Washington Nationals

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  1. 3. Got his long-awaited first win on October 3, 2012 after 525 attempts
  2. 7. Expos manager and inspiration for F.P. Santangelo's "There goes the no-hitter" TV call
  3. 8. Davey Johnson called this opposing manager a "weird wuss" in a 2012 interview
  4. 11. Vegetable often part of team victory celebrations in 2019
  5. 12. Slammed his glove down in a blowout win over the Mets in 2018 and was DFA'd the next day
  6. 14. Due to a scheduling quirk, he hit his first big league homer 5 days before his official MLB debut in 2018
  7. 15. 2006 40-40 hitter or 2013-14 closer
  8. 17. Former MLB player and manager who was a MASN Nats studio analyst from 2007-2018
  9. 18. First pitcher to hit a home run for the Nats
  10. 19. Ruined Max Scherzer's bid for a perfect game in 2015
  11. 22. His base-running gaffe in 2007 prompted Charlie Slowes' famous radio call “What was [he] thinking? What was he watching? Where was he going?!”
  12. 23. Went 6-6 with 10 RBI in a game versus the Mets in 2017 and he probably didn't think it was a big deal
  13. 25. Type of hit that seemed to be Anthony Rendon's specialty
  14. 26. Second manager of the Nats
  15. 27. Bethesda bar where Jim Riggleman drowned his sorrows after resigning as manager in 2011
  16. 29. SS with a cannon arm who was unlikely NL Player of the Week in July 2016 after hitting 5 HR with 17 RBI
  17. 30. Ryan Zimmerman was the __ pick in the first round of the 2005 MLB Draft
  18. 35. Max Scherzer's different eye colors are due to the condition __ iridis
  19. 37. Jayson Werth called Jonathan Papelbon the "D.C. __" in a postgame interview in 2016
  20. 39. Led the team with 38 HR in both 2009 and 2010
  21. 40. Likely will be the last Nats pitcher to hit a home run
Down
  1. 1. First Nats player to hit a grand slam and hit for the cycle, both in 2005
  2. 2. Responsible for 2 outs in MLB's first ever 3-3-5 triple play in 2016
  3. 4. Lost his job as MASN color commentator in 2010 after saying an injured Stephen Strasburg should "suck it up, kid"
  4. 5. Nats beat writer who often gets mistaken online for Facebook's founder
  5. 6. Nationals Park is on the __ River
  6. 9. Gio Gonzalez jokingly said "__" instead of "now" 10 times during a TV interview in 2015
  7. 10. Nyjer Morgan's alter ego Tony __
  8. 11. Winning pitcher in 2019 World Series Game 7
  9. 13. Brewers RF who misplayed the game-winning Juan Soto hit in 2019 Wild Card game
  10. 16. Opponent in Stephen Strasburg's 14K debut in 2010
  11. 19. The not-so-secret "player to be named later" in 2014 trade with Padres
  12. 20. In 2005 he saved 47 games and was an All-Star
  13. 21. As of 2022, the only former Nats player in the Baseball Hall of Fame
  14. 24. Misspelling of team name on jerseys in a game in 2009
  15. 28. Player nicknamed Da Meat Hook
  16. 31. Bryce Harper mispronounced "__" in a 2015 interview and became one because of it
  17. 32. Made diving final out in Jordan Zimmermann's no-hitter in 2014
  18. 33. Player's son who was a mainstay in the Nats clubhouse in 2011-2014, or a Canadian rapper
  19. 34. Pitcher with single-season record for most wins in Nats history
  20. 36. "Hit" a grand slam without a bat in 2012 game versus the Cardinals
  21. 38. First name shared by both players in a 2018 trade between Nats and Reds