Title: A resolution congratulating the Washington Nationals on winning the 2019 Major League Baseball World Series.
Policy area: Sports and Recreation

Summary:
This resolution congratulates the Washington Nationals on winning the 2019 Major League Baseball World Series.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 407 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 407

   Congratulating the Washington Nationals on winning the 2019 Major 
                     League Baseball World Series.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 5, 2019

Mr. Kaine (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. 
McConnell) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 
                               agreed to

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                               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;
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) Asdrubal 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) Victor Robles;

    (15) Fernando Rodney;

    (16) Joe Ross;

    (17) Anibal Sanchez;

    (18) Max Scherzer;

    (19) Juan Soto;

    (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;
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
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) congratulates the Washington Nationals on winning the 
        2019 World Series;
            (2) applauds the people of the Nation's Capital and the 
        National Capital Region for their enthusiastic support of the 
        Washington Nationals; and
            (3) respectfully requests the Secretary of the Senate to 
        transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
                    (A) the Managing Principal Owner of the Washington 
                Nationals, Mark D. Lerner;
                    (B) the Manager of the Washington Nationals, Dave 
                Martinez; and
                    (C) the General Manager and President of Baseball 
                Operations of the Washington Nationals, Mike Rizzo.
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