2009 Washington Nationals | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Nationals Park | |
City | Washington, D.C. | |
Record | 59–103 (.364) | |
Divisional place | 5th | |
Owners | Lerner Enterprises | |
General managers | Jim Bowden, Mike Rizzo | |
Managers | Manny Acta, Jim Riggleman | |
Television | MASN WDCW (CW 50) Bob Carpenter, Ray Knight, Rob Dibble | |
Radio | WWWT Charlie Slowes, Dave Jageler | |
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The Washington Nationals' 2009 season was the fifth season for the American baseball franchise of Major League Baseball in the District of Columbia, and the 41st since the original team was started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It involved the Nationals attempting to win the National League East after a disappointing 59–102 season the year before.
On July 12, manager Manny Acta was fired and replaced with bench coach Jim Riggleman, though only as an interim manager. Under Acta, the Nationals compiled an MLB worst 26–61 record in 2009 through the All-Star break and a 158–252 record in Acta's three seasons with the Nationals. Riggleman would be named full-time manager in November 2009.
The Nationals finished the year with a 59–103 record, worse than the year before by one loss. For the second straight season, they finished with the worst record in Major League Baseball.
Nationals' third baseman Ryan Zimmerman won a Gold Glove Award as the best defensive third baseman in the National League and a Silver Slugger Award as the best offensive third baseman in the league. It would be the final season the Nationals lost a hundred games for 13 years.
On November 3, 2008, the Nationals traded minor-leaguer Ryan Buchter to the Chicago Cubs for minor-leaguer Matt Avery. [1] On November 10, 2008, they traded Emilio Bonifacio and minor-leaguers Jake Smolinski and P. J. Dean to the Florida Marlins for Scott Olsen and Josh Willingham. [2]
For the 2009 season, the Nationals altered their uniforms. The interlocking "DC" was removed from the star-spangled circle and moved to the left sleeve of both the home and away uniforms. It also has removed from the alternate red jersey and replaced with the "curly W" from the team's cap. A new navy alternate jersey with the interlocked "DC" on the left chest in a "stars and stripes" flag pattern, which has also been emulated on the alternate navy cap, which was worn several times in 2009. Finally, in a tribute to the former baseball teams in the District of Columbia, a script writing of the city name replaced the block lettering, emulating the Senators' script of the 1950s and 1960s – though as those teams used "Senators" on both their home and away uniforms, this marks the first time the "curly W" has actually appeared as part of the word "Washington" on an MLB jersey.
The uniforms gained notoriety when on April 17 in a game against the Florida Marlins, the jerseys of Ryan Zimmerman and Adam Dunn read "Natinals" on the front of the jersey instead of "Nationals" for the first three innings of the game. [3] The Nationals did not catch the error as they only checked the back of the shirts, not the front, but were able to assign to Dunn and Zimmerman the correct jerseys later in the game. [4] The company who manufactured the jerseys, Majestic Athletic, apologized for the error.
The Nationals′ marketing and advertising theme for the 2009 season was "Natstown," capturing the idea that all Nationals fans at the ballpark, in the community, and in their everyday lives were participating in a single community centered around the team. The marketing campaign urged fans to "Get Your Red On," a reference to wearing the team's colors to show one's team spirit. [5]
In March 2009, the Nationals introduced a new version of Screech, their bald eagle mascot who wears the home cap and jersey of the team. The original Screech who "hatched" at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in 2005 during the third home game in Nationals history and had appeared at the team's home games during its first four seasons in Washington, was chubby, but the new Screech was slim. The Nationals explained that they had redesigned Screech because he had "grown up" and become a "teenager." [6]
The Nationals held their 2009 spring training in Viera, Florida, with home games played at Space Coast Stadium.
NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Philadelphia Phillies | 93 | 69 | 0.574 | — | 45–36 | 48–33 |
Florida Marlins | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 6 | 43–38 | 44–37 |
Atlanta Braves | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 7 | 40–41 | 46–35 |
New York Mets | 70 | 92 | 0.432 | 23 | 41–40 | 29–52 |
Washington Nationals | 59 | 103 | 0.364 | 34 | 33–48 | 26–55 |
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Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
Arizona | – | 3–4 | 4-2 | 1–5 | 7-11 | 5–3 | 5–4 | 7-11 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 1–5 | 6–1 | 11-7 | 5-13 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 5–10 |
Atlanta | 4–3 | – | 4–2 | 3–6 | 4–4 | 8-10 | 3-3 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 13–5 | 10-8 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 10-8 | 7–8 |
Chicago | 2-4 | 2–4 | – | 10-5 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 11–6 | 3–5 | 10-7 | 3-3 | 1–5 | 10-4 | 4–5 | 4-2 | 6-10 | 5–2 | 6–9 |
Cincinnati | 5-1 | 6-3 | 5-10 | – | 0-7 | 3-3 | 12-4 | 1-5 | 8-7 | 2-4 | 2-5 | 13-5 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 8-8 | 3-4 | 6-9 |
Colorado | 11-7 | 4-4 | 4-2 | 7-0 | – | 2-4 | 2-5 | 4-14 | 6-0 | 3-4 | 2-4 | 6-3 | 10-8 | 8-10 | 6-1 | 6-0 | 11-4 |
Florida | 3-5 | 10-8 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 4-2 | – | 4–3 | 3-3 | 3-4 | 11-7 | 9-9 | 2-4 | 4-2 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 12-6 | 10-8 |
Houston | 4–5 | 3-3 | 6-11 | 4-12 | 5-2 | 3-4 | – | 4–3 | 5-10 | 1-5 | 6-2 | 10-5 | 6-1 | 2-4 | 6-9 | 3-3 | 6-9 |
Los Angeles | 11-7 | 3-4 | 5-3 | 5-1 | 14-4 | 3-3 | 3-4 | – | 3–3 | 5-1 | 4-3 | 4-3 | 10-8 | 11-7 | 2-5 | 3-2 | 9-9 |
Milwaukee | 5-2 | 3-3 | 7-10 | 7-8 | 0-6 | 4-3 | 10-5 | 3-3 | – | 3-3 | 4-3 | 9-5 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 9-9 | 5-3 | 5-10 |
New York | 2-5 | 5-13 | 3-3 | 4-2 | 4-3 | 7-11 | 5-1 | 1-5 | 3-3 | – | 6-12 | 4-3 | 2-5 | 5-3 | 4-5 | 10-8 | 5–10 |
Philadelphia | 5-1 | 8-10 | 5-1 | 5-2 | 4-2 | 9-9 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 12-6 | – | 4-2 | 5-2 | 3-4 | 4-1 | 15-3 | 6-12 |
Pittsburgh | 1-6 | 4-3 | 4-10 | 5-13 | 3-6 | 4-2 | 5-10 | 3-4 | 5-9 | 3-4 | 2-4 | – | 3-4 | 2-4 | 5-10 | 5-3 | 8–7 |
San Diego | 7-11 | 3-3 | 5-4 | 6-1 | 8-10 | 2-4 | 1-6 | 8-10 | 4-2 | 5-2 | 2-5 | 4-3 | – | 10-8 | 1-6 | 4-2 | 5–10 |
San Francisco | 13-5 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 10-8 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 7-11 | 5-4 | 3–5 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 8-10 | – | 4–3 | 4–2 | 9–6 |
St. Louis | 4-2 | 2-4 | 10-6 | 8-8 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 9-6 | 5-2 | 9-9 | 5-4 | 1-4 | 10-5 | 6-1 | 3-4 | – | 6–1 | 9–6 |
Washington | 5-1 | 8-10 | 2-5 | 4-3 | 0-6 | 6-12 | 3-3 | 2-3 | 3-5 | 8-10 | 3-15 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-6 | – | 7–11 |
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Washington | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 0-3 | 1–2 |
The 2009 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft took place from June 9 to June 11. With their first pick – the first pick overall – the Nationals selected pitcher Stephen Strasburg. Other notable players the Nationals selected were pitcher Drew Storen (10th overall, a first-round supplemental pick they received for failing to sign Aaron Crow in 2008), second baseman Jeff Kobernus (second round, 50th overall), shortstop Michael A. Taylor (sixth round, 172nd overall), pitcher Taylor Jordan (ninth round, 262nd overall), pitcher Nate Karns (12th round, 352nd overall), and pitcher Marcus Stroman (18th round, 532nd overall). [14] Stroman opted not to sign with the team.
