// Bryce Harper

Lester Solid, but Red Sox Swept By Nationals

The Washington Nationals completed the sweep of the Boston Red Sox on Sunday afternoon in Boston. The Nationals edged out a 4-3 victory as Bryce Harper scored the go-ahead run in the ninth inning, after starting the game on the bench. The Nationals came out of the gates swinging as lead-off hitter Danny Espinosa doubled [...]

Youth Prevails as Stephen Strasburg Overpowers Red Sox

The Washington Nationals are loaded with talent. On Friday night at Fenway Park, they brought their well-balanced roster into a weekend series and defeated the Red Sox 7-4 led by a dominant Stephen Strasburg. The Washington team has received a great amount of attention this season for their uprising success, as well as the emergence of [...]

Brian Daubach Hired by Nationals, Could Manage Bryce Harper

Former Red Sox first baseman Brian Daubach has been hired to manage the Hagerstown Suns, the low Class A affiliate of the Washington Nationals. The move puts him in line to be No. 1 pick Bryce Harper’s first manager in professional baseball. Daubach previously managed the Pittsfield Colonials of the independent Canadian-American league in 2010, [...]

Two for Two: Nationals Draft Bryce Harper to Join Strasburg

With their second No. 1 overall pick in as many years, the Washington Nationals selected Bryce Harper, the latest possessor of one of sports’ most prematurely dubious distinctions: The Chosen One. The Harper pick comes on the heels of Washington’s selection of baseball’s former Chosen One, Stephen Strasburg. In the past year, the ubiquitous NFL [...]