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On August 10, 2010, the Nationals unveiled a "Ring of Honor" [note 3] at Nationals Park to honor National Baseball Hall of Fame members who had played "significant years" for the Washington Nationals, original Washington Senators (1901–1960), expansion Washington Senators (1961–1971), Homestead Grays, or Montreal Expos.
This spawned a rash of jokes both on the internet and on television regarding Nationals and futility. The jersey worn by Dunn was later auctioned for $8000 to benefit the Washington Nationals Dream foundation. On July 27, 2009, Josh Willingham hit two grand slams in a game against the Milwaukee Brewers.
From 1973 to 2008, the Baltimore Orioles were part of this group – the omission of the city's name being part of a largely successful effort to attract fans from the Washington, D.C. area – before returning "Baltimore" to the road jerseys in 2009, by which time the current Nationals franchise had begun playing in Washington, D.C.
The Washington Nationals of the 1870s were the first important baseball club in the capital city of the United States. They competed briefly in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (commonly referred to as the National Association), [ a ] the first fully-professional sports league in baseball.
On May 7, 2023, the Nationals promoted Alu to the major leagues for the first time. [19] In 51 games during his rookie campaign, he batted .226/.282/.289 with 2 home runs, 16 RBI, and 5 stolen bases. Alu was optioned to Triple–A Rochester to begin the 2024 season. [20] On April 23, 2024, he was designated for assignment by the Nationals. [21]
The change worked, as Washington posted a 99–53 record and swept to the pennant seven games ahead of the Yankees. But the Senators lost the World Series to the Giants in five games, and after that, the city would not host another World Series until 2019, when the Washington Nationals, its current National League team, defeated the Houston Astros.
Washington Nationals minor league affiliates (2 C, 18 P) Montreal Expos (7 C, 20 P, 2 F) O. Washington Nationals owners (1 C, 5 P) P. Washington Nationals personnel (4 C)
The following is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared at least in one game for the Washington Nationals National League franchise (2005–present), also known previously as the Montreal Expos (1969–2004). Players in Bold are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Players in Italics have had their numbers retired by ...