Potomac Nationals
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| League | Carolina League | |
| Division | Northern Division | |
| Year founded | 1978 | |
| Major League affiliation | Washington Nationals | |
| Home ballpark | G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium | |
| Previous home ballparks | Municipal Stadium at Four Mile Run Park | |
| City | Woodbridge, Virginia | |
| Current uniform colors | navy blue, red, silver | |
| Previous uniform colors | black, purple | |
| Logo design | A shield colored navy blue at the top with three white stars and colored red at the bottom. The "Nationals" wordmark is superimposed over the shield in white with silver shadowing and red outline. Centered below the wordmark is a baseball. Centered above the wordmark is a red ribbon with the word "Potomac" arched on it. | |
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| Manager | Randy Knorr | |
| Owner | Art Silber | |
The Potomac Nationals are a Minor League Baseball team located in Woodbridge, Virginia. The Nationals play in the high-A Carolina League and are an affiliate of the Washington Nationals.
The team began play in 1978 as the Alexandria Dukes. The Dukes moved from Alexandria, Virginia for the 1984 season and were renamed the Prince William Pirates. Since then the team has been named the Prince William Yankees, Prince William Cannons, Potomac Cannons, and now the Potomac Nationals. The team has been affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, and now the Nationals. Since moving to Woodbridge, the franchise has played all their home games at G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium, with a seating capacity of 6,000 people.
Members of the Nationals front office include: President Lani Sibler-Weiss; General Manager Bobby Holland, Assistant General Manager Jason Choi, Jonathan Griffith, Andrew Bashuk, Doug McConnell, John LeGacy, David Meier, Carter Buschman, Ryan Johnston, Anthony Oppermann, Jen Roccanti and Jim Johnson. Notable Alumni of the Dukes / Cannons / Nationals include:
Barry Bonds, Bobby Bonilla, Bernie Williams, Andy Pettitte, Albert Pujols, Coco Crisp, Braden Looper, Brad Ausmus, and Sterling Hitchcock.
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