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Potomac Nationals
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| Potomac Nationals Founded in 1978 Woodbridge, Virginia |
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| Owner(s)/Operated by: Art Silber | |||
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| General Manager: Robert G. Holland Jr. | |||
The Potomac Nationals are a Minor League Baseball team located in Woodbridge, Virginia. The Nationals play in the high-A Carolina League and are an affiliate of the Washington Nationals.
The team began play in 1978 as the Alexandria Dukes. The Dukes moved from Alexandria, Virginia for the 1984 season and were renamed the Prince William Pirates. Since then the team has been named the Prince William Yankees, Prince William Cannons, Potomac Cannons, and now the Potomac Nationals. The team has been affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, and now the Washington Nationals. Since moving to Woodbridge, the franchise has played all their home games at G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium, with a seating capacity of 6,000 people.
Members of the Nationals front office include: President Lani Sibler-Weiss; Vice President Bobby Holland, General Manager Jonathan Griffith, Doug McConnell, John LeGacy, Carter Buschman, Ryan Johnston, Anthony Oppermann, Jen Roccanti and Jim Johnson.
Notable Alumni of the Dukes/Mariners/Pirates/Yankees/Cannons/Nationals include:
Andrew Bashuk, Barry Bonds, Bobby Bonilla,Matt Dietrich, Bernie Williams, Andy Pettitte, Albert Pujols, Coco Crisp, Braden Looper, Brad Ausmus, Jorge Posada, Kevin Maas, Hensley Meulens, Gerald Williams, Edwin Encarnacion, Jack Wilson, Dan Haren, John Smiley, Jose Lind, Jeff King, Felix Fermin, Mike Cameron and Sterling Hitchcock.
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| Columbus Clippers | Harrisburg Senators |
Potomac Nationals Hagerstown Suns Vermont Lake Monsters |
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| Northern Division | Frederick Keys • Lynchburg Hillcats • Potomac Nationals • Wilmington Blue Rocks |
| Southern Division | Kinston Indians • Myrtle Beach Pelicans • Salem Avalanche • Winston-Salem Warthogs |
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| Baseball | MLB: Washington Nationals - ALPB: Southern Maryland Blue Crabs - CL: Potomac Nationals • Frederick Keys - EL: Bowie Baysox |     |
| Basketball | NBA: Washington Wizards - WNBA: Washington Mystics - PBL: Maryland Nighthawks | |
| Football | NFL: Washington Redskins - CIFL: Chesapeake Tide - NAFL: D.C. Explosion - IWFL: D.C. Divas | |
| Hockey | NHL: Washington Capitals | |
| Soccer | MLS: D.C. United - USL-2: Real Maryland F.C. - PDL: Northern Virginia Royals • Fredericksburg Gunners - W-League: Fredericksburg Lady Gunners • Northern Virginia Majestics • Washington Freedom - WPSL: Maryland Pride | |
| Lacrosse | MLL: Washington Bayhawks | |
| Softball | NPF: Washington Glory | |
| College athletics (NCAA Div. I) |
American • Georgetown • George Mason • George Washington • Howard • Maryland | |
| Main Article: Sports in Washington, D.C. | ||