VIERA, Fla. - In the least surprising move of camp, the Nationals have added center fielder Rick Ankiel to their 40-man roster. Ankiel, signed to a minor league deal this offseason, is set to be the ...

Rick Ankiel could’ve been a Cy Young contender, but ended up settling for one of the best outfield arms of all time. Sounds ...

Davey Johnson pretty much summed up Rick Ankiel's impact on today's 2-0 Nationals win in one simple sentence. "He was basically our offense and our defense," the Nats' skipper said. Ankiel did it all ...

ST. LOUIS -- As a pitcher, Rick Ankiel crumbled under pressure. Reborn as a power-hitting outfielder, he appears to thrive on it. Ankiel's first career grand slam, the go-ahead blow in the St. Louis ...

JUPITER, Fla. -- Rick Ankiel won't pitch in a game again until at least next week, jeopardizing his chances of making the St. Louis Cardinals' opening-day roster. The 22-year-old left-hander, bothered ...

Saturday night’s marathon Cardinals-Mets game has everyone thinking about crazy extra-inning scenarios, so Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post Dispatch asked manager Tony La Russa if he would have ...

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 03:08:53 GMT — Brian Friday and the Indianapolis Indians (41-40) knocked off the Syracuse Chiefs (33-44), the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, 7-3 Wednesday at Alliance ...

ST. LOUIS — Rick Ankiel returned to the major leagues Thursday — as an outfielder. After flopping in his attempt to rejoin the St. Louis Cardinals as a pitcher, Ankiel rejoined the team before ...

Former major leaguer Rick Ankiel said Monday that he drank vodka before his first two starts of the 2001 season for the St. Louis Cardinals, which came after his meltdown in the 2000 playoffs when he ...

It's a tough business, baseball. No mercy sometimes. Chews you up, spits you out. But a team's got to do what a team's got to do. That's why it's OK the Washington Nationals designated outfielder Rick ...

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 10: Rick Ankiel #43 of the Washington Nationals in action against the New York Mets during their game on April 10, 2011 at Citi Field in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens ...

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