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Washington Nationals

Team's name:
Washington Nationals
League: National League
Division: East Washington Nationals
Location: Washington, D.C.
Nickname:
The Nats
Mascot: Screech
Team Colours: Red, White
and Blue
Joined the League: 1969
Team's President:
Stan Kasten
Manager: Manny Acta
General Manager: Jim Bowden
Baseball Field: National Park
Current Capacity: 41,888
First Year of Baseball: 1969

League Titles:
NL Pennants: 0
East Div: 1981
Wild Card berths: 0
World Series: 0

The Washington Nationals are members of the National League’s Eastern Division. The team is currently located in Washington, D.C.; however, the club was first established in Canada as the Montreal Expos in 1969.

In its first decade, the team posted a losing record; it wasn’t until the 1980s that the Expos won their only division championship. The rest of the 1980s saw only a mediocre performance.

In the first years of the 1990s, the team finally experienced some success. The 1994 MLB strike, however, cut the success short, and the Expos began to lose players, fans, and money. In 2002, the MLB purchased the team.

After the purchase, the MLB sought a new home location for the Expos. In late 2004, it was announced that the team would move to Washington D.C. the next year. Washington D.C. had previously claimed a major league baseball team, the Washington Senators, but the team relocated to Texas in 1972. In 2005, D.C. opened its arms to the former Canadians, the renamed Washington Nationals.

The Nationals’ first season began well. By the end of the first half, the Nationals were first in their division, but they slowed to finish the season with a record of 81-81.

The next several years saw a progressive decline for the team, as its record dropped further and further below 0.500. In 2007, the Nationals had a record of 73-89, finishing in fourth place. In 2008, the team finished 59-102, the worst record in the MLB. Six of the team’s coaches were fired. Only Manny Acta and Randy St. Claire were kept.

 

Washington Nationals 2010 Roster

Pitchers
NO. NAME POS BAT THW AGE HT WT
64  Luis Atilano  SP  24  6-2  218 
99  Collin Balester  SP  23  6-5  199 
43  Miguel Batista  SP  39  6-1  210 
57  Jason Bergmann  RP  28  6-3  222 
32  Brian Bruney  RP  28  6-3  235 
17  Sean Burnett  RP  27  6-1  200 
55  Matt Capps  RP  26  6-2  245 
47  Matt Chico  SP  26  5-11  221 
36  Tyler Clippard  RP  25  6-3  200 
48  Ross Detwiler  SP  24  6-5  174 
67  Jesse English  RP  25  6-3  220 
68  Victor Garate  RP  25  6-2  210 
61  Livan Hernandez  SP  35  6-2  245 
63  Juan Jaime  SP  22  6-1  180 
50  Logan Kensing  RP  27  6-1  190 
--  Andrew Kown  27  6-7  210 
31  John Lannan  SP  25  6-4  215 
21  Jason Marquis  SP  31  6-1  210 
51  J.D. Martin  SP  27  6-4  200 
39  Shairon Martis  SP  22  6-1  226 
60  Ryan Mattheus  SP  26  6-3  215 
49  Garrett Mock  SP  26  6-4  228 
19  Scott Olsen  SP  26  6-4  211 
52  Joel Peralta  RP  33  5-11  195 
66  Atahualpa Severino  RP  25  5-9  170 
45  Doug Slaten  RP  30  6-5  215 
46  Ryan Speier  RP  30  6-7  210 
35  Craig Stammen  SP  26  6-3  200 
58  Drew Storen  RP  22  6-2  180 
37  Stephen Strasburg  SP  21  6-4  220 
65  Aaron Thompson  SP  23  6-2  190 
25  Tyler Walker  RP  33  6-3  262 
40  Chien-Ming Wang  SP  29  6-3  230 
--  Josh Wilkie  RP  25  6-2  190 
27  Jordan Zimmermann  SP  23  6-2  218 
Catchers
NO. NAME POS BAT THW AGE HT WT
13  Jamie Burke  38  6-0  225 
26  Jesus Flores  25  6-1  229 
69  Devin Ivany  27  6-2  185 
23  Wil Nieves  32  5-10  182 
62  Derek Norris  21  6-0  210 
Ivan Rodriguez  38  5-9  190 
--  Jhonatan Solano  24  6-0  180 
Infielders
NO. NAME POS BAT THW AGE HT WT
10  Eric Bruntlett  SS  31  6-0  200 
--  Seth Bynum  2B  29  6-0  185 
--  Leonard Davis  3B  26  5-10  215 
Ian Desmond  SS  24  6-2  210 
44  Adam Dunn  1B  30  6-6  287 
--  Daniel Espinosa  SS  22  6-0  190 
12  Alberto Gonzalez  2B  26  5-10  194 
15  Cristian Guzman  SS  31  6-0  211 
20  Adam Kennedy  2B  34  6-1  195 
--  Chris Marrero  1B  21  6-3  210 
--  Tyler Moore  1B  23  6-2  185 
28  Mike Morse  SS  27  6-5  230 
24  Pete Orr  3B  30  6-1  194 
--  Francisco Soriano  2B  22  5-11  169 
--  Steven Souza  3B  20  6-3  205 
59  Josh Whitesell  1B  27  6-1  225 
11  Ryan Zimmerman  3B  25  6-3  228 
Outfielders
NO. NAME POS BAT THW AGE HT WT
Roger Bernadina  CF  25  6-2  198 
--  Michael Burgess  RF  21  5-11  195 
--  Michael Daniel  CF  25  6-3  180 
34  Elijah Dukes  RF  25  6-1  248 
38  Chris Duncan  LF  28  6-5  230 
22  Willie Harris  CF  31  5-9  191 
30  Justin Maxwell  CF  26  6-5  235 
--  Kevin Mench  OF  32  6-0  215 
Nyjer Morgan  CF  29  6-0  175 
Jerry Owens  CF  29  6-3  195 
29  Willy Taveras  OF  28  6-0  160 
16  Josh Willingham  LF  31  6-2  215 

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