Archive · 19 Sep 2026
Cade Cavalli, Nationals Agree to Four-Year Contract Through 2030
Cade Cavalli and the Washington Nationals agreed to stay together through the 2030 baseball season.
The contract also gives the team an option for 2031.
Cavalli is having a strong season as a pitcher.
He has won 12 games and lost five, with a 3.12 ERA.
He has struck out 194 batters.
He has allowed three runs or fewer in 29 of his 31 starts.
Cavalli previously missed much of two seasons because of elbow surgery.
The Nationals say they are proud of his work, character and leadership.
Cade Cavalli and the Washington Nationals agreed to a four-year contract through the 2030 season.
The deal includes a team option for the 2031 season.
Cavalli is 12-5 with a 3.12 ERA and 194 strikeouts this season.
He has allowed three earned runs or fewer in 29 of 31 starts.
Cavalli missed most of 2023 and 2024 after Tommy John elbow surgery.
- Who
- Pitcher Cade Cavalli and the Washington Nationals.
- What
- They agreed to a four-year contract through 2030 with a team option for 2031.
- When
- The agreement was announced Friday; Cavalli is having his 2025 season at age 28.
- Where
- Washington, D.C., with the Washington Nationals.
- Why
- The Nationals expressed confidence in Cavalli’s pitching, character, growth and leadership after his return from elbow surgery.
- Contract length
- Four years through the 2030 season
- Team option
- Washington has a team option for 2031
- 2025 record
- 12-5
- 2025 ERA
- 3.12
- Strikeouts
- 194, tied for ninth in the major leagues
- Draft selection
- 22nd pick in the 2020 amateur draft
- Previous injury
- Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery caused him to miss all of 2023 and most of 2024