Pete McElroy Archive
Catcher Javier Valentin, a non-roster invitee, came to the Nationals because no other team wanted him. ... Read More
So Alex Rodriguez admitted to taking performance enhancing drugs. Are you surprised? I'm not. It wouldn't surprise me if every single player in baseball used some sort of drug to enhance his performance. ... Read More
Ryan Zimmerman, the face of the Nationals franchise, is coming off a season that was, by his standards, less than impressive. The 24-year old third baseman, who was limited to 106 games due to shoulder and hand injuries in 2008, feels that playing the final month of the season was ... Read More
There are several reports that free agent first baseman Mark Teixeira will sign with a club as early as today. ... Read More
Nationals left-handed pitcher Josh Smoker had successful surgery on Tuesday to remove a bone spur from his left shoulder. The surgery was performed by Dr. James Andrews who reported that Smoker's left-shoulder labrum and rotator cuff appeared normal. ... Read More
With the General Manager Meetings under way in Dana Point, Calif., Nationals GM Jim Bowden will look to add a power hitting bat to the 2009 line-up. The biggest name that appears to be on the Nationals radar is free-agent outfielder/first baseman Adam Dunn. Dunn was drafted by Bowden, then ... Read More
Two veterans, who may or may not be back next season, starting pitcher Odalis Perez and infielder Aaron Boone are free-agents; and the powers that be, President Stan Kasten and Senior Vice President and General Manager Jim Bowden, must decide what to do with both players. ... Read More
Next year's Nationals team is going to look a bit different from this year's squad that lost over 100 games. I'm not talking about the players on the field, although it will have a new look too. I'm referring to the coaching staff. Manager Manny Acta acknowledged prior to the ... Read More
There have been a handful of memorable wins at Nationals Park this season; Ryan Zimmerman's walk-off homer to beat the Braves 3-2 on Opening Night. How about the two-run home run in the ninth that Wil Nieves hit against the Cubs to break a 3-3 tie? Or Elijah Dukes walk-off, ... Read More
The Washington Nationals handed out their Minor League awards and outfielder Leonard Davis was named Player of the Year and right-handed pitcher Jordan Zimmermann Pitcher of the year. ... Read More
Aaron Boone only played 71 games in Yankee pinstripes, but one of those is a game he'll always be remembered for. It was October 15, 2003 when Boone ended the American League Championship Series with a walk-off solo home run off Tim Wakefield in the 11th inning in Game 7 ... Read More
Members of the Nationals front office, including owner Mark Lerner, went to Syracuse today to look at Alliance Bank Stadium, home of the Syracuse Chiefs, to see if they will be the Nationals new Triple-A affiliate. The contingent toured the facility, including the clubhouse and playing field, before meeting with ... Read More
It started out as a promising season, but that quickly ended when the Nationals' were ravaged by injuries and most of the opening day starting lineup spent some time on the disabled list. The injury bug that bit this team, and bit hard, will force Manny Acta to end the ... Read More
Dmitri Young, who was recalled from rehab and reinstated last Tuesday, may not play again this season due to strained left hip. Young injured himself running the bases while rehabbing with the Vermont Lake Monsters, short-season Single-A, of the New York Penn League. He was on a rehab assignment after ... Read More
Elijah Dukes can only blame himself for the pitch from NY Mets starter Mike Pelfrey that was a little too close for his liking. Dukes hit a home run in the first inning that everyone in the ballpark knew was gone as soon as it left his bat. Dukes, replays ... Read More
One night after scoring 15 runs, blowing out Myrtle Beach and taking a 1-0 lead in the Mills Cup Finals, Potomac fell behind 6-0 and never recovered, falling 6-4, and now the best-of-five series is even, one game apiece. Nationals' starter Jeff Mandel allowed six runs, four earned, on five ... Read More
If Potomac was trying to make a statement in game one of the Mills Cup, they did it in a huge way. The Nationals crushed the Pelicans 15-0 in Game one of their best-of-five series in the Carolina League Championship. It was the worst loss of the season for Myrtle ... Read More
Right-handed pitcher Jason Bergmann has been removed from the starting rotation and moved to the bullpen. Bergmann has struggled most of the season, winning only two of his 22 starts. His first two starts were so bad that manager Manny Acta moved him to the bullpen and even that didn't ... Read More
Right-handed pitcher Jason Bergmann has been removed from the starting rotation and moved to the bullpen. Bergmann has struggled most of the season, winning only two of his 22 starts. His first two starts were so bad that manager Manny Acta moved him to the bullpen and even that didn't ... Read More
