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MASN bringing spirit of giving to Nats Winterfest

December 04, 2016, 2:34pm

There's no place like Nats Winterfest for the holidays! MASN is in the holiday spirit again this season. And you know what that means ... PRESENTS! We're giving you a ton of chances to win exclusive MASN Nationals prizes at our booth at Nats Winterfest, which will be held Dec. 10-11 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. In addition to signed jerseys, bats and baseballs from some of your favorite players, we're also bringing in new prizes for you to win! Swing by the MASN booth to...

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Relive "Nationals Classics": Harper's three-homer night

November 30, 2016, 9:39am

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There's only one "Nationals Classic" on the MASN docket this week, so be sure to tune un at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 11 (or set your DVR if you're partaking of the second day of Nationals Winterfest at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center). This week's offering is a game from May 6, 2015, when Bryce Harper sent a midweek Nationals Park crowd of 31,417 into a frenzy with a power display against Marlins right-hander Tom Koehler. Harper homered three times that night - in his first three...

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CareFirst Fan Challenge winner to face off against Scherzer at Nats Winterfest

December 02, 2016, 10:25am

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CareFirst Fan Challenge winner to face off against Scherzer at Nats Winterfest

Back in the dog days of summer, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield asked fans to challenge Nationals ace Max Scherzer to anything! Submissions for #IChallengeMax began pouring in to our Twitter account, ranging from cooking competitions to karaoke. And when it was all said and done, Scherzer selected to battle Nats fan Trey in a classic tailgate game ... cornhole! @masnNationals #IChallengeMax to a game of cornhole on my @Bharper3407 board. @Max_Scherzer pic.twitter.com/HA3M5AgZVZ -- Trey...

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Bobblehead epiphany leads to busy home-based business for Nats fan

November 29, 2016, 7:21am

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Bobblehead epiphany leads to busy home-based business for Nats fan

Brad Wheedleton's epiphany came at Nationals Park on Sept. 27, 2014, when he received the last of the seven Nationals bobblehead giveaways that season, a Tyler Clippard nodder honoring the beloved and bespectacled reliever. "I'd started collecting and I had the whole series," remembers Wheedleton. "I got the last one and I said to myself, 'My collection needs a place to go.' They were piling up on the desk or in a corner collecting dust. I said to myself, 'I'm going to go home and...

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Relive "Nationals Classics": Wild finishes and pitching gems

November 22, 2016, 10:46am

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How's everyone feeling post-Thanksgiving? Were you able to walk off some of those extra pounds gained on Thursday? Well if you weren't able to, I've got some good news for you baseball fans: We are officially one week away from the Winter Meetings at National Harbor! MASN is leading you up to baseball's big offseason event in our own backyard with a jam-packed week of Nationals walk-offs and pitching gems. Take a look at this week's "Nationals Classics" schedule on MASN: Monday, Nov. 28,...

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Bryce Harper presents award at American Music Awards

November 21, 2016, 4:25am

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Bryce Harper presents award at American Music Awards

Bryce Harper is familiar with award shows. The Nationals all-star outfielder has been named National Leauge Rookie of the Year and MVP, among other awards he's won in his young career. But Sunday night, Harper took on a different role at an award show: presenter. At the 44th annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles, Harper joined recording artist Teyanna Taylor in presenting the New Artist of the Year award to Zayn Malik. Apparently, Harper also put his baseball skills to work at the award...

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Relive "Nationals Classics": Grand slams and 16-inning marathon

November 17, 2016, 8:15am

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Happy Thanksgiving! As you're enjoying spending time with friends and family, devouring a big bird on Turkey Day and hopefully watching the Redskins beat up on the Cowboys, MASN is giving Nationals fans a couple of baseball reasons to be thankful this year. Check out this holiday week's "Nationals Classics" schedule filled with grand slams and a Sunday special marathon victory: Monday, Nov. 21, 8 p.m. - Bryce Harper had reached some major accomplishments in his career before the start of...

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Relive "Nationals Classics": Extra-inning herorics and Scherzer's first no-no

November 10, 2016, 6:12am

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We're a little over a week away from Thanksgiving, so here are a couple of reminders that baseball is still in your life: * The GM meetings just wrapped up this past week in Scottsdale, Ariz.* The Winter Meetings are three weeks away in National Harbor, Md.* Nationals Winterfest is about a month away at the Washington Convention Center So there is still plenty of baseball to consume this offseason. And of course, MASN's "Nationals Classics" series continues this week to give you your...

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Relive "Nationals Classics": Walk-offs, mound gems and Strasmas

November 03, 2016, 11:11am

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The World Series is over and the baseball offseason is upon us. Which means a few of you are having trouble coping without your daily fix of serious jammage, "See you later!" home run calls and "There goes the no-hitter" jocularity. And while spring training is still a little more than three months away, we've got a way to combat those winter blues. Who cares if it gets dark an hour earlier? There are still "Nationals Classics" on MASN to keep you company through the long, winter...

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The Ballpark at the Palm Beaches on target for first game on Feb. 28

November 04, 2016, 11:28am

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The Ballpark at the Palm Beaches on target for first game on Feb. 28

Representatives from the Nationals and Astros met this week with Palm Beach County commissioners and told them that the teams' new spring training facility in West Palm Beach, The Ballpark at the Palm Beaches, is expected to open as scheduled on Feb. 28. The Palm Beach Post reported that construction crews are racing to complete the new $148.5 million complex in time for the first scheduled Grapefruit League game. Neither the Nationals nor Astros have released their spring training schedules,...

