The Washington Nationals yesterday released the schedule for their first season at Nationals Park, an 81-game slate anchored by a nationally televised Sunday night opener and featuring a visit from the Texas Rangers -- the return of the former Washington Senators, who departed for the Dallas suburbs after the 1971 season, leaving the District without a baseball team for 33 years.
The Nationals' season will open March 30 against the Atlanta Braves, a one-game "series" at 8 p.m. that will be televised by ESPN. Though the Boston Red Sox and Oakland Athletics will have played regular season games in Japan by the time the Nationals open, the game against the Braves will be the first regular season game in the United States.
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Nationals Host ESPN Opener; Rangers to Visit
Nationals Host ESPN Opener; Rangers to Visit
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