Shairon Martis will make his Major League debut on Thursday night as the starting pitcher against the Braves in Atlanta. Martis, who was called up on September 1st, will start in place of Collin Balester, who was scratched due to a mild left glut strain. Balester will be back in ... Read More
When catcher Jesus Flores left Tuesday night's game with a sprained ankle, after a collision with Philadelphia's Chase Utley in the third inning, Washington was left with Wil Nieves as the only catcher on the roster. After the game, the Nationals called up catcher Luke Montz from Triple-A Columbus to ... Read More
Catcher Jesus Flores had to be carted off the field in the top of the third inning after a collision with Chase Utley at the plate. Flores left with a left ankel sprain and x-rays came back negative. He will have an MRI to determine if there is any other ... Read More
Nationals closer Joel Hanrahan was named the Washington recipient of 2008 Roberto Clemente Award. Hanrahan, one of 30 nominees, was chosen for his work in the community as well as his skills on the diamond. Hanrahan partnered with the American Red Cross this past summer when people from his home ... Read More
National's shortstop Cristian Guzman was named National League Co-Player of the Week for the week of August 25-September 1. The Reds Bronson Aaroyo was named the co-recipient. Guzman joins Willie Harris as the second Washington National to win the award this season. Two other Nationals shared the honor. First baseman ... Read More
Dmitri Young began his rehab assignment with the Vermont Lake Monsters on Monday. Young was the DH in the second game of a doubleheader against the Oneonta Tigers and had a double in two at bats. Young is scheduled to DH again Tuesday night before playing first base in the ... Read More
The Nationals are expected to recall outfielder Roger Bernadina and first baseman/outfielder Kory Casto from Columbus of the Triple-A International League, and recall from rehab and reinstate shortstop Alberto Gonzalez from the 15-Day Disabled List. They are also expected to select the contracts of left-handed pitcher Mike Hinckley, right-handed pitcher ... Read More
The Nationals are expected to recall outfielder Roger Bernadina and first baseman/outfielder Kory Casto from Columbus of the Triple-A International League, and recall from rehab and reinstate shortstop Alberto Gonzalez from the 15-Day Disabled List. They are also expected to select the contracts of left-handed pitcher Mike Hinckley, right-handed pitcher ... Read More
Manager Manny Acta said infielder/outfielder Kory Casto and shortstop Alberto Gonzalez would be added to the roster when they expand on Monday. Acta wouldn't say who else may be promoted. Casto, who has been with the Nationals twice this season, hit .193 with one home run and 10 RBI in ... Read More
Manager Manny Acta said infielder/outfielder Kory Casto and shortstop Alberto Gonzalez would be added to the roster when they expand on Monday. Acta wouldn't say who else may be promoted. Casto, who has been with the Nationals twice this season, hit .193 with one home run and 10 RBI in ... Read More
Nationals right-handed pitcher Shawn Hill will have surgery on his right elbow. Hill, who went to see famed specialist Dr. James Andrews in Pensacola, Florida on Friday, has calcium buildup in the back of the elbow and Dr. Andrews suggested surgery. The procedure won't be done until late next week ... Read More
The Nationals Gulf Coast League team is one win away from capturing the championship after beating the Phillies 5-1 in their best-of-three series this afternoon in Viera, Florida. The Phillies host Game two on Saturday at noon in Clearwater, Florida. Starter Josh Smoker went 1 2/3 innings and gave up ... Read More
The Nationals are going to the championship. No; not the Washington Nationals in the Major Leagues, but their affiliate in the Gulf Coast League. With a 10-5 win over the Twins in the GCL single-elimination semifinal round, the Nationals advance to the best-of-three championship series against the Phillies beginning Friday ... Read More
Nationals' right-handed pitcher Shawn Hill will not pitch the rest of this season and his career may be in jeopardy. Hill, who has been on the disabled list since June 25th with a right forearm strain, had a set back while throwing a bullpen session in Florida. He is suffering ... Read More
Esmailyn "Smiley" Gonzalez, the Nationals infield prospect and a 2006 non-drafted free agent, won the Gulf Coast League batting title with a .350 average. Gonzalez clinched the title on Wednesday by going 2-2 with a double and two RBI against the GCL Marlins. Gonzalez finished the regular season with 12 ... Read More
