Every trade between the Chicago Cubs and the Washington Nationals
The Chicago Cubs and the Washington Nationals have made 27 deals with each other since 1969, 2 of them sales. The most recent, on Jul 31, 2025: Washington Nationals traded RHP Michael Soroka to Chicago Cubs for SS Ronny Cruz and LF Christian Franklin. The first on file, on Jun 11, 1969: The Chicago Cubs traded Adolfo Phillips and Jack Lamabe to the Montreal Expos for Paul Popovich.
Chicago CubsWashington NationalsPlayers who played for both →
Chicago Cubs
Washington Nationals27 deals, newest first
| Date | Deal |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2025 | Washington Nationals traded RHP Michael Soroka to Chicago Cubs for SS Ronny Cruz and LF Christian Franklin. |
| Jul 31, 2023 | Washington Nationals traded 3B Jeimer Candelario and cash to Chicago Cubs for LHP DJ Herz and SS Kevin Made. |
| Aug 21, 2018 | The Chicago Cubs traded Andruw Monasterio to the Washington Nationals for Daniel Murphy. |
| Jul 31, 2018 | The Chicago Cubs traded Jhon Romero to the Washington Nationals for Brandon Kintzler. |
| Aug 19, 2013 | The Washington Nationals purchased David DeJesus from the Chicago Cubs. |
| Jul 8, 2013 | The Chicago Cubs traded Scott Hairston to the Washington Nationals for Ivan Pineyro. |
| Jun 11, 2013 | The Chicago Cubs traded Ian Dickson to the Washington Nationals for Henry Rodríguez. |
| Jan 19, 2011 | The Chicago Cubs traded Tom Gorzelanny to the Washington Nationals for Graham Hicks, A. J. Morris and Michael Burgess. |
| Nov 3, 2008 | The Chicago Cubs traded Matt Avery to the Washington Nationals for Ryan Buchter. |
| Jul 31, 2004 | In a 4-team trade, the Boston Red Sox sent Nomar Garciaparra and Matt Murton to the Chicago Cubs; the Chicago Cubs sent Brendan Harris, Alex Gonzalez and Francis Beltrán to the Montreal Expos; the Montreal Expos sent Orlando Cabrera to the Boston Red Sox; the Minnesota Twins sent Doug Mientkiewicz to the Boston Red Sox; the Chicago Cubs sent Justin Jones to the Minnesota Twins.(4 clubs) |
| Dec 19, 2003 | The Chicago Cubs traded Wilton Chavez to the Montreal Expos for José Macias. |
| Jul 31, 2000 | The Chicago Cubs traded Scott Downs to the Montreal Expos for Rondell White. |
| Dec 12, 1997 | The Chicago Cubs traded Miguel Batista to the Montreal Expos for Henry Rodríguez. |
| Jun 23, 1997 | The Chicago Cubs traded Saul Bustos and Dave Jefferson to the Montreal Expos for Gil Heredia. |
| Jul 28, 1988 | The Chicago Cubs traded Paul Noce to the Montreal Expos for Bryan Oelkers. |
| Jul 14, 1988 | The Chicago Cubs traded Dave Martinez to the Montreal Expos for Mitch Webster. |
| May 12, 1985 | The Chicago Cubs purchased Dave Hostetler from the Montreal Expos. |
| Dec 7, 1983 | In a 3-team trade, the San Diego Padres sent Gary Lucas to the Montreal Expos; the Montreal Expos sent Scott Sanderson to the Chicago Cubs; the Montreal Expos sent Al Newman to the San Diego Padres; the Chicago Cubs sent Carmelo Martínez, Craig Lefferts and Fritzie Connally to the San Diego Padres.(3 clubs) |
| Feb 7, 1983 | The Chicago Cubs traded Butch Benton to the Montreal Expos for Jerry Manuel. |
| Mar 16, 1982 | The Chicago Cubs traded Mike Griffin to the Montreal Expos for Dan Briggs. |
| Dec 14, 1978 | The Chicago Cubs traded Rodney Scott and Jerry White to the Montreal Expos for Sam Mejías. |
| Jun 9, 1978 | The Chicago Cubs traded Woodie Fryman to the Montreal Expos for Jerry White. |
| May 17, 1976 | The Chicago Cubs traded Andre Thornton to the Montreal Expos for Steve Renko and Larry Biittner. |
| Apr 7, 1972 | The Chicago Cubs traded Héctor Torres and Hal Breeden to the Montreal Expos for Dan McGinn and Bill Kelso. |
| May 12, 1970 | The Chicago Cubs traded Boots Day to the Montreal Expos for Jack Hiatt. |
| Apr 22, 1970 | The Chicago Cubs traded Jim Qualls to the Montreal Expos for Garry Jestadt. |
| Jun 11, 1969 | The Chicago Cubs traded Adolfo Phillips and Jack Lamabe to the Montreal Expos for Paul Popovich. |
Trades and sales between the two franchises under every name they have had. To May 2022 from Retrosheet, since then from MLB's transaction feed. The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at www.retrosheet.org.