Washington Nationals

April 1, 2008 -- ESPN’s Major League Baseball Opening Night telecast – Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals on March 30 in the debut of Nationals Park – averaged 2,700,000 households and 3,656,000 viewers to become the most-viewed Opening Night ever on ESPN networks. The previous record audience was St. Louis at Cincinnati, April 3, 1994, which averaged 2,595,000 households and 3,612,000 viewers. The corresponding 2.8 rating for the Atlanta at Washington game was the highest-rated Opening Night since Chicago at Seattle in 1996 (3.4 rating).    » read more »

March 31 Philadelphia Phillies vs. Washington Nationals

03/28/2008 -- Broadcast: Phillies Preview on CBS 3, 2:30 p.m. ... Live Game Coverage: CBS 3; WPHT 1210 AM; WDAS 1480 AM (Spanish).

12:05 p.m.: All gates open; All fans receive a 2007 National League East Champions Pennant, compliments of Modell's Sporting Goods.

Opening Day Block Party, Citizens Bank Way: Plenty of music featuring the popular Mr. Greengenes, as well as food and fun! Party is open to all fans and takes place until 3 p.m.    » read more »

Two players placed on disabled list

ATLANTA, 03/29/2008 -- The Atlanta Braves set their 25-man roster for opening day prior to Saturday afternoon's game at Turner Field. Atlanta purchased the contract of catcher Corky Miller, while four players were optioned and two players were reassigned. In addition, right-handed pitcher John Smoltz (right shoulder inflammation) and left-handed pitcher Chuck James (left shoulder rehabilitation) were placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 21.

The Atlanta Braves optioned outfielder Josh Anderson, catcher Clint Sammons, right-handed pitcher Buddy Carlyle and left-handed pitcher Jeff Ridgway to Richmond (AAA). Infielder Brent Lillibridge and outfielder Joe Borchard were reassigned to Richmond.    » read more »

03/31/2008 -- Following tonight's game, the Washington Nationals placed outfielder Elijah Dukes on the 15-day disabled list (right hamstring), and recalled right-handed pitcher Chris Schroder from Triple-A Columbus. Nationals Senior Vice President and General Manager Jim Bowden made the announcement.

Chris Schroder, 29, went 0-2 with a 4.09 ERA in 9 appearances during Spring Training. He struck out 13 batters in 11.0 innings. Last season, Chris Schroder went 2-3 with a 3.18 ERA in 37 games with the Nationals, and 2-2 with a 1.64 ERA in 26 outings with Columbus.

Source: MLB

03/26/2008 -- The Washington Nationals today placed catcher Johnny Estrada on the 15-Day Disabled List (right elbow), retroactive to March 21. The Nationals then optioned left-handed pitcher John Lannan and right-handed pitcher Chris Schroder to Columbus of the Triple-A International League. The club also outrighted outfielder Ryan Langerhans and reassigned infielder Pete Orr to Columbus. Nationals Senior Vice President and General Manager Jim Bowden made the announcements.

With these moves, the Washington Nationals' current active roster stands at 25 and consists of:

PITCHERS (11 / 3 LHP, 8 RHP)
LHP Matt Chico
LHP Ray King
LHP Odalis Perez
RHP Luis Ayala
RHP Jason Bergmann
RHP Jesus Colome
RHP Chad Cordero
RHP Joel Hanrahan
RHP Jon Rauch
RHP Tim Redding
RHP Saul Rivera    » read more »

03/26/2008 -- The Washington Nationals will host the Atlanta Braves at 8:15 pm in the Inaugural Game at Nationals Park, their new home on South Capitol Street, SE in the Capitol Riverfront District. The Nationals open the 2008 Major League Baseball season with this true "home opener", which will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.    » read more »

03/24/2008 -- The Washington Nationals will honor Washington DC officials and ballpark workers on Saturday March 29 at a special "sneak peek" season ticker holder and invitation-only exhibition between the Nationals and the Baltimore Orioles in the first-ever Major League Baseball game played at Nationals Park.    » read more »

03/23/2008 -- The Washington Nationals today retained the rights to outfielder Garrett Guzman by acquiring him from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations. Washington Nationals Senior Vice President and General Manager Jim Bowden made the announcement.

Garrett Guzman, 24, is batting .222 (4-for-18) with a double, homer and two RBI in 12 Grapefruit League contests. He was the Washington Nationals' second selection (16th overall) in the 2007 Rule 5 Draft.

Source: MLB

03/13/2008 -- The Washington Nationals today announced special ticket discounts for the upcoming season at Nationals Park and additions to their 2008 promotional schedule.

The team announced the details for the "Harris Teeter Vic Card Tuesdays", "The Washington Post Wednesdays" and the Sunday "Family Fun Pack" ticket discounts. At each Tuesday home game, fans may present their Harris Teeter VIC Card at the Nationals Park Box Office and receive $5 off tickets valued at $24 or more. There is a four-ticket maximum, available day of game only.    » read more »

03/12/2008 -- The Washington Nationals today announced the launch of their "You Make the Call" promotion, as part of their effort to "Welcome Home" fans to Nationals Park. This promotion will provide Nationals fans a unique opportunity to choose the music they want to hear at Nationals Park and help to establish new music traditions of their own. Through an online voting system, fans may select the song the team plays after a Nationals Home Run, during the Seventh Inning Stretch (immediately following baseball's traditional "Take Me Out To The Ballgame") and after a Nationals victory.    » read more »

03/10/2008 -- The Washington Nationals today reassigned right-handed pitcher Collin Balester, right-handed pitcher Rob Bell, left-handed pitcher Eude Brito, right-handed pitcher Bobby Brownlie, right-handed pitcher Adam Carr, shortstop Ian Desmond, outfielder Jason Dubois, catcher Javier Herrera, first baseman Luis Jimenez, infielder Ed Rogers, right-handed pitcher Brian Sanches, left-handed pitcher Jason Stanford and right-handed pitcher Dennis Tankersley to minor-league camp.    » read more »

All Sunday Night Baseball Games in HD; on ESPN Radio and ESPN Deportes ESPN2 to Televise Games Live from Japan March 25 & 26

March 4, 2008 -- ESPN’s 19th season of Sunday Night Baseball – Major League Baseball’s longest-running, season-long exclusive franchise – will begin with the first Major League Baseball game from Nationals Park, the new home of the Washington Nationals, when the team hosts the Atlanta Braves on Opening Night, March 30, at 8 p.m. ET.    » read more »

Washington Nationals yet trim spring roster to 62

03/05/2008 -- The Washington Nationals today assigned right-handed pitcher Adam Carr and shortstop Ian Desmond to big league camp.    » read more »

03/05/2008 -- The Washington Nationals today announced that almost 40,000 tickets were sold to individual regular season games and Opening Day for the 2008 season. This total is four times the amount of tickets sold last year (10,000) when individual tickets were first made available in 2007. Tickets went on sale yesterday, Tuesday, March 4 at 9:00 a.m. and were purchased via telephone and the Internet at nationals.com.    » read more »

03/03/2008 -- Washington Nationals individual ticket sales for Opening Night on March 30 vs. the Atlanta Braves, and individual tickets sales for the remainder of the regular season begin on Tuesday, March 4 at 9:00 a.m.

Please note that buyers may purchase no more than 4 tickets for the March 30 Opening Night game against the Atlanta Braves. Individual ticket prices range from $5 - $325. (Five dollar tickets are available on day of game only for purchase at the Box Office).    » read more »