Imagine this, you're in Columbus coaching under manager Tim Foli for the Clippers in Triple-A. Then you get a phone call from former NY Mets manager Davey Johnson to help out with Team USA in the Beijing Olympics, where you win a Bronze medal. Instead of going back to Columbus ... Read More
Instant replay in Major League Baseball has arrived and there are mixed feelings about whether is should even be used. Some feel baseball, which has been around for over a hundred years, should stay the way it's been; let the umpires decide the game. Others feel it's about time instant ... Read More
Elijah Dukes, who missed 19 games with a right calf strain, was recalled from his Triple-A rehab assignment and reinstated by the Nationals today. Dukes injured his calf on August 3rd and was placed on the disabled list. This was the third DL stint for Dukes this season. During his ... Read More
Austin Kearns was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday with a stress fracture in his left foot. The move is retro active to August 25th. Kearns, according to the Nationals, originally injured his foot on August 3rd. That means the Kearns was playing with the stress fracture for ... Read More
Kory Casto, utility infielder for the Nationals, was optioned to Triple-A Columbus after last night's 5-4 loss in the series opener with the Phillies. He was hitting .193 with seven doubles, a homer, 10 RBI and 16 walks in 49 games with the Nationals this season. Casto knew his role ... Read More
Prior to Sunday's series final with the Colorado Rockies, the Nationals traded reliever Luis Ayala to the NY Mets for shortstop Anderson Hernandez, who is currently in New Orleans, the Mets Triple-A affiliate. Hernandez is expected to join the team in Philadelphia on Tuesday. Senior Vice President and General Manager ... Read More
Outfielder Marcus Jones, the Nationals 11th-round selection in this year's Draft, has ties to the Washington DC area. He grew up in District and went to The Landon School for Boys in Bethesda, Maryland. Jones was drafted in the 38th-round of the 2005 Draft by the Nationals, when he was ... Read More
The Nationals and first-round Draft pick Aaron Crow were unable to come to an agreement on a deal by Friday night's midnight deadline. According to Baseball America, Crow's agents came down from their original $8 million dollar asking price, to $4 million, while the Nationals offered $3.3 million. Crow inked ... Read More
According to several published reports, the Nationals and Dodgers are in trade talks about Ronnie Belliard. One report says that Belliard was claimed off waivers, while the second report says they did not file a claim.. If in fact Belliard was claimed, Washington pulled him back off waivers and the ... Read More
For more Nationals news check out new recent entries from Pete McElroy's Nats Blog Hall of Fame pitcher and broadcaster Don Sutton has been giving viewers his expert opinion on the Washington Nationals for the last two seasons on MASN. Prior to joining MASN, Sutton spent 18 years in the ... Read More
The Nationals reinstated infielder Aaron Boone from the 15-day disabled list today and placed shortstop Alberto Gonzalez on the 15-day DL, retroactive to August 5th, with a left hamstring strain. Boone, who missed 30 games with a left calf strain, was recalled from Triple-A Columbus. In four games during his ... Read More
Nationals first-round Draft pick, right-handed pitcher Aaron Crow, signed a contract to play for the Fort Worth Cats of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. Washington has until midnight Friday to come to terms on a contract with Crow. If they two sides can't agree on a deal, Crow ... Read More
Aaron Boone is close to returning to the Nationals and when that happens, expect the team to put shortstop Alberto Gonzalez on the 15-day disabled list. Boone, who has been on the DL since July 10th, retroactive to July 7th, with a left calf strain, has been with Triple-A Columbus ... Read More
With Friday's deadline for signing players selected in the 2008 First Year Player Draft fast approaching, the Nationals and first-round pick, right-handed pitcher Aaron Crow, are not close to agreeing on a contract. If Washington is not able to sign Crow, the Nationals will receive two top 10 picks and ... Read More
Nick Johnson has had his share of injuries over his career and this year was no different. Johnson was placed on the 60-day disabled list on May 15, with a torn tendon sheath in his right wrist, and his season ended almost as soon as it started. He injured the ... Read More
The Washington Nationals announced that they have signed third-round pick, shortstop Daniel Espinosa and fourth-rounder, left-handed pitcher, Graham Hicks. Espinosa, 21, hit .309 with 13 doubles, six triples, four home runs and 37 RBI as a junior this season at Long Beach State, while compiling a .392 on-base percentage and ... Read More
