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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 684 

Congratulating the Washington Nationals on winning the 2019 Major League 

Baseball World Series. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 8, 2019 

Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. TRONE, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. 

SCOTT of Virginia, and Mr. BROWN of Maryland) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the Washington Nationals on winning the 

2019 Major League Baseball World Series. 

Whereas, on October 30, 2019, the Washington Nationals 

won the 2019 Major League Baseball World Series; 

Whereas that World Series win was the first World Series 

won by the Washington Nationals in the 51 years that 

the franchise has been in Major League Baseball; 

Whereas the last Major League Baseball team in Washington, DC, to win the World Series was the Washington 

Senators in 1924; 

Whereas the Washington Nationals defeated the Milwaukee 

Brewers in the National League Wild Card Game; 


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Whereas the Washington Nationals defeated the Los Angeles 

Dodgers in the National League Division Series; 

Whereas the Washington Nationals defeated the St. Louis 

Cardinals in the National League Championship Series; 

Whereas the Washington Nationals defeated the Houston 

Astros in the World Series; 

Whereas the Washington Nationals demonstrated team spirit 

and determination in winning the World Series after 

starting the regular season 19–31, staving off 5 playoff 

elimination games, and being widely considered underdogs in the World Series; 

Whereas the roster of players for the Washington Nationals 

for the 2019 World Series included— 

(1) Matt Adams; 

(2) Asdru ́bal Cabrera; 

(3) Patrick Corbin; 

(4) Sean Doolittle; 

(5) Brian Dozier; 

(6) Adam Eaton; 

(7) Yan Gomes; 

(8) Javy Guerra; 

(9) Daniel Hudson; 

(10) Howie Kendrick; 

(11) Gerardo Parra; 

(12) Tanner Rainey; 

(13) Anthony Rendon; 

(14) Vı ́ctor Robles; 

(15) Fernando Rodney; 

(16) Joe Ross; 

(17) Anı ́bal Sa ́nchez; 

(18) Max Scherzer; 

(19) Juan Soto; 


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(20) Stephen Strasburg; 

(21) Wander Suero; 

(22) Kurt Suzuki; 

(23) Michael A. Taylor; 

(24) Trea Turner; and 

(25) Ryan Zimmerman; 

Whereas Stephen Strasburg received the Most Valuable Player award for the 2019 World Series; 

Whereas Mike Rizzo, General Manager and President of 

Baseball Operations, and Dave Martinez, Manager, provided outstanding leadership and guided the Washington 

Nationals to their first World Series victory; and 

Whereas the Principal Owners of the Washington Nationals, 

Theodore N. Lerner (Founding Principal Owner), Mark 

D. Lerner (Managing Principal Owner), Annette M. 

Lerner, Marla Lerner Tanenbaum, Debra Lerner Cohen, 

Robert K. Tanenbaum, Edward L. Cohen, and Judy 

Lenkin Lerner, have contributed greatly to the Nation’s 

Capital and the National Capital Region through the 

philanthropic work of The Annette M. and Theodore N. 

Lerner Family Foundation and the Washington Nationals Dream Foundation: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) congratulates the Washington Nationals on 

3 winning the 2019 Major League Baseball World Se4 ries; 

5 (2) applauds the people of the Nation’s Capital 

6 and the National Capital Region for their enthusi7 astic support of the Washington Nationals; and 


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1 (3) respectfully requests the Clerk of the House 

2 to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to— 

3 (A) the Managing Principal Owner of the 

4 Washington Nationals, Mark D. Lerner; 

5 (B) the Manager of the Washington Na6 tionals, Dave Martinez; and 

7 (C) the General Manager and President of 

8 Baseball Operations of the Washington Nation9 als, Mike Rizzo. 

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