The Washington Nationals are an American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C. The Nationals compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the National League East division. From 2005 to 2007, the team played in RFK Stadium while a new stadium was being built. In 2008, they moved in to Nationals Park, located on South Capitol Street in the Southeast quadrant of D.C., near the Anacostia River. The Nationals are the eighth major league franchise to be based in Washington, D.C., and the first since 1971. The current franchise was founded in 1969 as the Montreal Expos as part of a four-team expansion. After a failed contraction plan, the Expos were purchased by MLB, which sought to relocate the team to a new city. Washington, D.C. was chosen in 2004, and the Nationals were established in 2005 as the first MLB franchise relocation since the third Washington Senators moved to Texas in 1971.
| Retired numbers | 42 (as Montreal Expos: 8, 10, 10, 30) |
| World Series titles (1) | 2019 |
| NL Pennants (1) | 2019 |
| East Division titles (5) | 1981, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017 |
| Wild card berths (1) | 2019 |
| Owner(s) | Mark Lerner |
| Manager | Dave Martinez |
| General Manager | Mike Rizzo |
| President of Baseball Operations | Mike Rizzo |
About Washington Nationals
Originally the Montreal Expos, the franchise was the first MLB team in Canada. They remained in Montreal for over 30 years before the team moved to Washington in 2005. They won their first World Series Championship in 2019.
Achievement of Washington Nationals
The Expos only made one playoff appearance during their existence in 1981 when they were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS.
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Latest information about Washington Nationals updated on July 28 2021.