Is there anything more exciting in baseball than a triple? I guess an inside-the-park home run would be the only acceptable answer, but watching a speedster fly around the bases is just awesome. Emilio Bonifacio, who many claim is the fastest player in all of baseball, hit his third triple ... Read More
Just six days ago, outfielder Elijah Dukes came off the disabled list, making a remarkable recovery from surgery to repair a meniscus tear and partial tear of patellar tendon, in his right knee, and looked to pick up where he left off. Unfortunately for Dukes, it was short lived. He ... Read More
It's been a long road for Nationals right-handed pitcher Ryan Wagner. He hasn't pitched in the Majors since May 6, 2007. Due to inflammation in his right rotator cuff, Wagner was placed on the 15-day disabled list the following day. ... Read More
When Elijah Dukes tore up his right knee on July 5th and had surgery, on July 9th, to repair two small tears in the meniscus and a partial tear of the patellar tendon in his right knee, doctors told him he would be out 4-6 weeks and the Nationals planned ... Read More
The Nationals officially announced that second baseman Emilio Bonifacio was recalled from Triple-A Columbus prior to Friday night's game with the Cincinnati Reds. To make room for Bonifacio on the roster, right-handed pitcher Garrett Mock was optioned to Columbus. Bonifacio, who was acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for ... Read More
Ryan Zimmerman saw the pitch coming but couldn't get out of the way. Kyle Kendrick's pitch, in the the third inning, hit Zimmerman in the top of the right hand. He was in obvious pain, but stayed in the game and score the second National run. Zimmerman was removed from ... Read More
After Thursday night's 8-4 loss to the Phillies, the Nationals ninth straight, Senior Vice President and General Manager Jim Bowden announced that the team was releasing infielder Felipe Lopez and catchers Paul Lo Duca and Johnny Estrada Washington will activate outfielder Elijah Dukes from the disabled list and infielder Alberto ... Read More
Closer Chad Cordero is with his teammates at Nationals Park for the next few days to spend time with them before heading back to California to continue rehabbing his surgically repaired right shoulder. Cordero said the rehab is going well, but he was still miffed at Senior Vice President and ... Read More
When the Nationals acquired shortstop Alberto Gonzalez before the trade deadline on Thursday and acquired Emilio Bonifacio from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Jon Rauch on July 22nd, it leaves infielder Felipe Lopez in flux. Lopez, who is having the worst season of his career, hitting .231 with two ... Read More
The trade deadline has come and gone, but not with much fanfare, as the Nationals made one move, albeit minor. They didn't make a blockbuster deal to improve their current roster; instead they got a player for the future. Washington acquired shortstop Alberto Gonzalez from the New York Yankees in ... Read More
The trade deadline is Thursday afternoon and there hasn't been much talk about the Nationals making many, if any, moves. The closer we get to the 4:00pm deadline, the less it appears Washington will do anything. There have been rumors that Paul Lo Duca, Tim Redding and or Felipe Lopez ... Read More
Kory Casto is willing to do anything to remain with the Nationals and not return to Triple-A Columbus. Casto was originally called up on June 3rd, when Ryan Zimmerman went on the disabled list with a small labral tear in his left shoulder. Casto filled in at third base. He ... Read More
You could call Ryan Zimmerman the eternal optimist. Coming into Tuesday night's game against the Phillies, the Nationals have lost six straight games and are 29 games under .500 and 18 1/2 games out of first in the NL East. The amount of injuries this team has endured is widely ... Read More
Wily Mo Pena had season-ending surgery on his left shoulder on July 22 to repair a significant partial tear of his rotator cuff, as well as a tear and fraying of his posterior labrum. Pena, who will be out 4-6 months, is currently in a sling and will go to ... Read More
Paul Lo Duca has been in the big leagues for a decade and has seen his share of teammates come and go. With the trade deadline this Thursday, there is a chance that some of his clubhouse buddies may not be here by the end of the week. There is ... Read More
Catcher Johnny Estrada was designated for assignment to clear a roster spot for center-fielder Lastings Milledge, who will come the disabled list on Friday and join the team in Los Angeles. Estrada, who was reinstated from the DL on July 18, got caught up in a numbers game with the ... Read More
Center fielder Lastings Milledge, on the disabled list since June 28 due to a right groin strain, is expected to join the Nationals in Los Angeles on Friday. Milledge has missed 19 games due to the injury, but he'll be back in the starting line-up and in center when he ... Read More
