The Washington Nationals avoided arbitration Thursday with five of their six players eligible for the process, with only newly acquired first baseman Nathaniel Lowe expected to exchange figures with the club before agreeing to a 2025 salary.

It’s arbitration deadline day across Major League Baseball, the day when hundreds of players either agree with their clubs on 2025 salaries or file for arbitration.The decisions made today don’t change the contractual status of any player.

The Washington Nationals had six players eligible for arbitration, and settled with five of them. The lone exception was new Nationals first baseman Nathaniel Lowe, who is headed to arbitration court.

The Washington Nationals had some work to do on pre-arbitration deadline day with six of their seven eligible players remaining without a deal. Earlier in the d