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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The Nats cut ties with Kyle Finnegan. Here’s what that means for Washington.

In Finnegan, the Nationals had a prime example of a player who made the most of a franchise rebuild.

December 2, 2024
The Nationals declined to tender a contract to Kyle Finnegan this offseason. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades for The Washington Post)

Nats cut ties with Kyle Finnegan, Tanner Rainey at non-tender deadline

The decision to non-tender the two relievers leaves the bullpen decidedly less experienced — and without a closer.

November 22, 2024
Kyle Finnegan, who saved 38 games last season and 88 in his Nationals career, is now a free agent.

At GM meetings, Mike Rizzo says Nationals could be in position to add

The Nationals, coming off five straight losing seasons, have obvious needs, payroll flexibility and roster space. Is it time to make a splash?

November 6, 2024

World Series Game 5 highlights: Dodgers are on top of the baseball world

The Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions for the eighth time in franchise history after a comeback win over the New York Yankees in Game 5.

October 31, 2024

World Series Game 4 highlights: Yankees come to life against Dodgers and stave off sweep

The Yankees used a grand slam by shortstop Anthony Volpe and a five-run eighth inning to force Game 5 against the Dodgers.

October 29, 2024

World Series Game 3 highlights: Dodgers push Yankees to the brink

The Dodgers are one win away from clinching the World Series title after beating the Yankees, 4-2, in Monday night’s Game 3 in New York.

October 29, 2024

World Series Game 1 highlights: Freddie Freeman’s grand slam walks it off for Dodgers

A star-studded World Series Game 1 came to a fitting conclusion, with injured Dodgers slugger Freddie Freeman hitting a walk-off grand slam to beat the Yankees in extra innings.

October 26, 2024

Juan Soto’s 10th-inning homer sends the Yankees to the World Series

Soto’s three-run shot gave New York a 5-2 victory over the Cleveland Guardians and the American League pennant for the first time since 2009.

October 20, 2024

The Yankees fight back and are one win away from the World Series

In another back-and-forth game, New York outlasts the Cleveland Guardians, 8-6, in Game 4 of the ALCS to take a 3-1 series lead.

October 19, 2024
Yankees infielders Jazz Chisholm Jr., right, and Oswaldo Cabrera react after New York closed out the Cleveland Guardians in Game 4 of the ALCS to take a 3-1 series lead. (David Maxwell/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

In an October classic, two swings keep the Guardians alive

David Fry’s two-run homer in the 10th — after Jhonkensy Noel’s two-run homer in the ninth — lifts Cleveland to a Game 3 win over the Yankees in the ALCS.

October 17, 2024
David Fry celebrates his 10th-inning home run. “It’s tough in those situations to stay within yourself and just try to have a normal approach, but luckily tonight was a good one,” he said afterward.