Following the selection of center fielder William Ballou in the 15th round, the Nationals picked another center fielder in the 16th round. At No. 496, the Nationals picked Willie Allen out of Western Oklahoma State College. The 6-foot-2, 191-pounder, is in his second season at the JuCo level, and throws and bats right-handed. In the 17th round, the Nationals selected catcher Geoffrey Perrott out of Rice University. The 22-year-old batted .271 in 57 games, with nine doubles, one triple, one...

The Orioles today announced that they have reinstated right-hander Pedro Strop from the 15-day disabled list. Strop was placed on the DL on May 25, retroactive to May 24, with a lower back strain. He is 0-2 with a 6.11 ERA (17.2IP, 12ER) in 22 appearances for the Orioles this season.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Infielder Wilson Betemit also made the trip from Sarasota to Tropicana Field today to visit with teammates and provide an injury update. Betemit remains on the 60-day disabled list with a Grade 2/3 PCL tear in his right knee. He's hitting in the cage, running and throwing, but his return isn't expected until after the All-Star break. Betemit will begin participating in fielding drills next week. "I feel a lot better," he said. "Before, I couldn't run. Now I can...

The Nationals will play a split doubleheader against the Twins on Sunday, June 9 with the rescheduled game beginning at 7:05 p.m. Gates for the 7:05 p.m. game will open 1.5 hours after the last out of the 1:35 p.m. game or 6:00 p.m., whichever is later. For more information on exchanging tickets purchased through nationals.com or the Nationals telephone charge line, please call 202.675.NATS(6287). On gamedays, the Nationals Park Box Office is open Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. until 30...

The two rainouts over the last two days gave the Nationals a chance to rest some banged-up players and get a bit of a breather after a 10-1 whipping at the hands of the Mets on Wednesday. It also allowed them to not need to call up a starter to pitch today against the Twins, but that was only a temporary fix. Tomorrow's doubleheader will leave the Nats short of rested starters Wednesday, meaning they'll need to bring up someone to make a start against the Rockies in Colorado. That guy will...

Anthony Rendon is back at second base for the Nationals in the delayed opener of a three-game interleague series against the Minnesota Twins. Here are the lineups for today's 4:05 p.m. game at Nationals Park. For the Twins: 3B Jamey Carroll C Joe Mauer RF Ryan Doumit LF Josh Willingham 1B Justin Morneau CD Aaron Hicks 2B Brian Dozier SS Pedro Florimon RHP Kevin Correia For the Nationals: CF Denard Span RF Jayson Werth 3B Ryan Zimmerman 1B Adam LaRoche SS Ian Desmond 2B Anthony Rendon LF...

After throwing a bullpen session today and reporting no discomfort in or around his strained lat muscle, Stephen Strasburg has been put on a track to return to the Nationals rotation next Sunday, June 16, the first day that he's eligible to come off the disabled list. Assuming he doesn't report any issues in the coming days, Strasburg will throw a simulated game Tuesday in Colorado, and then would be lined up to pitch next Sunday against the Indians. "He had a great bullpen," manager...

Following the selection of Cody Gunter, the Nationals have made these selections: At No. 226 in the seventh round, the Nationals selected University of Delaware first baseman James Yezzo, the Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year. The 21-year-old Yezzo is 6-foot-1 and 190 lbs., bats left and throws right. Yezzo hit .410 and slugged .714 for the Blue Hens this past season. At No. 256 in the eighth round, the Nationals picked left-hander David Napoli out of Tulane University. The...

Because of Friday night's rainout - thanks, Tropical Storm Andrea - the Twins and Nationals will play a split doubleheader Sunday. You can check out the particulars here, including the times of the games and ticket exchange policies. Now if you're not heading to the (hopefully) sunny shores of the Anacostia on Sunday evening, you'll probably be watching the game on MASN. Because the network wasn't given permission to broadcast the game until Friday evening - long after most television...

The third and final day of the First-Year Player Draft is here. All teams have picks today starting in Round 11 and going through the 40th and last round. So far of the Orioles' 11 picks, they have selected six high school players and five from college. They have taken a total of eight pitchers and catchers and one first baseman, third baseman and outfielder. Among some later round picks that worked out pretty well: Albert Pujols and Jim Thome in round 13, Don Mattingly in round 19, John...