Every trade between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Nationals
The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Nationals have made 21 deals with each other since 1978, 7 of them sales. The most recent, on Jul 16, 2026: Washington Nationals traded CF Robert Hassell III to Pittsburgh Pirates for cash. The first on file, on Mar 29, 1978: The Montreal Expos traded Will McEnaney to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Timothy Jones.
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| Date | Deal |
|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2026 | Washington Nationals traded CF Robert Hassell III to Pittsburgh Pirates for cash. |
| Dec 24, 2020 | The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Josh Bell to the Washington Nationals for Eddy Yean and Wil Crowe. |
| Sep 26, 2016 | The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Taylor Gushue to the Washington Nationals for Christopher Bostick. |
| Jul 30, 2016 | The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Mark Melancon to the Washington Nationals for Felipe Vázquez and Taylor Hearn. |
| Jul 10, 2013 | The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Brian Jeroloman to the Washington Nationals for Brian Bocock. |
| Aug 9, 2011 | The Washington Nationals purchased Miguel Pérez from the Pittsburgh Pirates. |
| Jun 27, 2011 | The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Miguel Pérez from the Washington Nationals. |
| Aug 7, 2010 | The Washington Nationals purchased Brian Bixler from the Pittsburgh Pirates. |
| Jun 30, 2009 | The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Nyjer Morgan and Sean Burnett to the Washington Nationals for Lastings Milledge and Joel Hanrahan. |
| Nov 24, 2004 | The Pittsburgh Pirates traded J. J. Davis to the Washington Nationals for Antonio Sucre. |
| Dec 20, 2002 | The Montreal Expos traded Matt Herges to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Chris Young and Jon Searles. |
| Aug 12, 2000 | The Montreal Expos traded Matt Skrmetta to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jarrod Patterson. |
| Aug 8, 1990 | The Montreal Expos traded Zane Smith to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Scott Ruskin, Willie Greene and Moisés Alou. |
| Mar 28, 1989 | The Montreal Expos traded Neal Heaton to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Brett Gideon. |
| Mar 22, 1987 | The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Dann Bilardello from the Montreal Expos. |
| Apr 4, 1986 | The Montreal Expos traded Ben Abner and Ronnie Giddens to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jason Thompson. |
| Aug 12, 1985 | The Montreal Expos purchased Doug Frobel from the Pittsburgh Pirates. |
| Aug 2, 1983 | The Pittsburgh Pirates purchased Dave Tomlin from the Montreal Expos. |
| Sep 1, 1981 | The Montreal Expos purchased Grant Jackson from the Pittsburgh Pirates. |
| Aug 20, 1981 | The Montreal Expos traded Willie Montañez to the Pittsburgh Pirates for John Milner. |
| Mar 29, 1978 | The Montreal Expos traded Will McEnaney to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Timothy Jones. |
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.