Finishing with the worst record in Major League Baseball for the second consecutive year, the Nationals drew only 1,817,226 fans at Nationals Park in 2009, placing them 13th in attendance among the 16 National League teams for the second year in a row. It was the lowest attendance total in their short history in Washington. [15] Their highest attendance at a home game was on April 5, when they drew 41,290 for a game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Opening Day, while their lowest was 10,999 for a game against the Houston Astros on September 20. Their average home attendance was 22,716 per game, their lowest since arriving in Washington in 2005, but slightly higher than their average the following season. [16]
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
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P | Collin Balester | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | 0 |
C | Josh Bard | 90 | 274 | 20 | 63 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 31 | .230 | 0 |
P | Joe Beimel | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
2B | Ronnie Belliard | 86 | 187 | 26 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 22 | .246 | 2 |
P | Jason Bergmann | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
OF | Roger Bernadina | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | 0 |
C | Jamie Burke | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .100 | 0 |
P | Sean Burnett | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
P | Daniel Cabrera | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
MI | Alex Cintrón | 21 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 | 0 |
P | Tyler Clippard | 41 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
P | Jesús Colomé | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
SS | Ian Desmond | 21 | 82 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 12 | .280 | 1 |
P | Ross Detwiler | 13 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .053 | 0 |
RF | Elijah Dukes | 107 | 364 | 38 | 91 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 58 | .250 | 3 |
UT | Adam Dunn | 159 | 546 | 81 | 146 | 29 | 0 | 38 | 105 | .267 | 0 |
P | Marco Estrada | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
C | Jesús Flores | 29 | 93 | 13 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | .301 | 0 |
P | Víctor Gárate | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
MI | Alberto González | 105 | 291 | 31 | 77 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 33 | .265 | 1 |
SS | Cristian Guzmán | 135 | 531 | 74 | 151 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 52 | .284 | 4 |
P | Joel Hanrahan | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
CF | Willie Harris | 137 | 323 | 47 | 76 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 27 | .235 | 11 |
2B | Anderson Hernández | 77 | 231 | 25 | 58 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 | .251 | 5 |
P | Liván Hernández | 8 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | 0 |
P | Mike Hinckley | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
1B | Nick Johnson | 98 | 353 | 47 | 104 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 44 | .295 | 2 |
RF | Austin Kearns | 80 | 174 | 20 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | .195 | 1 |
P | Logan Kensing | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
P | John Lannan | 31 | 58 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .155 | 0 |
P | Wil Ledezma | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
P | Mike MacDougal | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
P | J.D. Martin | 16 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .160 | 0 |
P | Shairon Martis | 13 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .208 | 0 |
CF | Justin Maxwell | 40 | 89 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | .247 | 6 |
CF | Lastings Milledge | 7 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | 1 |
P | Garrett Mock | 28 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .087 | 0 |
CF | Nyjer Morgan | 49 | 191 | 35 | 67 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 | .351 | 24 |
UT | Michael Morse | 32 | 52 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .250 | 0 |
C | Wil Nieves | 72 | 224 | 20 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 26 | .259 | 1 |
P | Scott Olsen | 11 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .133 | 0 |
2B | Pete Orr | 27 | 75 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .253 | 2 |
OF | Jorge Padilla | 29 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .120 | 0 |
OF | Corey Patterson | 5 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | 2 |
P | Saúl Rivera | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 0 |
P | Zach Segovia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
P | Steven Shell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
P | Jorge Sosa | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
P | Craig Stammen | 18 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .194 | 0 |
P | Julián Tavárez | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
P | Ron Villone | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
P | Kip Wells | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
LF | Josh Willingham | 133 | 427 | 70 | 111 | 29 | 0 | 24 | 61 | .260 | 4 |
P | Jordan Zimmermann | 15 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .148 | 0 |
3B | Ryan Zimmerman | 157 | 610 | 110 | 178 | 37 | 3 | 33 | 106 | .292 | 2 |
Team Totals | 162 | 5493 | 710 | 1416 | 271 | 38 | 156 | 685 | .258 | 73 |
Table is sortable.
