![A worker at a sports shop holds two Washington Nationals baseball jerseys in Washington February 22, 2006. Bygone Sports, a Cincinnati-based company specializing in historic sporting merchandise, has announced that an approval A worker at a sports shop holds two Washington Nationals baseball jerseys in Washington February 22, 2006. Bygone Sports, a Cincinnati-based company specializing in historic sporting merchandise, has announced that an approval](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E7YWPB/a-worker-at-a-sports-shop-holds-two-washington-nationals-baseball-jerseys-in-washington-february-22-2006-bygone-sports-a-cincinnati-based-company-specializing-in-historic-sporting-merchandise-has-announced-that-an-approval-has-been-granted-for-the-federal-trademark-registration-for-the-name-washington-nationals-the-approval-comes-in-the-midst-of-a-lawsuit-filed-in-june-2005-in-federal-court-in-manhattan-by-mlbp-and-baseball-expos-lp-the-owner-of-the-major-league-baseball-team-the-washington-nationals-following-baseballs-announcement-in-november-2004-of-the-teams-new-name-reuters-2E7YWPB.jpg)
A worker at a sports shop holds two Washington Nationals baseball jerseys in Washington February 22, 2006. Bygone Sports, a Cincinnati-based company specializing in historic sporting merchandise, has announced that an approval
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Washington Nationals 2-1 over Texas Rangers in Nats' first game in Arlington since 2005... - Federal Baseball
![National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ on Twitter: "Brad Wilkerson became the first batter in @Nationals history #OTD in 2005, as he led off Washington's inaugural season with a single. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ on Twitter: "Brad Wilkerson became the first batter in @Nationals history #OTD in 2005, as he led off Washington's inaugural season with a single.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EyKy9LjW8AAXwL5.jpg)