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An early look at where the Nationals rank heading into 2017

November 04, 2016, 9:42am

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Though the baseball offseason is only two days old, it's a perfect time to start thinking ahead to the 2017 campaign. ESPN.com is doing just that, and yesterday released its first power rankings for the 2017 season. The Nationals are ranked third, behind the World Series champion Cubs and the American League East champion Red Sox. Sweet Spot blogger David Schoenfield acknowledges that the Nats have some questions to answer - right-hander Stephen Strasburg's flexor mass injury, first baseman...

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MASNsports.com's Mark Zuckerman featured on "Today" show

November 02, 2016, 8:46am

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MASNsports.com's Mark Zuckerman featured on "Today" show

We here at MASNsports.com are very fortunate to have Mark Zuckerman as our Nationals beat writer. Not only does he bring years of experience covering the team, but he is also a triple-threat reporter (writing, television and radio) that not many outlets have the opportunity to work with. Another fun aspect Mark brings to the table is he dealings with users on Twitter who mistake him for Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg. How many times have you seen Mark ZuckerMAN give a baseball response to...

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Relive "Nationals Classics": Pinch-hit walk-offs and opening day stars

October 31, 2016, 9:25am

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The baseball season will officially end this week when either the Indians or Cubs end their respective longstanding World Series championship drought. Whether that happens on Tuesday or Wednesday night remains to be seen, but nonetheless, the offseason looms and the countdown to pitchers and catchers reporting will begin. Lucky for you, the diehard Nationals fan who just wants baseball year-round, MASN is giving you the chance to relive classic Nats moments without needing any of those member...

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MASN fans show off best Nats-themed Halloween costumes

October 31, 2016, 11:44am

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MASN fans show off best Nats-themed Halloween costumes

Happy Halloween! Hope you're looking out for the Werewolf! Over this past Halloweekend, we asked our Twitter followers to submit their photos of their best Nationals-themed costumes. And in came the Bryce Harper-lookalikes, dogs dressed up as their owners' favorite players and more! Check out some of our favorite submissions below! @masnNationals went as @Anthonyrendon_6 pic.twitter.com/XSrWHEs4qJ -- Gabe (@RielTalk) October 29, 2016 Two superheroes! @masnNationals...

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Big no-no: Scherzer's wife throws away no-hitter jersey

October 27, 2016, 6:50am

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Big no-no: Scherzer's wife throws away no-hitter jersey

Unfortunately, it's officially the offseason for the Nationals. As we watch the Cubs and Indians go head-to-head in the World Series, we are left to sit back and wonder what could have been. But for the players, it's time to get some things in order that they couldn't take care of during the season. Things like resting some nagging injuries, visiting friends and family, and even a little house cleaning. Well, one National's wife accidentally took the house cleaning a little too far. On...

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District 34 podcast: NLDS Game 5 preview

October 12, 2016, 3:36pm

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District 34 podcast: NLDS Game 5 preview

It all comes down to this: Game 5 of the National League Division Series between the Nationals and Dodgers. The winner-take-all game doesn't start until 8 p.m. at Nats Park, so Byron Kerr and I have a preview episode of the District 34 podcast to get you ready for tonight's showdown. With a chance to advance to face the Cubs in the NLCS, the Nationals need just one more over the Dodgers after splitting the first four games of this series. So how did we get here? What have the Nationals done...

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It's Ross vs. Kershaw in Game 4

October 11, 2016, 8:41am

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We now know who will take the mound for Game 4 of the National League Division Series between the Nationals and Dodgers, set to begin at 5:05 p.m. EDT. Dusty Baker will send out right-hander Joe Ross for his first career postseason start, while Dave Roberts will call upon left-hander Clayton Kershaw on short rest and facing elimination. The Nationals' 8-3 win in Game 3 on Monday not only gave them a 2-1 edge in the best-of-five series, but also gave them flexibility in setting their rotation...

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Baker makes deft use of bullpen to get 14 outs, even series

October 09, 2016, 2:53pm

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Baker makes deft use of bullpen to get 14 outs, even series

The Nationals finally had the lead, courtesy of Jose Lobaton's three-run homer in the fourth inning, and manager Dusty Baker didn't want to take any chances when starting pitcher Tanner Roark started scuffling in the fifth. With his pitch count mounting and the Dodgers locking in on the right-hander, Baker made the call to the bullpen. Well, the first of many calls. Baker asked his relief corps to get the final 14 outs of a game and prevent the Nationals from going into an 0-2 hole in the...

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Marty Niland: Lobaton's homer was no October surprise to Baker

October 10, 2016, 5:15am

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Marty Niland: Lobaton's homer was no October surprise to Baker

The National League Division Series between the Nationals and Dodgers may be knotted at one game apiece, bit when it comes to drama and momentum, the Nats are clearly ahead after Sunday's 5-2 victory And while fans are rightly cheering backup catcher Jose Lobaton as the unlikely hero the team needed to even the series, let's not overlook one clear advantage the Nats have in this series that made his momentous fourth-inning swing possible: manager Dusty Baker. It's easy to criticize a...

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Baker on Nationals' "upside-down" pitching options

October 09, 2016, 7:48am

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The skies have cleared - apparently, all of those gusty winds are good for something - and there will be baseball today at Nationals Park. But there's little clarity in the Nationals' postseason rotation past left-hander Gio Gonzalez's start in Game 3 of the National League Division Series on Monday at Dodger Stadium. Manager Dusty Baker said during his Sunday morning media briefing that the Nationals remain undecided who will start Games 4 and 5 of the NLDS, and that how the Nationals...