Note: Pos = Position; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Pos | Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | R | ER | BB | K |
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Collin Balester | 1 | 4 | 6.82 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 30.1 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 20 | |
RP | Joe Beimel | 1 | 5 | 3.40 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 39.2 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 24 |
RP | Jason Bergmann | 2 | 4 | 4.50 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 48.0 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 40 |
Sean Burnett | 1 | 1 | 3.20 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 25.1 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 20 | |
Daniel Cabrera | 0 | 5 | 5.85 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 40.0 | 39 | 26 | 35 | 16 | |
Tyler Clippard | 4 | 2 | 2.69 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 60.1 | 20 | 18 | 32 | 67 | |
Jesús Colomé | 1 | 1 | 8.40 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 12 | |
Ross Detwiler | 1 | 6 | 5.00 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 75.2 | 43 | 42 | 33 | 43 | |
Marco Estrada | 0 | 1 | 6.14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
Víctor Gárate | 0 | 0 | 22.50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
Joel Hanrahan | 1 | 3 | 7.71 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 32.2 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 35 | |
Liván Hernández | 2 | 4 | 5.36 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 48.2 | 29 | 29 | 16 | 27 | |
Mike Hinckley | 0 | 0 | 4.66 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 3 | |
Logan Kensing | 1 | 1 | 8.68 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 28.0 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 12 | |
SP | John Lannan | 9 | 13 | 3.88 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 206.0 | 100 | 89 | 68 | 89 |
Wilfredo Ledezma | 0 | 0 | 9.53 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | |
SP | J.D. Martin | 5 | 4 | 4.44 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 77.0 | 40 | 38 | 24 | 37 |
SP | Shairon Martis | 5 | 3 | 5.25 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 85.2 | 52 | 50 | 39 | 34 |
CL | Mike MacDougal | 1 | 1 | 3.60 | 52 | 0 | 20 | 50.0 | 25 | 20 | 31 | 31 |
SP | Garrett Mock | 3 | 10 | 5.62 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 91.1 | 65 | 57 | 44 | 72 |
Scott Olsen | 2 | 4 | 6.03 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 62.2 | 45 | 42 | 25 | 42 | |
Saúl Rivera | 1 | 3 | 6.10 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 38.1 | 28 | 26 | 14 | 21 | |
Zach Segovia | 1 | 0 | 7.84 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | |
Steven Shell | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Jorge Sosa | 2 | 1 | 6.45 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 22.1 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 17 | |
SP | Craig Stammen | 4 | 7 | 5.11 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 105.2 | 67 | 60 | 24 | 48 |
RP | Julián Tavárez | 3 | 7 | 4.89 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 35.0 | 27 | 19 | 27 | 32 |
RP | Ron Villone | 5 | 6 | 4.25 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 48.2 | 25 | 23 | 29 | 33 |
Kip Wells | 0 | 2 | 6.49 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 26.1 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | |
SP | Jordan Zimmermann | 3 | 5 | 4.63 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 91.1 | 51 | 47 | 29 | 92 |
Team Totals | 59 | 103 | 5.00 | 162 | 162 | 33 | 1424.1 | 874 | 791 | 629 | 911 |
Qualifying players only.
