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Nationals announce 2017 spring training broadcast schedule

February 13, 2017, 6:19am

Tickets are still available for Opening Day, February 28, as well as other games of the inaugural season of Nationals Spring Training in West Palm Beach, Fl. For fans that are not able to make it to Spring Training, the Washington Nationals broadcast partners, the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) and 106.7 The Fan, will broadcast a total of 16 Nationals Spring Training matchups in 2017. The Nationals' spring schedule features seven games televised by MASN and a combined 12 games airing on...

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Relive "National Classics": Celebrate start of camp with heroic past efforts

February 09, 2017, 10:10am

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Relive "National Classics": Celebrate start of camp with heroic past efforts

With spring training starting in a few days, it's nearly time for the annual utterance of the four most glorious words in the English language: Pitchers and catchers report. This week's "Nationals Classics" on MASN offer a smattering of game-winning walk-offs, heroic homers and clutch deliveries. It's only a couple of weeks before actual Nationals baseball action begins on MASN, so let these games whet your baseball appetites. Monday, Feb. 13, 1 p.m. - Adam Dunn slugged 76 homers in his...

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Orioles announce 2017 promotions and special events

February 09, 2017, 9:05am

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The Orioles today released their 2017 promotional schedule highlighted by several new items, including an Orioles Maryland flag script replica jersey, a Manny Machado Starting Lineup figure, Zach Britton and Jonathan Schoop bobbleheads, a new design for the popular hooded sweatshirt, and a 25th Anniversary of Oriole Park at Camden Yards replica ballpark, as well as the return of several fan-favorite events including Kids' Opening Day and Friday Fireworks Nights. The Maryland flag script...

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Nats to play Red Sox at Naval Academy on April 1, Nationals Park on March 31

February 09, 2017, 7:22am

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The Washington Nationals are excited to announce they will play the Boston Red Sox in an exhibition game on Saturday, April 1 at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. As part of a new three-year agreement, the Nationals will hold one exhibition game at the Naval Academy through 2019. The Nationals' opponent for the games in 2018 and 2019 will be determined at a future date. Tickets for this special game are not available to the public. The Nationals and Red Sox will distribute...

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"Orioles Classics" rewind: Oriole Park Classics Game No. 9

February 03, 2017, 9:34am

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OK, so it's the last football Sunday in the season, which is a pretty good indicator that baseball isn't far behind. And if you really don't want to watch the Super Bowl tonight, there's at least some alternate programming that should warm your baseball heart. The No. 9 game in our countdown of the top contests in Oriole Park's history airs at 7 p.m. on MASN. And while we can't divulge exactly which game will be broadcast tonight, we feel certain that we can tell you it was worth the...

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Kolko/Werth bobblehead gets nod in P-Nats fan vote

February 02, 2017, 9:14am

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Kolko/Werth bobblehead gets nod in P-Nats fan vote

Well, the people have spoken. The Single-A Potomac Nationals announced at their Hot Stove Banquet last weekend that the winner of the Loyal Hygiene Solutions Fans' Choice Bobblehead is the duo of MASN on-field reporter Dan Kolko and Nationals outfielder Jayson Werth. The winning entry was submitted by Chris Jackson. The dual bobblehead will be handed out to the first 1,250 fans through the turnstiles at Pfitzner Stadium in Woodbridge, Va., on Saturday, Aug. 26 before the P-Nats host the...

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Nats ink swingman Vance Worley to minor league deal

January 28, 2017, 2:24pm

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Nats ink swingman Vance Worley to minor league deal

The Nationals on Saturday announced the signing of veteran right-hander Vance Worley to a minor league deal with an invitation to major league spring training, snatching a player the Orioles hoped would return to their bullpen after they cut ties with him last month. Worley, 29, is capable of filling multiple roles on a pitching staff and could inherit the swingman role vacated when the Nats chose not to bring back righty Yusmeiro Petit. According to Chris Cotillo of SB Nation, the pact...

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Nationals re-sign Stephen Drew

January 26, 2017, 7:13am

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The Nationals bolstered their bench on Thursday, reportedly re-signing veteran infielder Stephen Drew to a one-year contract that could net him up to $4.7 million if he reaches certain incentives. Drew revived his career in 2015, becoming an integral bench piece in Dusty Baker's first year at the Nationals' helm, slashing .266/.339/.524 with eight homers and 21 RBIs in 70 games during a season interrupted by a bout with vertigo that sent him to the disabled list. He played second base,...

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Playing the waiting game (Green signs minor league deal)

January 25, 2017, 6:01am

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Playing the waiting game (Green signs minor league deal)

In baseball's olden days - like, maybe, a decade or so ago - we'd just now be hitting the winter doldrums. There used to be a significant number of free agent signings (read: most of them) by the time the calendar turned to a new year. Trades were made throughout the offseason, but most of the wheeling and dealing came in December, a nod to baseball's Winter Meetings and the fact that general managers and front office staff used to spend most of the end-of-year holidays enjoying family...

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Relive "Nationals Classics": Slugging your way into February

January 25, 2017, 5:14am

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Well, Nationals fans, we're almost ready to pass through one more hurdle between winter's cold and baseball warmth. By the end of this week, we can utter these words: Spring training starts this month. February never felt so good, did it? As we move closer to the four greatest words in the English language - pitchers and catchers report - you can warm yourself with this week's "Nationals Classics" on MASN. Think of this as your own personal pre-spring training training. Pretty soon,...

