Andrew Golden

Washington, D.C.

Sports Reporter covering the Washington Nationals

Education: Northwestern University, BS in journalism and BA in African American studies

Andrew Golden is a Washington Nationals beat reporter for the Post, and previously covered the Washington Commanders while also serving on the sports breaking news team. He was a reporting intern with the Sports department in 2021, and before that interned at the Chicago Tribune and the Kansas City Star. Andrew is originally from Reisterstown, Maryland.
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Yankees win a wild one, defeat mistake-prone Guardians for 1-0 ALCS lead

New York opens the AL Championship Series with a 5-2 win, helped by seven walks and five wild pitches by Cleveland pitchers.

October 15, 2024
Outfielders Alex Verdugo, Aaron Judge and Juan Soto reach new heights as the Yankees strike first in the ALCS. Game 2 is Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium.

Francisco Lindor gave the Mets another October moment to remember

New York’s star shortstop blasted a decisive grand slam in the sixth inning of NLDS Game 4, lifting the Mets to a 4-1 win and eliminating the Phillies.

October 9, 2024
The swing that sent the Mets to the NLCS: Francisco Lindor's sixth-inning grand slam.

Mets maintain their October momentum, push the Phillies to the brink

Early homers by Pete Alonso and Jesse Winker gave Sean Manaea a lift as the Mets routed the Phillies, 7-2, to win Game 3 and take a 2-1 lead in the NLDS.

October 8, 2024

Nats’ year ends on a low note for Jake Irvin but a high one for Dylan Crews

A 6-3 defeat to the Phillies left the Nationals at 71-91, the same record they finished with last season.

September 29, 2024

Nationals’ Mike Rizzo says CJ Abrams is ‘still our guy’

While Rizzo acknowledges this team hasn’t produced “a record I wanted,” the GM says he sees progress and hopes ownership will add to the roster this offseason.

September 27, 2024
Mike Rizzo on the state of the Nationals: “The way we did it this year with starting pitching coming on like we saw with the breakout of the young kids and the minor league prospects having a strong season in the minor leagues, I think is progress.”

Fausto Severino out as the Nationals’ director of international operations

In 2021, Severino was named the organization’s International Scout of the Year.

September 25, 2024
(Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)

Old issues come storming back for Jake Irvin as Nats get blanked by Cubs

Home runs and walks proved painful for the right-hander in a 5-0 loss at Wrigley Field.

September 22, 2024
Nationals right-hander Jake Irvin saw his ERA climb to 4.22 in Sunday's loss to the Cubs.

Nationals demote all-star shortstop CJ Abrams to Class AAA

Manager Dave Martinez said the move “wasn’t performance-based” before MacKenzie Gore shut down the Cubs in a 5-1 win.

September 21, 2024
CJ Abrams will report to the Nationals' training facility in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Erin Hooley/AP)

Trevor Williams picks up right where he left off in Nationals return

The veteran right-hander dazzles in his first start in nearly four months. But the Nationals give him little support beyond a late solo home run from James Wood.

September 20, 2024
Trevor Williams held the Cubs to just one run in five innings in his first start in nearly four months.

Alex Clemmey loves a plan. It’s helped him develop as a Nats prospect.

“You see a lot of upside and a lot of potential,” Fredericksburg pitching coach Justin Lord said of Alex Clemmy. “There aren’t too many young left-handed arms like that, especially at that age.”

September 20, 2024
Alex Clemmey came to the Nationals from the Guardians ahead of the trade deadline.