| 2007 Washington Nationals | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |
| Division | East | |
| Ballpark | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium | |
| City | Washington, D.C. | |
| Owners | Lerner Enterprises | |
| General managers | Jim Bowden | |
| Managers | Manny Acta | |
| Television | MASN WDCA (My 20) Bob Carpenter, Ray Knight, Don Sutton, Johnny Holliday | |
| Radio | WTWP/WWWT Charlie Slowes, Dave Jageler | |
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The 2007 Washington Nationals season began with the team trying to win its first National League East title since moving to Washington. During the offseason, the team replaced manager Frank Robinson with former Montreal Expos coach Manny Acta. They lost several players through free agency and trades. The most notable of those are José Guillén, Ramón Ortiz, Alfonso Soriano, and José Vidro. The Nationals signed few major league free agents. Their most experienced free agent signing was Dmitri Young. Luis Ayala, Alex Escobar, Cristian Guzmán, Nick Johnson, Michael O'Connor and John Patterson were expected to return from season-ending injuries.
After losing four starters (Liván Hernández, Tony Armas, Ramón Ortiz and Pedro Astacio) from the prior year, the Nationals invited an extraordinary 36 pitchers to spring training.[1][2] By year's end, the team would become the first team in modern baseball (except for strike-shortened seasons) with no pitcher in double figures with wins or losses.[3]
The season was notable for it being the Nationals final year at RFK Stadium and for Dmitri Young winning Major League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award, marking the team's first annual award since moving to D.C. The Nationals finished 73–89, 16 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies and fourth in the NL East. This was their only season in Washington prior to 2011 that the Nationals did not finish last in their division.