Mike Rizzo

There was no question at No. 1 in the last two baseball drafts. The Washington Nationals — and pretty much everyone else — knew for weeks that they would likely take fireballing righty Stephen Strasburg in 2009 and powerful slugger Bryce...

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VIERA, Fla. (AP) — The Washington Nationals traded hot-tempered outfielder Nyjer Morgan to the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday for minor league infielder Cutter Dykstra and cash. Dykstra is the son of former major leaguer Lenny Dykstra. The trade came...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Nationals are tired of losing. With the last two No. 1 overall draft picks — Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper — in the organization, along with $126 million man Jayson Werth, third baseman Ryan...

The Washington Nationals optioned top prospect Bryce Harper to Class A Hagerstown, saying the top overall pick in last year’s draft needs to get more playing time to prepare for the season. The 18-year-old Harper, who hit .389 in 13 spring games,...

Jonathon Niese pitched seven sharp innings, some of them in heavy rain, and Justin Turner added to his surprising tear with a two-run double that sent the New York Mets to a 3-0 victory over the light-hitting Washington Nationals on Wednesday night. With...

Bryce Harper won’t be hitting the major leagues this year, no matter how much he tears up minor league pitching. Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said Wednesday that Harper will not be called up to the big club in 2011, even after...

Manager Jim Riggleman and the Washington Nationals both got shut out Thursday — he didn’t get any answers from the umpires, his team didn’t score any runs against the New York Mets. The weak-swinging Nationals were blanked by the Mets...