The current (2005 - present) Washington Nationals team was relocated from Montreal, where they were known as the Montreal Expos.
The Montreal Expos moved to Washington and became the Nationals for the 2005 season. The Expos entered the National League as an expansion team, with the San Diego Padres, in 1969.
Yes. The Expos relocated to Washington for the 2005 season.
Montreal Expos. They changed to the Washington Nationals in 2005.
Nationals Park in Washington DC
In 2012, Bryce Harper played for the Washington Nationals.
The Montreal Expos moved to Washington and became the Washington Nationals for the 2005 season.
The Montreal Expos moved to Washington and became the Nationals for the 2005 season. The Expos entered the National League as an expansion team, with the San Diego Padres, in 1969.
The Washington Nationals's 2014 team salary is $125615337, 10th in the MLB.
The Washington Senators, then the Montreal Expos, then the Washington Nationals.
The Washington Nationals relocated to Washington, D.C., in 2005 after the Montreal Expos were sold and moved from Montreal, Canada. The team was officially established as the Nationals and played their first game in D.C. on April 4, 2005. They became the first Major League Baseball team in the nation's capital since the Washington Senators left in 1971.
Before moving to Washington, D.C. in 2005, the team was known as the Montreal Expos. The franchise was established in 1969 and played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, until its relocation to Washington. The team then became the Washington Nationals, adopting its new name and identity in 2005.
There were two Washington Senators Baseball teams. The first Washington Senators existed between 1901 -1960 then moved to Minnesota and became the Twins. Another Washington Senators team was established in 1961 to replace the franchise that moved to Minnesota. This Washington Senators team moved to Texas, and in 1972 became the Texas Rangers.
Yes, before the Washington Nationals, there were other Major League Baseball teams based in Washington, D.C. The most notable was the Washington Senators, which existed in various forms from 1901 to 1971. The original Senators moved to Minnesota and became the Twins, while a new Senators team played from 1961 until they relocated to Texas in 1972. The Nationals were established later, returning MLB to Washington in 2005.
Washington Nationals
The team didn't have enough revenue because the market was too small so they moved to Washington and became the Nationals.
Tanner Roark plays for the Washington Nationals.
Originally the Washington Senators... currently the Washington NationalsThe Washington Nationals are the baseball team for Washington D.C.