Wilson Ramos sure sounds like one lucky guy -- not only did he survive being the first Major League Baseball player to be kidnapped in Venezuela, Nationals doctors apparently discovered the promising catcher in "terrific" shape. more ›

More than a day since he was abducted by four armed men outside his home in Valencia, Venezuela, Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos' kidnappers have still not been in touch with his family or authorities. more ›

The search for abducted Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos continues at this hour, with authorities having found the car used to abduct him and stating that they believe Ramos to be alive. more ›

Soon enough, Nationals fans will be able to complain vociferously about how raucous Yankees fans ruined their day at the ballpark, too! more ›

This afternoon, the Washington Nationals were excited to announce that they've firmed up their staff after coming to terms with veteran right-hander Chien-Ming Wang a one-year deal. more ›

This morning, the Washington Nationals announced that they have exercised their option to bring Davey Johnson back as manager for the 2012 season. more ›

Nationals Park is now three-and-a-half years old, but outside of hosting 81 games of baseball every year, the place kind of sits there, mostly unused. Aside from its main tenants, the stadium has hosted a mass by Pope Benedict XVI, a few opera simulcasts, and a couple of rock concerts. But shouldn't a building that cost the city over $600 million be in use year-round? more ›

The Washington Nationals are playing some very good baseball these days. That said, it shouldn't come as a surprise that, as the team has played better, attendance has responded. more ›

Results from a new Washington Post poll partially released this weekend confirms much of what we already suspected about sports fans living in the D.C. region: we hate the villains, love the winners, and remain divided between the lifelong locals and recent transplants. more ›

Those of you heading to the second coming of Jesus this evening at Nationals Park -- be sure to bring your umbrella, poncho and a mindset that you might not be witness to such miracles. more ›

Yup, Strasburg's coming back on September 6. Here's where to get tickets. (Don't say we didn't warn you.) Better hurry! more ›

Strasburg watchers, take note! Teddy’s Team Blog cites "a source close to the Nationals" who pegs the return date of Stephen Strasburg to the Nationals Park mound on September 6. more ›

Ever since the San Francisco Giants released their It Gets Better video, we had wondered whether any Washingtonian teams would follow their lead. D.C. United has done just that. more ›

You know, it was kind of foolish to expect that Stephen Strasburg would, you know, not hit a snag or two on his road back to the major leagues. more ›

The Bryce Harper Jerk Watch continues! The Nationals phenom obviously let the pressure of being the next Jackie Robinson get to him last night, getting tossed from a game in Harrisburg. more ›

Remember Zach Houchins? He's the Nationals draft pick who, after being selected in the 15th round by the team, had to delete his Twitter account after posting some revoltingly vulgar racial epithets to his long-since-deleted Twitter account. more ›

No, really. more ›

Did you miss last night's All-Star Game? If so, you missed lone Nationals representative Tyler Clippard getting the official win as the National League took down their American League counterparts, 5-1. more ›

Future Nationals savior Bryce Harper has been in Phoenix this week -- mostly to trade some tips with former NBA sharpshooter Dan Majerle, but also to play a little baseball. Here's hoping the former went a little bit better than the latter did. more ›

The Nationals have named an interim manager to replace Jim Riggleman, who abruptly resigned yesterday afternoon due to a contract dispute, in time for today's game against Chicago -- John McLaren is the club's manager for the time being. more ›

I kid, I kid -- it really is nice to see the Nationals getting so excited about anything, especially considering that their recent hot streak (nine wins in their last ten games) has unfortunately coincided with a similar streak by the team they are chasing in the standings. more ›

Wizards star John Wall threw out the first pitch at last night's Nationals game. Well, kind of. more ›

Washington Nationals Chief Operating Officer Andy Feffer is really excited about the opening of several new restaurants, including Shake Shack, at his team's ballpark this afternoon. So much so, in fact, that he's apparently forgotten that his business lies primarily in baseball, not delicious custard treats and happy hours. more ›

UPDATE: Kilgore spoke with Houchins this afternoon. “Whether people think it or not, I’m not racist,” Houchins told the reporter. “I’m not a bigot. I’ve had a black guy live with me for four years." more ›

Now, I've never met Bryce Harper, the Nationals' next big thing. But based exclusively on things I've read, Harper seems like kind of a jerk. more ›

"We’re playing terrific baseball except for the fact that we're struggling with runners in scoring position," proclaims Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo when asked by Fox Sports about the performance of his team. Oh, really? more ›