Washington’s All-Star group is growing, and Foster Griffin is the latest name to join it.
The Nationals left-hander has been added to the National League All-Star Team, giving Washington three representatives in the 2026 Major League All-Star Game in Philadelphia. Griffin will line up alongside shortstop CJ Abrams and outfielder James Wood.
Griffin, 30, has put together a season that stands out across the National League leaderboard. He ranks third in wins with 10, third in WHIP at 1.02 and third in win percentage at .833. He also sits sixth in innings pitched with 110.1, sixth in opponents’ batting average at .210, seventh in walks per 9.0 innings at 2.12, ninth in ERA at 2.77 and 10th in strikeouts with 109.
Through 19 starts, Griffin is 10-2 with a 2.77 ERA and has allowed just 26 walks across 110.1 innings.
The Nationals signed Griffin as a free agent on December 22, 2025, and his All-Star nod helps Washington reach three or more All-Stars for the sixth time since 2005. It’s the first time the club has done that since 2021, when Max Scherzer, Kyle Schwarber, Juan Soto and Trea Turner all went to the Mid-Summer Classic in Colorado.
Griffin has been especially sharp over the last stretch. Since June 5, he leads Major League Baseball with a 1.25 ERA, allowing 6 earned runs in 43.1 innings.
After his July 8 start, he has strung together seven straight outings in which he gave up one run or fewer. Excluding openers, that is the longest run of starts with one run allowed or less in Nationals history since 2005.
He has also delivered five starts this season of 7.0 innings or more with one earned run or less. Only fellow National League All-Stars Cristopher Sánchez, with seven, Eduardo Rodriguez and Logan Webb, with six each, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto have done that more often.
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