Stat | Player | Total |
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Avg. | Ryan Zimmerman | .292 |
HR | Adam Dunn | 38 |
RBI | Ryan Zimmerman | 106 |
R | Ryan Zimmerman | 110 |
H | Ryan Zimmerman | 178 |
SB | Nyjer Morgan | 24 |
Stat | Player | Total |
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W | John Lannan | 9 |
L | John Lannan | 13 |
ERA | John Lannan | 3.88 |
SO | Jordan Zimmermann | 92 |
SV | Mike MacDougal | 20 |
IP | John Lannan | 206.1 |
The future for the Nationals seemed to show promise in 2009 with their Gulf Coast League affiliate qualifying for the playoffs. The significance of this to the 2009 Major League team was that it demonstrated that the team was attempting to improve on its performance and had the prospects to do so.
Class | Team | League | Manager | Record | Finish |
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AAA | Syracuse Chiefs | International League | Tim Foli | 76–68 .528 | 2nd North Division |
AA | Harrisburg Senators | Eastern League | John Stearns | 70–72 .493 | 5th Southern Division |
High A | Potomac Nationals | Carolina League | Trent Jewett | 79–58 .577 | 2nd Northern Division |
Low A | Hagerstown Suns | South Atlantic League | Matthew LeCroy | 56–78 .418 | 8th Northern Division |
Short Season A | Vermont Lake Monsters | New York–Penn League | Jeff Garber | 34–41 .453 | 3rd Stedler Division |
Rookie | Gulf Coast League Nationals | Gulf Coast League | Bob Henley | 36–19 .655 | 2nd East Division, Won Wild Card, Lost GCL Finals 2–0 to Gulf Coast League Marlins |
Rookie | DSL Nationals | Dominican Summer League | Juan Benhardt | 29–42 .408 | 10th Boca Chica Division |
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Joshua David Willingham is an American former professional baseball left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida Marlins, Washington Nationals, Oakland Athletics, Minnesota Twins, and Kansas City Royals.
The Florida Marlins' 2003 season was the 11th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in the National League. The Marlins were the National League Wild Card winners, the National League Champions, and the World Series Champions. They defeated the New York Yankees in the World Series in six games to win their second World Series championship. The Marlins became the second team in baseball history to win a World Series championship despite being 10 or more games below .500 at some point in the season; the other team was the 1914 Boston Braves.
The 2007 Washington Nationals season began with the team trying to win its first National League East title since moving to Washington. During the offseason, the team replaced manager Frank Robinson with former Montreal Expos coach Manny Acta. They lost several players through free agency and trades. The most notable of those are José Guillén, Ramón Ortiz, Alfonso Soriano, and José Vidro. The Nationals signed few major league free agents. Their most experienced free agent signing was Dmitri Young. Luis Ayala, Alex Escobar, Cristian Guzmán, Nick Johnson, Michael O'Connor and John Patterson were expected to return from season-ending injuries.
The 2005 Washington Nationals season was the first for the team formerly known as the Montreal Expos since moving to Washington, D.C., and 37th overall for the franchise. The team signed four key free agents during the off-season: Vinny Castilla, José Guillén, Cristian Guzmán and Esteban Loaiza. Although they recorded an 81–81 record, the Nationals nevertheless finished last for a second consecutive year although they were only nine games behind the National League East champion Atlanta Braves.
The Washington Nationals' 2008 season was the fourth season for the franchise in the District of Columbia, and the 40th since the original team was started in Montreal, Quebec, in 1969. It also marked the first season the Nationals played at Nationals Park. The team finished in last place in the National League East with a record of 59–102, the worst record in Major League Baseball. This prompted an updated version of a running joke that originated with the American League's Senators: "Washington: First in war, first in peace, and last in the National League."
The 2006 Washington Nationals season was the franchise's second season in Washington, D.C., and 38th season overall.