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Orioles Health & Fitness Challenge returns to Sarasota County middle schools

January 23, 2017, 7:20am

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For the second year, the Orioles and Sarasota County Schools will team up to encourage physical fitness, healthy eating, and tobacco-free living among middle school-aged children through the Orioles Health & Fitness Challenge. Launched last year in partnership with HealthFit Powered by Sarasota Memorial and SWAT (Students Working Against Tobacco), the program will expand in 2017 to include a greater focus on both nutrition and tobacco-free living, as well as more involvement from Orioles...

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Assessing the Nationals' in-house candidates to close (updated)

January 23, 2017, 5:24am

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We're less than a month from the date pitchers and catchers report to spring training at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches and the Nationals' closer picture is no clearer than it was during the Winter Meetings, when incumbent Mark Melancon signed a four-year, $62 million contract with the Giants. Since the season ended, with speculation that Melancon would bolt for greener pastures (emphasis on "green"), both manager Dusty Baker and general manager Mike Rizzo have trumpeted the in-house...

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Who leads off for Nationals, Turner or Eaton?

January 21, 2017, 11:05am

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This time last year, the Nationals had just acquired outfielder Ben Revere in a trade with the Blue Jays and he was already slotted as their leadoff hitter. The Nats were hoping to take advantage of his speed to add another dimension to a lineup lacking fleet-footedness, and fans and prognosticators buried themselves in predictions of how many bases he might steal and how many runs he could score with potent bats following him. But Revere didn't get through his first regular season game with...

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What lies ahead for Pedro Severino?

January 20, 2017, 9:34am

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If you're Nationals catcher Pedro Severino, it's been quite a whirlwind few months. Summoned from Triple-A Syracuse on Sept. 2 for the stretch run, Severino's presence took on added significance on Sept. 26, when Wilson Ramos sustained a season-ending knee injury. Suddenly, Severino found himself starting two games in the National League Division Series. But since the Nats were eliminated from the playoffs, Severino has been on the proverbial roller coaster. When Ramos elected to test free...

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A few thoughts on Rodriguez and the Hall of Fame

January 19, 2017, 8:28am

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A few thoughts on Rodriguez and the Hall of Fame

Let's start off with a show of hands: Anyone else out there long for the days when we didn't have two-plus months of endless debate over who should be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame? Remember when the discussion period was only a couple of weeks, roughly right after the new year and up to the mid-January announcement of election results? Now we've moprhed from good-natured discussion and disagreement to animated sniping between writers and broadcasters, who debate a list of...

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"Orioles Classics" rewind: How about some playoff action?

January 18, 2017, 8:44am

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With apologies to a long-ago tirade by former NFL coach Jim Mora, we're talking playoffs this week. Yes, playoffs. As in the American League Division Series, which in 1997 pitted the Orioles against the Mariners in a coast-to-coast clash. On this week's "Orioles Classics" on MASN, you can relive the entire four-game series with midday broadcasts of the O's conquest of the wild card Mariners. It was a wild series full of twists and turns, marquee pitching matchups and unexpected power. If...

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Orioles announce autograph lineup for Jan. 28 FanFest

January 17, 2017, 5:19am

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Autograph vouchers for FanFest go on sale tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. at orioles.com/fanfest. But in order to plan out whose signatures you want to get, and when you can can get them, we're happy to provide the official list of autograph stations for FanFest on Saturday, Jan. 28 at the Baltimore Convention Center. At FanFest, the Orioles will once again employ an autograph policy designed to support youth charitable endeavors through OriolesREACH and enhance fan engagement with shorter wait...

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Orioles agree to terms with six players

January 14, 2017, 5:07am

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The Orioles today announced that they have agreed to terms with left-handers Zach Britton nad T.J. McFarland, indielders Ryan Flaherty, Manny Machado and Jonathan Schoop, and right-hander Chris Tillman on one-year contracts, thus avoiding arbitration. Britton, 29, led the American League with 47 saves, going 2-1 with a 0.54 ERA (4 ER/67.0 IP), the lowest ERA in Major League history among pitchers with at least 50.0 innings pitched. He was named an American League All-Star, earned the save in...

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Relive "Nationals Classics": History, extras, whiffs and walk-offs

January 12, 2017, 10:13am

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That little break of warm weather we had last week - pushing 70 degrees in January? Awesome! - only makes baseball fans yearn more for pitchers and catchers to report. But the good news is that it's now less than a month before batterymates converge on The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches for Nationals spring training. In the interim, we've got another week's worth of "Nationals Classics" on MASN, games that feature some of the best performances in curly W history. This week, there's the...

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Orioles FanFest autograph vouchers on sale on Jan. 18 at Orioles.com

January 12, 2017, 8:08am

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Vouchers for autograph sessions at Orioles FanFest will go on sale Wednesday, January 18, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The list of autograph session times and participants will be posted online for preview at www.orioles.com/fanfest by 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 17. Orioles FanFest will be held on Saturday, January 28, at the Baltimore Convention Center from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., with early entry for Orioles Season Plan Members beginning at 10:00 a.m. as part of the Orange Carpet Program. At this...