The Nationals recalled third baseman Ryan Zimmerman from his rehab assignment with Triple-A Columbus and reinstated him from the 15-Day Disabled List on Tuesday. He should be in the line-up in tonight's series opener against the Giants at AT&T Park. Zimmerman hit a combined .280 with three doubles, one home ... Read More
Nationals All-Star shortstop Cristian Guzman was given a 2-year contract extension today, that runs through 2010. Guzman, who has played solid defense for Manny Acta, has been the only consistent offensive weapon for the Nationals. Guzman, signed by the Nationals as a free agent on November 16, 2004, after playing ... Read More
This afternoon the Nationals traded closer Jon Rauch to the Arizona Diamondbacks for second baseman Emilio Bonifacio. Bonifacio was optioned to Triple-A Columbus. Considered one of the fastest players in all of baseball, Bonifacio batted .302 with 18 doubles, five triples, one home run, 29 RBI and 17 stolen bases ... Read More
For a guy who was supposed to be a role player, Willie Harris has done more for the Nationals this season than he ever imagined. Harris, due to injuries, has filled a void in Manny Acta's line-up and provided a much needed spark to a listless offense. During last week's ... Read More
For a guy who was supposed to be a role player, Willie Harris has done more for the Nationals this season than he ever imagined. Harris, due to injuries, has filled a void in Manny Acta's line-up and provided a much needed spark, to a listless offense. During last week's ... Read More
Add Dmitri Young to the ever growing list of Nationals players to land on the disabled list. Young was placed on the 15-Day Disabled List (retroactive to July 12) while he attempts to stabilize his diabetes. ... Read More
Wily Mo Pena, who will have surgery on his left shoulder, was officially placed on the 15-day disabled list today. Pena is the 15th different National to land on the DL this season. Catcher Johnny Estrada was recalled from the 15-day DL and reinstated. It was announced on Monday that ... Read More
Nationals shortstop Cristian Guzman played six innings of perfect baseball at third base in the 79th All-Star game Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium. Yes I said third base. Guzman had never played third in his life, but didn't do anything to embarrass himself. National League and Colorado Rockies manager, Clint ... Read More
Add Wily Mo Pena to ever the growing list of Nationals who will go under the knife. Pena, playing with pain in his left shoulder most of the season, will have surgey in the next seven to 10 days to repair a small tear and impingement in his left rotator ... Read More
Third baseman Ryan Zimmerman, who has been sidelined with a shoulder injury, will get back on the field on Monday and begin his rehab assignment with the Potomac Nationals. Zimmerman, out since May 26th with a small labral tear in his left shoulder, will play two games with the P-Nats ... Read More
Dmitri Young left Friday night's game in the third inning with tightness in his back on the lower right side. Young was at the plate and had just fouled off a pitch when felt discomfort and removed himself from the game. Young, who originally injured his back last Saturday, will ... Read More
According to an article on ESPN.com, Nationals Senior Vice President and General Manager Jim Bowden and special assistant Jose Rijo are being investigated by the FBI and Major League Baseball for their possible involvement in a financial scandal involving the signing of players from the Dominican Republic. Bowden and Rijo ... Read More
All season long on home Friday's, Aaron Boone has tried to start a new trend in the Nationals clubhouse and I like to call it , "Throwback Friday." Let me explain. Boone brings in a throwback jersey that he hangs in front of his locker. It doesn't have to be ... Read More
Rookie outfielder Roger Bernadina was sent down to Triple-A Columbus today and the Nationals called-up outfielder Ryan Langerhans. Bernadina struggled at the plate since being promoted from Double-A Harrisburg on June 28th. In 10 games, he was batting just .125, only five hits in 40 at bats, and scored two ... Read More
Add infielder Aaron Boone to the long list of Nationals to go on the disabled list. Boone strained his left calf, in the eighth inning, last Sunday in the 6-5 loss to the Reds. Boone said the injury occured as he was coming out of the dugout to pinch-run for ... Read More
Odalis Perez was ejected in the third inning of Tuesday night's 2-0 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Perez was tossed for arguing with home plate umpire Angel Hernandez about a second balk call in the third inning. Chris Burke reached on Cristian Guzman's ninth error of the year. After Perez ... Read More
For the first time since landing on the disabled list on May 26th with a small tear in his left shoulder, third baseman Ryan Zimmerman took batting practice against live pitching, as well as fielding practice, prior to Tuesday night's game against the Diamondbacks. Zimmerman had only been swinging a ... Read More
