General manager Mike Rizzo will introduce Matt Williams to the Washington media and Nationals fans tomorrow at 2 p.m. live on MASN HD. But this afternoon, Rizzo hopped on a conference call with reporters to discuss his hire of Williams as the Nats' next manager. Rizzo said that the Nationals had "a number of highly qualified candidates" inquire about their managerial opening in the last few weeks. But in the end, the organization went with the 47-year-old Williams, a five-time All-Star...

Now that the World Series is over, the Nationals can make it official: Matt Williams has been hired as their new manager. Williams, 47, becomes the fifth full-time manager in Nationals history. The team made the announcement late this morning, and Williams will meet with the media tomorrow afternoon during a 2 p.m. press conference that will be televised live on MASN HD. "I feel privileged and honored to be a part of this team," Williams said in a statement. "It's a wonderful group of...

The Washington Nationals today announced the hiring of 47-year-old Matt Williams as their field manager. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. This is the first big league managerial position of Williams' coaching career. Williams joins the Nationals organization after spending the previous four seasons on Kirk Gibson's coaching staff in Arizona, the last three as Diamondbacks' third base coach. "Matt has a wealth of knowledge...

The World Series is in the books. The Boston Red Sox are your 2013 champions, bringing an end to quite an entertaining Fall Classic that left us with no shortage of dramatic plays and close calls to discuss around the water cooler. The Red Sox were the most complete team in the postseason, and they earned the title. It marks quite a turnaround from a disastrous 2012 season and is yet another reminder that you never know what's going to happen in this game. In case you missed it, we also got...

Anyone remember who the Orioles play on opening day next season? Oh, yeah, right. If one kid shows up at my door for Halloween tonight wearing a beard and a Red Sox cap, he's getting a treat from the crappy bag of candy. No mini Snickers or Kit Kat or Hershey bar or Reese's. Enjoy your Dum Dum. Consider yourselves lucky that I'm not handing out dental floss or pocket combs. I actually picked the Red Sox to win the World Series before the playoffs started, but I wasn't going out on a...

There's nothing like those moments that bring you to the edge of your seat. This was definitely one of those moments. With two outs in the top of the ninth, Rafael Soriano found himself in a jam with two runners in scoring position, protecting a one-run lead. However, it was Adam LaRoche who saved the day. Relive LaRoche's thrilling play that secured a win against the Padres in the video below. Your browser does not support iframes.

On Tuesday, three Orioles were named Gold Glove winners. Adam Jones was awarded his third, J.J. Hardy received his second and Manny Machado earned his first career Gold Glove. To celebrate Machado's first Gold Glove, we're throwin' it back to what is arguably the play of the year. I'm sure we all know which play I am referring to, so without further ado, relive this memorable moment in the video below. Your browser does not support iframes.

The Boston Red Sox have now won three World Series championships in the last 10 years. That is very impressive, and they capped a strong season with their Game 6 win over the St. Louis Cardinals last night. Not sure many O's fans will pass along even grudging congratulations, but now the offseason is officially here and the it's the job of Orioles management to try to figure out how to beat them and get back in the playoffs next season. So now, with the season over, how did you do with any...

The Nationals will conduct their first strength and conditioning camp for select prospects starting next week at the training facility in Viera, Fla., according to Nationals director of player development Doug Harris. Twenty young players - 12 pitchers and eight position players - will participate. The camp begins Monday, Nov. 4 and runs for five days. "It is an opportunity to give our young players an introduction to their offseason strength and conditioning program," said Harris. "They...

Last night, the Orioles became the first American League team since the 2002-03 Seattle Mariners to win at least three Gold Gloves in consecutive seasons. Manny Machado, J.J. Hardy and Adam Jones took home the hardware. That is strong stuff. From 1977 to 2011, the Orioles won three Gold Gloves in one season just once, in 1998. From 2000-2008, the Orioles won a total of zero Gold Gloves. Before last night, the last time an Orioles team won three or more Gold Gloves in back-to-back years was...