2005 Nationals Team to be inducted into Ring of Honor during 20th Anniversary Weekend Celebration

Weekend highlights include Ring of Honor pregame ceremony, special alumni appearances, sweepstakes to win authentic commemorative ring and more

The 2005 Washington Nationals, which helped sports fans welcome baseball back to the District after a 33-year absence, will be inducted into the Nationals Ring of Honor on Saturday, April 5, as part of the 20th Anniversary Weekend celebration. The special weekend will also include alumni appearances, a commemorative ring giveaway on April 4, a 2005 replica jersey giveaway on April 5 and more. To learn more about the Nationals 20th Anniversary season and to purchase tickets, visit nats.com/NATS20.

“We are very excited to honor the 2005 team during our 20th Anniversary Weekend as we celebrate two decades of Nationals baseball with our fans,” said Mark D. Lerner, Managing Principal Owner of the Washington Nationals Baseball Club. “These players represent the first team to be inducted into the Ring of Honor as they helped start a new chapter of baseball in D.C. and establish the Nationals as the hometown team for generations to come.”

To start the 20th Anniversary Weekend festivities, 20,000 fans in attendance will receive a NATS20 replica commemorative ring on Friday, April 4, exactly 20 years after the Nationals’ inaugural game (April 4, 2005 at Philadelphia Phillies). Fans will also have the opportunity to enter to win one of 20 authentic commemorative rings valued at nearly $6,000 each by scanning QR codes around the ballpark that day to enter the sweepstakes.

The following day, April 5, the celebration continues as the 2005 team will be welcomed into the Ring of Honor during a special pregame ceremony. The Ring of Honor was created in 2010 to recognize influential members of the Nationals and celebrate greats from the Washington Senators, Homestead Grays and Montreal Expos. Additionally, 20,000 fans will receive 2005 replica jerseys. 

Alumni from the 2005 team will participate in the Ring of Honor induction ceremony and make other special appearances throughout the weekend, including a pregame Q&A open to all ticketed fans on Friday, April 4, and a pregame photo and autograph session open to all ticketed fans on Saturday, April 5. Jamey Carroll, an infielder during the Nationals’ first season; All-Star relief pitcher Chad Cordero, who recorded the franchise’s first save on April 12, 2005, and saved a league-leading 47 games in 2005 to earn the Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award; pitcher John Patterson, who started 31 games for the Nationals in 2005; Brian Schneider, who caught 113 games in 2005 and recorded the franchise’s first double on April 4, 2005; and Mr. National himself, Ryan Zimmerman, the first-ever draft pick of the Nationals in 2005 who made his Major League debut on Sept. 1 of that year and is the all-time franchise leader in hits, total bases, doubles, RBI, games played, walks, runs and home runs; are all scheduled to make appearances throughout the weekend.

To purchase tickets for 20th Anniversary Weekend games against the Arizona Diamondbacks, visit nats.com/NATS20.




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