A week after being freed from his abductors in Venezuela, Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos has been checked by team doctors during a quick trip to Washington
Major leaguer Wilson Ramos rescued in Venezuela
November 11, 2011 By
Good news for baseball fans and fans of Wilson Ramos as the Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami said on state television that Ramos was“safe and sound” and that he was rescued by police. He said three men were arrested in the kidnapping. Information Minister Andres Izarra initially reported the rescue via Twitter, saying Ramos was [...]
Nationals’ Wilson Ramos Kidnapped From His Venezuela Home
November 10, 2011 By
Strasburg Sharp in Return From Elbow Surgery
September 6, 2011 By
Nat’s Strasburg Looks Good in Rehab Appearance
September 2, 2011 By
Davey Johnson to manage Nats
June 27, 2011 By
General manager Mike Rizzo had to move quickly. He needed a seasoned and successful manager to run the Washington Nationals, a promising team shocked by the abrupt resignation of Jim Riggleman. He didn’t have to look far. Davey Johnson, who had been advising Rizzo since 2009, was the logical choice since he was already familiar [...]
Riggleman throws a fit and resigns, life goes on in Washington
June 23, 2011 By
Talk about a walk-off. For the Nationals, there were actually two of them Thursday afternoon. The traditional type came on Laynce Nix’s pinch-hit sacrifice fly that delivered the winning run and a series sweep of the Mariners. And then there was the totally untraditional walk-off that followed, when Jim Riggleman, bereft of contract security beyond [...]
Chipper, Heyward, Lowe help Braves beat Nationals 2-0 in opener
March 31, 2011 By
Coming off major knee surgery, and coming up on his 39th birthday, Chipper Jones came back to baseball in a big way. At the plate in a real game for the first time since August, the Atlanta Braves third baseman doubled for the first hit by anyone in the 2011 season. He legged it out, [...]
MLB Preview: Washington Nationals
March 24, 2011 By
Washington continues to chase respectability. Although leading prospects Stephen Strasburg (Tommy John surgery) and Bryce Harper (just 18 years old) are likely a season away, improvement by young players Wilson Ramos, Ian Desmond and Danny Espinosa will dictate if they’re competitive They spent big for Jason Werth and Adam LaRoche and along with the fantastic [...]
MLB Division Preview: NL East
March 24, 2011 By
