

In 2025, Brown lost the starting job in training camp to Ben Gulbranson and even after replacing Gulbranson late in the season, he never was able to get Stanford’s offense to that next level. When he found success, it was typically late in games once the outcome was more or less decided.

New head coach Tavita Pritchard has a strong reputation for developing quarterbacks which could have benefitted Brown, but after Stanford signed Davis Warren from Michigan, in addition to bringing in new recruits such as Michael Mitchell Jr., the QB room got too crowded for Brown.

Now, Brown will be coached by another elite offensive mind in Jedd Fisch, a coach he hopes will bring out the best in him and have him playing like the four-star recruit he came into college as.