8:34 AM - Rafael Soriano (Tor) is not in camp yet as he and the Blue Jays are still working out some visa issues, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsbet reports.

10:05 AM - Rafael Soriano (Tor) signed a minor league deal with a spring training invite with the Blue Jays on Sunday.

1:27 PM - Rafael Soriano (ChC) (shoulder) was designated for assignment Tuesday.

2:41 PM - Rafael Soriano (ChC) (shoulder) has joined Triple-A Iowa to begin a rehab assignment, Carrie Muskat of MLB.com reports.

3:14 PM - Rafael Soriano (ChC) (shoulder) threw a simulated game Tuesday, Carrie Muskat of MLB.com reports.

11:09 AM - Rafael Soriano (ChC) (shoulder) is close to throwing in simulated games, the Chicago Tribune's Mark Gonzales reports.

7:55 PM - Rafael Soriano (ChC) gave up two runs and three hits in one inning - the eighth - against the Rockies on Tuesday.

5:15 PM - Rafael Soriano (ChC) was recalled from Triple-A Iowa on Sunday, USA Today's Bob Nightengale reports.

8:48 AM - Rafael Soriano (ChC) struck out the side in his first inning with Triple-A Iowa on Thursday.

3:42 PM - Rafael Soriano (ChC) was promoted to Triple-A Iowa on Thursday, Carrie Muskat of MLB.com reports.

7:52 AM - Rafael Soriano (ChC) made his debut in the Cubs organization Monday, striking out three batters in a scoreless inning for Double-A Tennessee, MLB.com's Carrie Muskat reports.

1:10 PM - Rafael Soriano (ChC) will begin pitching at Double-A Tennessee in the near future, Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

3:19 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) manager Joe Maddon said Thursday that Rafael Soriano is unlikely to join the bullpen until after the All-Star break according to USA Today.

2:39 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) closer Rafael Soriano allowed a run but converted the save against the Marlins on Sunday.

6:22 AM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) closer Rafael Soriano could lose his ninth inning role after another blown save Friday night.

6:38 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) into Monday's game, Nationals closer Rafael Soriano had allowed just five runs in 40 innings this season (1.10 ERA), but he gave up four runs in a blown save at Miami.

1:24 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano blew the save in the top of the ninth, but escaped with the win as the Nationals walked off against the Brewers on Sunday.

1:56 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano tossed a perfect ninth inning to earn his 21st save of the season against the Cubs on Sunday.

5:41 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano narrowly escaped with his 20th save, working a scoreless ninth inning in Wednesday's win over the Rockies.

1:03 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano slammed the door on the Cubs in the ninth inning on Saturday, retiring all three hitters that he faced en route to his 19th save of the season.

12:39 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano struck out the side in a scoreless ninth inning for his 17th save of the season Sunday against the Braves.

6:09 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano earned his 16th save of the season Saturday in the Nationals' defeat of the Braves.

6:58 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano grabbed his 15th save of the season with a scoreless ninth inning in Wednesday's win over the Astros.

7:18 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano held the Astros scoreless in the ninth inning to pick up his 14th save on Tuesday.

9:32 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano allowed one run but escaped to earn his 13th victory in Tuesday's win against the Giants on Tuesday.

3:08 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano struck out two over a perfect inning to nail down a save in Thursday's win over the Phillies.

1:07 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano threw a clean ninth inning to earn his 11th save of the season against the Pirates on Sunday.

12:41 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano tossed a perfect ninth inning to pick up his tenth save as the Nationals defeated the Mets 6-3 on Sunday.

6:32 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano worked around a pair of walks in the ninth inning to pick up his ninth save as the Nationals defeated the Mets 5-2 on Friday.

8:57 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano was a little shaky in earning his eighth save Monday in a 6-5 win against the Diamondbacks, allowing two hits in a scoreless inning.

8:08 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano took his first blown save of the year after giving up two runs in the ninth Saturday against the A's.

1:59 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano collected his seventh save of the year Wednesday in the Nationals' 3-2 win over the Dodgers.

6:31 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano tossed a scoreless ninth inning Friday against the Phillies to secure his sixth save of the season.

7:47 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano worked into and out of trouble Tuesday to earn his fifth save of the season.

6:02 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano pitched a scoreless innings against the Cardinals on Friday for his fourth save of the season.

6:12 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano earned his third save of the season with a perfect ninth inning as the Nationals defeated the Marlins 6-3 on Wednesday.

7:34 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano cinched his second save of the season as the Nationals defeated the Marlins 10-7 on Wednesday.

12:38 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano earned his first save of the season Sunday in the Nationals' win over the Braves.

1:20 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano gave up a homer in his inning Saturday, but he still lowered his spring ERA from 19.44 to 17.36.

