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Arizona Diamondbacks sends infielder Chris Carter to Washington Nationals in trade

08/21/2007, PHOENIX -- The Arizona Diamondbacks have traded infielder Chris Carter (Tucson) to the Washington Nationals in exchange for right-handed pitcher Emiliano Fruto (Columbus), as announced by Diamondbacks' Senior Vice President and General Manager Josh Byrnes.    » read more »

08/21/2007, BOSTON -- The Boston Red Sox today acquired first baseman/outfielder Chris Carter from the Washington Nationals to complete the trade that sent outfielder Wily Mo Pena and cash considerations to Washington on Aug. 17.

Chris Carter, 24, was sent to Boston immediately after being acquired by the Nationals from the Arizona Diamondbacks for righthanded pitcher Emiliano Fruto. Carter has been assigned to Triple-A Pawtucket in the International League.    » read more »

Washington Nationals hits a grand slam with third annual blood drive

Washington Nationals right-hander Jesus Colome reinstated from 15-day DL

08/18/2007 -- Following tonight's game against the New York Mets, the Washington Nationals designated outfielder Ryan Langerhans for assignment and reinstated right-handed pitcher Jesus Colome from the 15-day disabled list. Vice President/general manager Jim Bowden made the announcement.

Langerhans batted .182 with five homers and 19 RBIs in 86 games with Washington after being acquired from Oakland on May 2. He started 38 games in center field for the Nationals.    » read more »

Lefty was club's sixth-round pick of 2007 First-Year Player Draft

08/16/2007 -- The Washington Nationals today agreed to terms with left-handed pitcher Jack McGeary, the club's sixth-round pick from the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. Nationals Vice President/General Manager Jim Bowden and Scouting Director Dana Brown made the announcement.

"We are very pleased to be able to draft and sign three left-handed starting pitchers - Jack McGeary, Ross Detwiler and Josh Smoker - all blessed with first-round talent," Bowden said.    » read more »

08/14/2007 -- The Washington Nationals today reinstated right-handed pitcher Shawn Hill from the 15-day disabled list. Vice President/General Manager Jim Bowden made the announcement.

Shawn Hill will start tonight's Washington Nationals series opener vs. Philadelphia Phillies at RFK Stadium.

The 26-year-old was placed on the 15-day DL May 14, retroactive to May 12, with a strained left shoulder. He went 3-3 with a 2.70 ERA in eight starts before the injury.

Shawn Hill is 5-8 with a 4.70 ERA in 17 career starts.

Source: MLB

Josh Smoker, Washington Nationals' second selection - 31st overall - in 2007 First-Year Player Draft

08/14/2007 -- The Washington Nationals today agreed to terms with left-handed pitcher Josh Smoker, the 31st player selected in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. Nationals Vice President and General Manager Jim Bowden and Scouting Director Dana Brown made the joint announcement.

Josh Smoker this morning underwent a physical exam, which included a Gadolinium MRI of his left shoulder and left elbow. All tests came back negative.    » read more »

Kids to learn from former pros in the "Legends for Youth" program

08/12/2007 -- Following today's series finale at Arizona, the Washington Nationals optioned left-handed pitcher Billy Traber to Triple-A Columbus. Vice President/General Manager Jim Bowden made the announcement.

Billy Traber went 2-2 with a 4.76 ERA in 28 games, including two starts, after having his contract selected from Columbus on May 16. The 27-year-old went 2-0 with a 4.22 ERA (15 ER/32.0 IP) in 26 relief appearances and 0-2 with a 7.04 ERA (6 ER/7.2 IP) in his two starts. Opposing left-handed batters hit just .176 (9-for-51) against him overall.    » read more »

Feature allows tickets to be delivered directly to cell phone

08/10/2007, KANSAS CITY -- The Kansas City Royals, in conjunction with MLB Advanced Media and Tickets.com, Inc., announced today the introduction of Mobile Phone Tickets technology at Kauffman Stadium. The mobile ticketing service provides another quick and convenient ticketing option, as fans can purchase tickets at royals.com and have them delivered directly to their phone via text message.    » read more »

08 August 2007 -- San Francisco slugger Barry Bonds may have set the new Major League Baseball home run record, but that did not help his team win Tuesday night's game. The Washington Nationals came back to defeat the Giants 8-6.

The Atlanta Braves beat the Mets 7-3, moving to within 3.5 games of the New York franchise in the battle to lead the National League East division.

In the American League, the Los Angeles Angels stumped Boston 10-4. The Red Sox had taken a 4-2 lead in the fifth inning but the Angels responded with five runs in their half-inning and never looked back.    » read more »

Washington Nationals ballclub scores big with first annual Back to School Drive

08/02/2007, SAN FRANCISCO -- After a brief six-game road trip down the coast, the Giants open a seven-game homestand at AT&T Park. All-Star Dmitri Young leads the Washington Nationals into town for a four-game stint, August 6-9. Xavier Nady, Freddy Sanchez and Ian Snell of the Pittsburgh Pirates follow for a 3-game weekend series, August 10-12.    » read more »

5/15/2007 - WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- The Washington Nationals baseball team saluted the military during an evening pre-game program May 11 that featured fireworks, a group enlistment and servicemembers tossing ceremonial pitches.

Military Appreciation Night activities held at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium here also included Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon R. England, who met with Army, Marine, Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard members in attendance.

Afterward, Secretary England and his military and civilian staff took in the game between the Nationals and the Florida Marlins.    » read more »

13 May 2007 -- In a Major League Baseball game that ended nearly two hours after midnight with a grand slam, the Washington Nationals beat the Florida Marlins, 7-3.

Ryan Zimmerman hit the game-ending, bases-loaded blast with two outs in the ninth inning of the contest, which was delayed nearly four hours by rain.

Florida led 3-2 heading into the bottom of the ninth, which was delayed 47 minutes by the second rainstorm of the game here in the nation's capital.    » read more »