Elijah Dukes is going to have surgery on Wednesday July 9th, to repair his right meniscus. The procedure will be performed by Dr. Koko Eaton in Tampa, FL. Dukes tore up his right knee last Saturday night in Cincinnati while catching a fly ball in the bottom of the seventh ... Read More
In all my years covering and watching baseball, I can honestly say I have never seen a team so depleted by injuries. What has happened to the Nationals this season is remarkable. Saturday night, Elijah Dukes suffered a torn meniscus and a partial tear to the patella tendon in his ... Read More
The Nationals found out during the game that shortstop Cristian Guzman was selected to the All-Star game to be played at Yankee Stadium. Guzman, the Nats lone All-Star representative, will make his second All-Star appearance, as he played for the AL squad in 2001 when he was a member of ... Read More
Austin Kearns, on the disabled list since May 22nd with loose bodies in his right elbow, is expected to return to the Nationals and join the team in Cincinnati on Thursday. The Reds drafted him in the first round, 7th overall, in the 1998 draft and he spent the first ... Read More
Just when the Nationals didn't think things could get worse, they did. Closer Chad Cordero will undergo season-ending surgery for a torn right labrum on his shoulder. Cordero had been in Viera, Fla., on a rehab assignment and recently began throwing off the mound. He told Senior Vice President and ... Read More
RHP Ryan Wagner hasn't pitched for the Nationals since May of 2007. He was placed on the 15-day DL with right rotator cuff inflammation and eventually had surgery to repair a small tear in the shoulder. Wagner began throwing a few weeks ago but developed a blister on a finger ... Read More
Roger Bernadina's last 24-hours have been quite interesting. In the fourth inning of last Saturday's game with Double-A Harrisburg, Bernadina was informed that he was going to start for the Nationals on Sunday afternoon at Nationals Park. He was removed from the game and went to pack his bags for ... Read More
There is talk circulating about Felipe Lopez's future with the Nationals. One report has Lopez going to the Orioles for a minor-league prospect. Lopez hasn't been in the starting line-up for the Nationals since Monday. Manny Acta was asked about Lopez's lack of playing time and if he's spoken to ... Read More
RHP Shawn Hill was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Wednesday with a right forearm strain. Hill was evaluated at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN on Wednesday to seek a second opinion on his ailing right forearm. Dr. Bernard Morrey and Dr. Scott Steinmann performed a bone scan ... Read More
Prior to taking batting practice on Wednesday, Manny Acta held a team meeting, which lasted about 35 minutes, to clear the air and get a few things off his chest. Acta wanted the team to "do the little things." Acta expressed the importance of playing smarter, better defense and being ... Read More
Aaron Boone collected the 1,000th hit of his career with an 8th inning infield single. Boone become the 1,171 player to join that plateau. He also becomes the 4th member of his family to do so, joining his grandfather Ray (1,260), dad Bob (1,838) and brother Bret (1,775) ... Read More
Balester to make MLB debut on Tuesday The Nationals are expected to purchase the contract of RHP Collin Balester from Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday. Balester is slated to make his MLB debut on Tuesday night in Florida against the Marlins. Balester is rated as the #3 rated prospect and top ... Read More
Austin Kearns, on the disabled list since May 22nd with an injured right elbow, will begin his rehab assignment with the Hagerstown Suns on Thursday. Kearns has been taking batting practice for the last couple of days; he'll then go to Columbus and if everything goes well, he'll join the ... Read More
Destin Hood, the Nationals second-round pick, 55th overall, in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft, took batting practice with the team at Nationals Park on Tuesday. Hood, a high school outfielder from St.Paul's Episcopal H.S. in Alabama, said he was nervous when he first started taking batting practice, but felt more ... Read More
STAT LINE: By Inning | Box Score | Matchup | Nats Stats | Angels Stats Pete McElroy's MASN Blog: For the latest news on the Nats, check out Nats beat writer, Pete McElroy's MASN Blog:Acta, Lo Duca address team [link] Jesus Flores, moved to the fourth spot in the batting ... Read More
Nationals first baseman Nick Johnson will miss the rest of the 2008 season due to surgery on his right wrist. Johnson had the surgery this morning to repair a small split tear in a ligament on the ulnar side of his right wrist. The surgery was performed by Dr. Richard ... Read More
