Washington Nationals

WATCH: Nats Phenom Crushes First Big League Home Run

AP | Posted 05.15.2012

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WASHINGTON — Bryce Harper hit his first big league home run, helping lead the Washington Nationals to an 8-5 victory over the San Diego Padres o...

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Votto's Walk-Off Grand Slam Lifts Reds

AP | JOE KAY | Posted 05.14.2012

CINCINNATI -- Joey Votto gave the Washington Nationals one more heartache in a week already full of them. Votto hit a grand slam in the ninth inning ...

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MLB Phenom Injures Self With Own Bat

AP | Posted 05.12.2012

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CINCINNATI -- Washington rookie Bryce Harper will miss a couple of days after he took an angry swing and his own bat accidentally hit him near the eye...

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Early MLB Surprises & Busts

Posted 05.08.2012

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The Baltimore Orioles began the week with the best record in the majors, with Bryce Harper and the Washington Nationals close behind. Albert Pujols wa...

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Nats GM Lashes Out At Cole Hamels For Intentional Plunking

The Huffington Post | Michael Klopman | Posted 05.07.2012

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Shortly after his dominant win over Washington in Nationals Park, Phillies star Cole Hamels admitted to intentionally plunking 19-year-old phenom Bryc...

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Cole Hamels Suspended For Intentional Plunking

AP | ROB MAADDI | Posted 05.07.2012

PHILADELPHIA — Cole Hamels earned a five-game suspension for the way he welcomed Bryce Harper to the big leagues. The 2008 World Series MVP was...

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Nats Star Out With Broken Wrist

AP | Posted 05.07.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Washington Nationals right fielder Jayson Werth broke his left wrist Sunday night trying to make a sliding catch against the Philadelphi...

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Pitcher On Plunking Phenom: 'I Was Trying To Hit Him'

AP | Posted 05.07.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Cole Hamels admits it: He plunked rookie phenom Bryce Harper on purpose. "I was trying to hit him," the Philadelphia lefty said. "I'm n...

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Nats Phenom Steals Show In Come-From-Behind-Win

AP | Posted 05.03.2012

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WASHINGTON — Bryce Harper had a hand in everything for the Washington Nationals. Harper made a tumbling barehanded catch in centerfield and the...

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WATCH: Bryce Harper Shows Up For Random Softball Game

Posted 05.02.2012

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What should any teenager do with a free day in the nation's capital? See the sights. For starters, there are the monuments and memorials, the White Ho...

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Can The Nats Keep Up This Pace?

Grantland | Posted 05.01.2012

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Playing in front of a sellout Dodger Stadium crowd, Bryce Harper, just the sixth player to make his major league debut as a teenager in the past nine ...

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Wonderboy: Bryce Harper Flashes Potential In Debut

AP | Posted 04.29.2012

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LOS ANGELES -- Bryce Harper's first day in the major leagues came with all the hype one would expect for the player dubbed "Baseball's Chosen One" whe...

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Nationals Call Up Top Prospect

AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 04.28.2012

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Bryce Harper tends to do things ahead of schedule, so it should surprise no one that he's already heading to the major leagues. The 19-...

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Keep Hating on Washington, D.C. We've Got Things to Root For.

Ben Zweifach | Posted 04.26.2012

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As long as we can't turn on cable news without hearing our president, our representatives (if we had any) or our neighbor-who's-also-a-pundit crap on Washington, it's nice to have something to change the channel to. There hasn't been a brighter day for a D.C. sports fan in many administrations.

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PHOTOS: Strasburg Helps Nats To 6-3 Win

AP | Posted 04.17.2012

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WASHINGTON — Stephen Strasburg pitched six innings for his second win of the season, to lead the Washington Nationals to a 6-3 victory over the ...

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Zimmerman Scores On Wild Pitch

AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 04.12.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Ryan Zimmerman scored on Alfredo Simon's wild pitch with two outs in the 10th inning, helping the Nationals extend their best start sinc...

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PHOTOS: Nationals Park Home Openers

The Huffington Post | Chris Gentilviso | Posted 04.11.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Since joining baseball's lineup of stadiums in 2008, Nationals Park has experienced a tough stretch of home openers. Thanks to a walk...

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Mets Stay Perfect With Walk-Off Win

AP | MIKE FITZPATRICK | Posted 04.10.2012

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NEW YORK — Daniel Murphy singled home the winning run in the ninth inning and the undefeated New York Mets took advantage of a throwing error by...

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Strasburg Dominates Cubs

AP | ANDREW SELIGMAN | Posted 04.05.2012

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CHICAGO — Stephen Strasburg could hardly wait for this one. His first opener, at Wrigley Field for the first time....

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PHOTOS: A Look Back At Nationals Opening Day Starters

The Huffington Post | Chris Gentilviso | Posted 04.05.2012

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Entering their eighth season in D.C., expectations are high for the Washington Nationals. Flamethrower Stephen Strasburg was picked by Manager Dave...

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MLB's Opening Night

AP | BEN WALKER | Posted 04.04.2012

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Stephen Strasburg on the mound at Wrigley Field, pink flamingos in center field at Miami. Vin Scully at the microphone, Prince Fielder in Motown. ...

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Zimmerman Makes Key Play In 6-3 Win

AP | Posted 05.29.2012

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VIERA, Fla. — It was the kind of day where Edwin Jackson could afford to joke about the one that got away – far, far away. The Washington...

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Frank McCourt Agrees To Sell Los Angeles Dodgers For $2 Billion

AP | RONALD BLUM | Posted 05.27.2012

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NEW YORK — Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt has announced an agreement Monday night to sell the bankrupt team for $2 billion to a group t...

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Nats' Strasburg Picked For 1st Opening-Day Start

AP | Posted 03.21.2012

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VIERA, Fla. -- Stephen Strasburg has been picked by the Washington Nationals to make his first opening-day start, on April 5 at the Chicago Cubs. Nat...

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In Closed Door Dinner, Buffett Pitches Senate Democrats On Tax Fairness

Reuters | Posted 04.09.2012

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WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett, the billionaire philanthropist who inspired President Barack Obama's new crusade to ma...

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