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