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Before the Nationals 2009 home opener on April 13, 2009, at 3 pm, longtime Philadelphia Phillies announcer Harry Kalas was found unconscious in the Nationals Park press box at 12:20 pm. Kalas was rushed to George Washington University Hospital and pronounced dead at 1:20 pm. [29] [30] A moment of silence was held before the game, followed by ...
July 19, 2016: The Nationals lost minor-leaguer Abel de Los Santos to the Cincinnati Reds on a waiver claim. [210] July 30, 2016: The Nationals traded Felipe Rivero and minor-leaguer Taylor Hearn to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mark Melancon. [211] August 13, 2016: The Nationals granted Jonathan Papelbon his unconditional release. [212]
The Nationals have played at Nationals Park since 2008 A 1971 view of Jarry Park Stadium, where the Expos played from 1969 to 1976 The Montreal Olympic Stadium, Canada home of the Expos from 1977 until their move to Washington after the 2004 season A Nationals game in June 2005 at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, where the team played from 2005 to 2007
It is owned and operated by Events DC, the successor agency to the DC Armory Board, a quasi-public organization affiliated with the city government, under a lease that runs until 2038 from the National Park Service, which owns the land. [5] In September 2019, Events DC officials announced plans to demolish the stadium due to maintenance costs. [6]
Events DC receives more than $100 million in taxpayer money but has an independent board appointed by the Mayor. [7] In addition to overseeing the Convention Center, Nationals Park, RFK Stadium, St. Elizabeths East Entertainment and Sports Arena, and the D.C. Armory, it has provided funding to various construction and development projects in the District.
Just after 7 a.m. on what turned out to be a record-tying hottest day in the history of the nation's capital, more than 100 members of the U.S. military sprint from station to station to cycle ...
Ryan Zimmerman, the longtime face of the franchise who had been with the team since its inaugural 2005 season, announced his retirement after the 2021 season, marking the end of the first era of Nationals baseball. [67] On August 2, 2022, the Nationals traded 23-year-old superstar Juan Soto to the San Diego Padres after he turned down a 15-year ...
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