| Phils sign C Schneider to one-year deal |
Thu Nov 17 15:48:15 2011 EST |
| Brian Schneider to a one-year contract on Thursday. The 34-year-old Schneider batted .176 with two home runs and nine RBI in 41 games for the Phillies in 2011. With Schneider behind the plate last season, Philadelphia pitchers posted a 2.85 ERA. He ranks seventh among active catchers in most runners thrown out (194). In 1,014 career games with the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals (2000-07), New York Mets (2008-09) and Phillies (2010-11), Schneider has hit .247 with 65 home runs and 380 RBI. |
| Nationals C Ramos rescued in Venezuela |
Fri Nov 11 23:01:30 2011 EST |
| Caracas, Venezuela (Sports Network) - Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos has been rescued after being kidnapped in his native Venezuela. Information Minister Andres Izarra said via Twitter that Ramos was freed following an air rescue operation in the Montalban mountain area. Izarra tweeted "Ramos free!" Ramos was reportedly taken from his home Wednesday night by four armed gunmen. As a rookie last season, the 24-year-old Ramos batted .267 with 15 home runs and 52 RBI in 113 games. |
| Report: Nationals C Ramos kidnapped in Venezuela |
Wed Nov 9 21:31:15 2011 EST |
| Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos has reportedly been kidnapped in his native Venezuela. The news was announced on the Twitter page of Ramos' winter baseball club, Tigres de Aragua. Details have not been made available. As a rookie last season, the 24-year-old Ramos batted .267 with 15 home runs and 52 RBI in 113 games. |
| MLB sweeps series in Taiwan |
Sun Nov 6 12:21:42 2011 EST |
| nson Cano and Ty Wigginton helped the Major League Baseball All-Stars to a 6-4 victory over the Chinese Taipei national team, as well as a sweep in their five-game exhibition series. The MLB stars faced Chien-Ming Wang, who signed with the Washington Nationals this past week and started for Chinese Taipei. Wang was held to a pitch count and reached it in the third inning before being removed. Sunday's game was a back-and-forth contest that featured early runs. MLB had a 3-0 lead after the second |
| MLB stars win fourth in a row in Taiwan |
Sat Nov 5 13:22:30 2011 EST |
| d and the Yankees' Robinson Cano doubled to put runners in scoring position. Morse followed with a base hit for a 3-1 lead, and the MLB bullpen held on to improve to 4-0 in the series. They took a 7-0 decision in the opener behind Curtis Granderson's grand slam and a 5-3 victory on Thursday. The Mets' Dillon Gee started for the MLB stars and allowed a run in five innings. Chien-Ming Wang, who recently signed with the Washington Nationals, will start for Chinese Taipei in Sunday's series finale. |
| Nationals, Wang finalize contract |
Fri Nov 4 12:24:59 2011 EST |
| Washington, DC (Sports Network) - The Washington Nationals have agreed to terms with pitcher Chien-Ming Wang on a contract for the 2012 season. The team did not release financial terms of the agreement, but the Washington Post reported Thursday it is worth $4 million plus performance bonuses. Wang made 11 starts for Washington this past season after missing most of 2009 and the entire 2010 campaign due to foot and shoulder problems. He had a 4-3 record with a 4.04 earned run average, including |
| MLB stars grab another win in Taiwan |
Fri Nov 4 12:11:33 2011 EST |
| ered a run-scoring double. Pablo Sandoval of the Giants then knocked in a run with a fielder's choice, before Florida's Emilio Bonifacio contributed an RBI single in the second for a 3-0 edge. Morse, who was the Triple Crown winner for the Washington Nationals with team bests of 31 homers, 95 runs batted in and a .303 batting average, crushed a pitch over the center field wall for a 4-1 lead in the third. Ryan Roberts of Arizona and Florida's Logan Morrison drove home runs in the fifth. Kansas C |
| Report: Nationals, Wang agree to contract |
Thu Nov 3 19:44:36 2011 EST |
| Washington, DC (Sports Network) - The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with pitcher Chien-Ming Wang on a one-year contract Thursday, according to a report in the Washington Post. The deal is pending a physical and is worth $4 million plus performance bonuses. Wang made 11 starts for Washington last year after missing the entire 2010 season due to foot and shoulder problems and had a 4-3 record with a 4.04 ERA. The native of Taiwan had not pitched in the big leagues since July 4, 2009 while |
| Astros claim Bixler off waivers |
Thu Nov 3 14:02:10 2011 EST |
| Houston, TX (Sports Network) - The Houston Astros have claimed infielder Brian Bixler off waivers from the Washington Nationals. The 29-year-old Bixler hit .205 with a double, two triples and two RBI in 79 games for the Nationals in 2011. The versatile Bixler played all three outfield positions and three infield positions last season. In 147 career games with Pittsburgh (2008-09) and Washington (2011), Bixler has hit .187 with eight doubles, three triples and seven RBI. |
| Nationals exercise manager Davey Johnson's option for 2012 |
Mon Oct 31 11:13:31 2011 EST |
| Washington, DC (Sports Network) - The Washington Nationals have exercised manager Davey Johnson's option for the 2012 season. The 68-year-old Johnson took over managing duties on an interim basis on June 26, three days after Jim Riggleman resigned. The Nationals went 40-43 under Johnson and finished third in the NL East with an 80-81 mark. Johnson had been a senior advisor to general manager Mike Rizzo since 2009. "After a series of discussions, it became obvious that the Nationals would be bes |
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