Nationals Keeping Full Coaching Staff, Replacing Training Personnel
Washington brings back Butera and all coaches for 2027 after a 77-win season, but parts ways with five members of the training staff.
The Nationals will retain manager Blake Butera and his entire coaching staff heading into 2027, per The Athletic. Washington finished 2026 with 77 wins, their best total since their 2019 World Series title. On the training side, the club declined to renew contracts for five staffers including head athletic trainer Dale Gilbert and head strength coach Brett Henry. The departures were described as amicable, with the organization planning to add biomechanics resources this offseason.
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