Washington Nationals

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/washington-nationals

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the original franchise founding year?1969
2. What is the year of relocation and rebranding?2005
3. What is the Washington Nationals baseball team?The Washington Nationals are a Major League Baseball team that plays in Washington, D.C. They started as the Montreal Expos and moved to Washington in 2005.
4. Why did the Washington Nationals win the World Series in 2019?They had strong players like Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper and played very well in the playoffs, beating the Houston Astros in a thrilling seven‑game series.

Expansion Team: A sports team added to a league as part of its growth or expansion.
Contraction Plan: A proposal by a sports league to reduce the number of teams in the league.
National League (NL) East Division: One of the six divisions within Major League Baseball's National League.
Win-Loss Record: A statistic showing the number of games won versus the number of games lost by a team or player.