The 2009 Florida Marlins season was the 17th season for the Major League Baseball franchise. The Marlins played their home games at Sun Life Stadium. Fredi González returned for his third straight season as manager. The Marlins failed to make the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season. This would also mark the Marlins last winning season until 2020.
The Washington Nationals' 2010 season was the sixth season for the American baseball franchise of Major League Baseball in the District of Columbia, and the 42nd since the original team was started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It involved the Nationals attempting to win the National League East after a 59–103 season the year before – the worst record of any MLB team in 2009. Jim Riggleman was kept as full-time manager after being instituted on July 12, 2009 after Manny Acta's firing.
The Miami Marlins are a Major League Baseball team that currently plays in the city of Miami. Founded in 1991 as the Florida Marlins, the Marlins began play in 1993 in the suburb of Miami Gardens, and moved to the city in 2012, becoming the Miami Marlins at that time. The team has played their home games at LoanDepot Park since that time.
The Washington Nationals' 2011 season was the seventh season for the American baseball franchise of Major League Baseball in the District of Columbia and the 43rd since the original team was started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It involved the Nationals attempting to win the National League East after a 69–93 season the year before.
The Washington Nationals are a Major League Baseball team formed in 1969 as the Montreal Expos. In 2005, the Expos moved to Washington, D.C., and were renamed the Nationals. The franchise won the National League pennant in 2019, and has won its division five times. They won the World Series in 2019 against the Astros in game 7.
The Washington Nationals' 2012 season was the eighth season for the baseball franchise of Major League Baseball in the District of Columbia, the fifth season at Nationals Park, and the 44th since the original team was started in Montreal, Quebec. After finishing the previous season in third place with an 80–81 record, out of last place in the National League East for the second time since moving to Washington, the Nationals made several moves to pursue playoff contention in 2012 and beyond. Despite being plagued with injuries, the Nationals had an impressive start to the season, never dropping below the .500 mark and consistently holding first or second place in their division. On September 3, the Nationals won their 82nd game of the season, making this season their first winning season since moving to Washington, D.C. in 2005 and the first for the franchise since 2003. On September 20, the Nationals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers to clinch the franchise's first postseason berth since 1981, and the first for a Washington-based team since the Washington Senators won the American League pennant in 1933. On October 1, the Nationals clinched the National League East title. On October 3, they went on to clinch the best record in Major League Baseball at 98–64. They played the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLDS, which they lost three games to two.
The 2013 Washington Nationals season was the Nationals' ninth season for the baseball franchise of Major League Baseball in the District of Columbia, the sixth season at Nationals Park, and the 45th since the original team was started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The 2014 Washington Nationals season was the Nationals' tenth season for the baseball franchise of Major League Baseball in the District of Columbia, the seventh season at Nationals Park, and the 46th since the original team was started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They finished the regular season with a record of 96–66, first place in the National League East and with the best record in the entire National League. However, they lost to the eventual World Series champion San Francisco Giants in the NLDS in four games.
The 2015 Washington Nationals season was the Nationals' 11th season as the baseball franchise of Major League Baseball in the District of Columbia, the eighth season at Nationals Park, and the 47th since the original team was started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The team finished second in the National League East with a record of 83–79. Manager Matt Williams and the entire coaching staff were dismissed after the season.
The 2017 Washington Nationals season was the Nationals' 13th season as the baseball franchise of Major League Baseball in the District of Columbia, the 10th season at Nationals Park, and the 49th since the original team was started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They won the National League East title for the fourth time in six years but were defeated by the Chicago Cubs in the NLDS. As of 2022, this represents the most recent NL East title for the Nationals.
The 2018 Washington Nationals season was the Nationals' 14th season as the baseball franchise of Major League Baseball in the District of Columbia, the 11th season at Nationals Park, and the 50th since the original team was started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The regular season began on March 29, 2018, and ended on September 30, 2018.