Every trade between the Cleveland Guardians and the Washington Nationals
The Cleveland Guardians and the Washington Nationals have made 20 deals with each other since 1971, 3 of them sales. The most recent, on Aug 3, 2026: Washington Nationals traded LHP Foster Griffin to Cleveland Guardians for LHP Will Dion, LHP Josh Hartle, OF Nick Mitchell and RHP Kendeglys Virguez. The first on file, on Dec 6, 1971: The Cleveland Indians purchased Adolfo Phillips from the Montreal Expos.
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| Date | Deal |
|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2026 | Washington Nationals traded LHP Foster Griffin to Cleveland Guardians for LHP Will Dion, LHP Josh Hartle, OF Nick Mitchell and RHP Kendeglys Virguez. |
| Jul 29, 2024 | Washington Nationals traded CF Lane Thomas to Cleveland Guardians for LHP Alex Clemmey, SS Rafael Ramirez Jr. and SS José Tena. |
| Nov 30, 2018 | The Cleveland Indians traded Yan Gomes to the Washington Nationals for Jefry Rodríguez, Daniel Johnson and Andruw Monasterio. |
| Jul 31, 2014 | The Cleveland Indians traded Asdrúbal Cabrera to the Washington Nationals for Zach Walters. |
| Aug 3, 2004 | The Cleveland Indians traded Jeriome Robertson to the Montreal Expos for Pierre-Luc Marceau. |
| Jan 5, 2004 | The Cleveland Indians traded Ryan Church and Maicer Izturis to the Montreal Expos for Scott Stewart. |
| Jun 27, 2002 | The Cleveland Indians traded Bartolo Colón and Tim Drew to the Montreal Expos for Lee Stevens, Brandon Phillips, Cliff Lee and Grady Sizemore. |
| Jul 31, 2001 | The Cleveland Indians traded Zach Day to the Montreal Expos for Milton Bradley. |
| Jul 31, 1997 | The Cleveland Indians traded Steve Kline to the Montreal Expos for Jeff Juden. |
| Feb 14, 1994 | The Cleveland Indians traded J. J. Thobe and Dave Duplessis to the Montreal Expos for Chris Nabholz. |
| Dec 13, 1993 | The Cleveland Indians traded Randy Milligan to the Montreal Expos for Brian Barnes. |
| Jul 27, 1989 | The Cleveland Indians traded Doug Piatt to the Montreal Expos for Rick Carriger. |
| Aug 17, 1983 | The Cleveland Indians traded Manny Trillo to the Montreal Expos for Don Carter. |
| Jun 7, 1982 | The Montreal Expos purchased Rich Murray from the Cleveland Indians. |
| Jul 11, 1980 | The Cleveland Indians traded Dave Oliver to the Montreal Expos for Ross Grimsley. |
| Dec 10, 1976 | The Cleveland Indians traded Jackie Brown to the Montreal Expos for Andre Thornton. |
| Apr 3, 1975 | The Cleveland Indians purchased Ernie McAnally from the Montreal Expos. |
| Jan 13, 1975 | The Cleveland Indians traded Larry Johnson to the Montreal Expos for Mike Baldwin. |
| Dec 7, 1972 | The Cleveland Indians traded Mike Carruthers to the Montreal Expos for Remy Hermoso. |
| Dec 6, 1971 | The Cleveland Indians purchased Adolfo Phillips from the Montreal Expos. |
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.