Nationals first baseman Dmitri Young is apparently a supporter of the struggling Detroit Lions.
He was seen leaving the team's spring training stadium wearing a Lions T-shirt that said "0-16."
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Nationals general manager Jim Bowden's job is in jeopardy, according to both team and league sources.
A portion of the team's ownership group is reportedly pushing for the team to fire Bowden because of a federal investigation of his dealings with prospects in the Dominican Republic.
The club's recent struggles are also being considered.
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Feb 26, 2009 11:07 AM EST
The Washington Nationals have made the decision to fire José Rijo, the member of their front office most closely linked to the Esmailyn González fraud, a source with knowledge of the situation said Wednesday.
Rijo, reached Wednesday night, was not yet aware of the firing.
Asked if he'd heard anything, Rijo responded, "No, nothing."
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Nationals Feb 2009 Archive
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ESPN | Feb 24, 2009
Nationals general manager Jim Bowden has responded to a report that he's involved in a federal investigation into the skimming of signing bonuses given to prospects from Latin America.
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Washington Post | Feb 23, 2009
The Nationals have released pitcher Odalis Perez, who didn't report to spring training and failed to return any of the team's phone calls.
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SI.com | Feb 23, 2009
A federal investigation into the skimming of bonuses given to Latin America prospects is looking at Nationals general manager Jim Bowden as far back as 1994.
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Yahoo! | Feb 19, 2009
Esmailyn “Smiley” Gonzalez, a top baseball prospect from the Dominican Republic, liked about his age and name.
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ESPN | Feb 16, 2009
Odalis Perez regrets giving his verbal approval on minor-league contract with the Nationals two weeks ago.
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ESPN | Feb 11, 2009
The Nationals have agreed to terms with free-agent slugger Adam Dunn on a two-year, $20 million deal.
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Washington Post | Feb 9, 2009
Pitcher Stephen Strasburg is considered the consensus No. 1 pick in this June's amateur draft, meaning he could soon be a member of the Nationals.
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ESPN | Feb 7, 2009
Nationals pitcher Shawn Hill won his salary arbitration case on Saturday, and will earn $775,000 instead of the $500,000 the team offered him.
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MLB.com | Feb 6, 2009
The Nationals have signed pitcher Odalis Perez to a nonguaranteed minor league contract.
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MLB.com | Feb 4, 2009
Washington general manager Jim Bowden said on Tuesday night that the team is not interested in signing free-agent Manny Ramirez.
