The Washington Nationals today selected eight players on the second day of Major League Baseball's 2015 First-Year Player Draft. Nationals President of Baseball Operations & General Manager Mike Rizzo and Assistant General Manager & Vice President of Scouting Operations Kris Kline made the joint announcement. The Nationals kicked off today's action selecting outfielder Rhett Wiseman (Vanderbilt University) with their third-round pick (103rd overall). During the regular season, Wiseman...

Matt Wieters was pretty happy to return to the Orioles roster over the weekend, and tonight he gets to play in front of the home fans for the first time since May 10, 2014. "I'm excited, this is a great place to play," Wieters said this afternoon. "Been looking forward to getting back to playing at Camden Yards for a long time now. I'm ready to go and excited we have a big series here with Boston." Wieters is 5-for-12 with a double, a triple, a homer, 3 RBIs and an OPS of 1.301 in his...

Manager: Craig Counsell (1st season) Record: 22-37 Last 10 games: 5-5 Who to watch: 1B Adam Lind (.279 with 9 HR, 31 RBIs), RF Ryan Braun (13 HR, 40 RBIs), SS Jean Segura (.281, 16 RBIs, 6 SB), CF Carlos Gomez (.276 with 5 HR, 24 RBIs), RHP Francisco Rodriguez (1.23 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, 12 saves) Season series vs. Nationals: First meeting (2-4 in 2014) Pitching probables: June 11: RHP Tanner Roark vs. RHP Matt Garza, 8:10 p.m., MASN2 June 12: RHP Joe Ross vs. RHP Mike Fiers, 8:10 p.m., MASN2 June...

The Orioles today announced that they have selected the contract of outfielder Nolan Reimold from Triple-A Norfolk and have optioned left-hander Cesar Cabral to the Tides. Reimold, 31, batted .286/.351/.389 (50-175) with 12 doubles, two home runs, 13 RBI, and 22 runs scored over 46 games with the Tides this season. Over his last 14 games (since May 22) with Norfolk, he led the International League in batting average (.422) and on-base percentage (.469), and posted six multi-hit games....

The Orioles optioned left-handed reliever Cesar Cabral to Triple-A Norfolk to create space for outfielder Nolan Reimold on the active roster. The decision leaves the Orioles with a six-man bullpen, a risk with the Red Sox in town and the Yankees coming in behind them. However, they have a full bench and can bring up another reliever if needed. Cabral, 26, made two scoreless appearances over one inning after having his contract selected from Norfolk on June 5. The Orioles are going with two...

Nolan Reimold was back in the Orioles clubhouse today. It's been a while. He has not played in a game for the Orioles since July 13, 2013, but tonight he'll bat sixth and start in left field against Boston. "It's been a long, windy road, I guess," Reimold said this afternoon. "But made it back and it's been a goal of mine to get back here for a long time. Made it and it feels good to be here and just really happy that things worked out. I was getting at-bats pretty much every day down at...

The Orioles will wait until after batting practice today to announce their roster move. Nolan Reimold is playing left field tonight, but the club must create room for him on the active roster. They have an opening on the 40-man roster. I'm still predicting that the Orioles option a reliever to Triple-A Norfolk and go with a six-man bullpen - a risky decision with the Red Sox and Yankees in Baltimore during the homestand. Reimold is in the Orioles' lineup for the first time since July 13, 2013...

Denard Span is set to lead off and play center field for the Nationals tonight, two days after he was forced to leave Sunday's loss due to back spasms. Like many in the Nats lineup, Span has also been slumping lately. He is just 3-for-24 (.125) over his last six games. Yunel Escobar is the designated hitter for the interleague game at Yankee Stadium. That allows Anthony Rendon to start at third base and Danny Espinosa to play second. Over his last four games, Espinosa is 4-for-8 (.500) with...

As the Nationals celebrate 10 seasons in Washington, D.C., we reflect on some of the best moments since the franchise moved to the nation's capital. Each Wednesday for the next 10 weeks, check out Nationals Pastime for a remembrance of one of the watershed moments in Nationals history. Not much was expected of the Nationals in their inaugural season of 2005. Hall of Famer Frank Robinson managed a selection of random big leaguers led by the likes of first baseman Nick Johnson, third baseman...

LSU center fielder Andrew Stevenson was the Nationals' first pick in the 2015 First-Year Player Draft on Monday as the No. 58 selection. He leads the Tigers in hitting with a .356 average in 59 games, including 11 doubles, five triples, a homer, 26 stolen bases and 21 RBIs. "I've had a great year," Stevenson said. "We got a great team over here and we're playing some great baseball." He still has some college baseball to play as the Tigers defeated Louisiana-Lafayette in the super...