11:55 AM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano made his spring debut on Friday and allowed two runs and three hits in an inning against the Astros.

3:34 AM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano dropped 10 pounds over the winter.

6:49 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano pitched a scoreless ninth inning against the Mets on Wednesday to earn his 41st save of the season.

12:48 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano notched his 39th save on Sunday by firing a perfect frame against the Marlins.

7:30 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano picked up his 36th save on Sunday night against the Mets.

8:40 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano danced around trouble for his 33rd save of the season Friday against the Royals.

3:28 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano, Tyler Clippard and Craig Stammen are all unavailable for Friday's game against the Royals according to Nationals manager Davey Johnson.

8:25 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano allowed another run but recovered to earn his 32nd save of the season against the Cubs on Tuesday.

3:53 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano blew his fifth save of the season by allowing three runs over an inning of work in Thursday's loss to the Giants.

6:11 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano picked up his 28th save of the season in Saturday's win over the Brewers.

12:29 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano and Ian Krol combined to blow a lead in the ninth inning Thursday in an eventual victory against the Pirates.

1:39 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano earned his 25th save of the season Sunday in the Nationals' win over the Marlins.

7:06 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano was handed his fourth blown save of the season, and first since May 21, after surrendering a solo homer to Giancarlo Stanton in the ninth inning on Saturday.

4:22 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano currently has the lowest strikeout rate of his career since his rookie season.

11:19 AM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano earned his 22nd save of the season Thursday in the Nationals' win over the Brewers.

5:36 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano notched his 21st save of the year against the Diamondbacks on Wednesday.

2:48 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano gave up a run on two hits but still nailed down his 17th save in Thursday's win over the Rockies.

3:26 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano bounced back from Tuesday's blown save to pitch a scoreless inning for his 13th save Wednesday against the Giants.

9:35 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano took his third blown save after giving up a run in the ninth against the Giants on Tuesday.

7:47 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano worked a perfect ninth inning to earn his 11th save of the season Wednesday.

3:14 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano notched his 10th save of the year Saturday in the Nationals' 5-4 win over the Pirates.

5:34 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano recorded his eighth save of the year with a 1-2-3 ninth inning against the Braves on Wednesday.

12:28 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano is unavailable for Monday's game following the birth of his child.

2:34 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano earned his sixth save of the season Saturday in the Nationals' defeat of the Mets.

6:44 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano picked up his fifth save with a scoreless ninth versus the White Sox on Thursday.

1:11 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) pitching coach Steve McCatty said Wednesday that Rafael Soriano has a "little tweak in his leg."

7:16 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano nailed down a save in nail-biting fashion Tuesday, allowing a two-run homer before getting a flyout to end the game.

6:58 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano moved to 2-for-2 in save opportunities in Wednesday night's win over the Marlins.

11:30 AM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano tossed a scoreless ninth inning Monday against the Marlins to earn his first save of 2013.

12:33 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano (root canal) will pitch in a minor league game Saturday.

12:07 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano had a root canal Thursday afternoon in Florida.

7:23 AM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano may need surgery for an infected wisdom tooth.

12:17 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano was tagged for four runs in two-thirds of an inning by the Tigers on Monday.

11:22 AM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano threw live batting practice for the first time Wednesday.

5:34 AM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano reported to Nationals' camp Saturday.

7:17 AM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano has obtained his work visa and will report to Nationals' camp Friday.

6:39 AM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano has not yet reported to Nationals camp in Viera, Florida because of a visa issue.

6:00 AM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) Soriano is absent from Nationals camp.

5:53 AM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) general manager Mike Rizzo confirmed Thursday during Rafael Soriano's introductory press conference that Soriano would be the team's closer in 2013.

12:59 PM - Rafael Soriano (Wsh) signed RHP Rafael Soriano to a two-year, $28 million contract.

2:10 PM - Rafael Soriano (NYY) Jim Bowden reports that Rafael Soriano's contract with the Nationals will pay him $7 million in 2013 and 2014, with $14 million in deferred payments that start in 2018.

10:17 AM - Rafael Soriano (NYY) Passan of Yahoo! Sports reports that the Nationals and Rafael Soriano have agreed to a two-year, $28 million contract.

2:31 PM - Rafael Soriano (NYY) Buster Olney reports that the Dodgers are "looking into" signing free agent reliever Rafael Soriano.

12:34 PM - Rafael Soriano (NYY) Klapisch of the Bergen Record was told by a source that Scott Boras approached the Yankees last month about whether they would consider bringing Rafael Soriano back on a one-year deal.

6:05 PM - Rafael Soriano (NYY) Rieber of Newsday writes that Rafael Soriano is "unlikely" to return to the Yankees.