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Third baseman Ryan Zimmerman, considered by many to be the best player on the Nationals, was named to the National League All-Star team on Sunday afternoon.

By Mark Zuckerman Sunday, July 5, 2009 Article Comments Ryan Zimmerman hasn't spent much time pondering his chances of making the All-Star team.

Delmon Young had a pretty solid season last year, with a league average bat and a very good arm in right field making him a decent major league ballplayer... by Alex Geshwind 1 16 reads Opinion Delmon Young had a pretty solid season last year, with a league average bat and a very good arm in right field making him a decent major league ballplayer.

Imagine your favorite team is on pace to lose 100 games this season. It's sickening, gut-wrenching, to think of a wasted year when your team is just that bad.

New Britain - The Connecticut Defenders sent nine men to the plate in the first inning, scoring four runs en route to their fifth straight victory, 6-3, over the New Britain Rock Cats in an Eastern League baseball game on Monday night.

Merritt Island High and Brevard Community College pitcher Taylor Jordan had a solid start to his Major League Baseball career.

Could a team needing to get out of the basement be any more obvious than the Washington Nationals? At 21-49 , the Nats look to be leading the races to the top pick in the 2010 entry draft... by Dave Augustine 30 reads Preview/Prediction Could a team needing to get out of the basement be any more obvious than the Washington Nationals? At 21-49 , the ...

Should Willie Harris play every day in center field? When will Dmitri Young return to the Nationals? Those are two of the many questions Nationals fans have been asking.

Washington Nationals manager Manny Acta watches his players take the field Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays in St.

Larry Young holds a photo of his wife Bonnie, who died of pancreatic cancer on May 18.

I'm sure a lot of Orioles fans know very little information about the team's draft picks, so it's a good idea to check the unlimited space of the Internet for some updates.

Late-breaking developments have changed my latest Mock Draft board. Projected first-round pick Matt Hobgood once ate a Costco-sized box of Fruit Loops at a single sitting.

Some players are stars. Fewer are superstars. But only a handful are larger-than-life legends who turn their peers into gawking kids.

Among pitchers, those at the top of the pyramid are the hurlers who can fan 300 men in a season. Only nine men have done it more than once. Four of them did it twice, including Walter Johnson. Two of them did it three times, including Sandy Koufax. Then there is a gap up to the only two pitchers who have fanned 300 men an almost insane six times -- Nolan Ryan and Randy Johnson.

Is right-hander Joel Hanrahan more suited to be a starter? Is manager Manny Acta at fault for the team's disappointing record? Those are two of the many questions Nationals fans have been asking.

Let's not sugarcoar things, the Washington Nationals are an awful baseball team.

Stephen Strasburg is too good for college baseball. Entering the 2009 season as the top collegiate pitcher in the country, the San Diego State right hander has somehow managed to elevate his ... by Jake Rake 7 reads Opinion Stephen Strasburg is too good for college baseball.

Bonnie Young, the mother of Minnesota Twins outfielder Delmon Young and Washington Nationals first baseman Dmitri Young, died Monday night at her home in Camarillo, Calif., after a battle with pancreatic and liver cancer.

By Mark Zuckerman Monday, May 11, 2009 Article Comments It was the Washington Nationals' top priority last winter, and members of the organization weren't afraid to admit it.

Say what you will about baseball. It's America's national pastime, a statistician's dream, and a pastoral reminder of a simpler, better time in our national story.

It's difficult for the Washington Nationals to unplug Nick Johnson from their starting lineup when he's hitting .362, delivering production from the No.