Nationals Wilson Ramos Kidnapped
The Denver Posts’ bilingual website VivaColorado.com is reporting that Washington Nationals’ catcher Wilson Ramos has been kidnapped at his home in Venezuela. Ramos,24, has been playing for Venezualan...
View ArticleDavid Elfin On Sports: Shooting Death, Kidnapping and Sexual Abuse
It was easy for me to become a sportswriter. I was a sports fanatic from the age of 7 and realized pretty early on that I wasn’t going to be a professional athlete. I was always a good writer and my...
View ArticleNats’ Wilson Ramos Still Alive
Venezuelan intelligence police have confirmed that Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos is still alive after being abducted last night by kidnappers. However, after almost a full day the...
View ArticleWilson Ramos’ Family Still Waiting
After a full day and a half after his disappearance, Wilson Ramos’ family has still not heard from his kidnappers. Venezuelan authorities are “working 24-hours a day” to find Ramos according to...
View ArticlePolice Deny Rumors Of Ramos’ Death, Manhunt Continues
Venezuelan police have put out a press release denying the death of Washington Nationals’ catcher Wilson Ramos. It reads “The Body of Scientific, Penal and Criminal Investigations (CICPC), denied the...
View ArticleKidnapped Nationals Catcher Wilson Ramos Rescued By Police In Venezuela
WASHINGTON (AP) — Venezuelan police rescued Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos on Friday, two days after he was kidnapped, officials announced. Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami said on state...
View ArticleElfin: Hang On To Your Ticket Stubs, Bryce Harper Makes His Home Debut For...
Not quite two years after he was the top overall pick in Major League Baseball’s draft, Washington outfielder Bryce Harper will make his home debut tonight against Arizona. Harper’s first game at Nats...
View ArticleElfin: The Nationals Have Set A Grueling Pace For The Second Half
As the Nats closed out their pre-All Star break schedule yesterday, it was stunning to realize that four of the six players on the left side or the middle of the diamond were current or former...
View ArticleWilson Ramos Feels Like He’s ‘On the Team Again’
When Stephen Strasburg returned to a major league mound with five scoreless innings of two-hit ball on Sept. 6, 2011 following a year away after major elbow surgery, Wilson Ramos was his catcher. In...
View ArticleNats Place Ramos on 15-Day DL, Recall Solano
SAN DIEGO — The Washington Nationals have placed catcher Wilson Ramos on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring and recalled catcher Jhonatan Solano from Triple-A Syracuse. Ramos was...
View ArticleRamos Homers in Return; Nats Top Brewers 8-5
WASHINGTON — Wilson Ramos hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the seventh inning Thursday in his Fourth of July return to the Washington Nationals, leading an 8-5 matinee win over the Milwaukee...
View ArticleNats Close Homestand With a Win
WASHINGTON — A tumultuous start to a post-All Star break homestand threatened to derail the Washington Nationals’ season. A strong finish has them believing once again. Wilson Ramos hit a grand slam...
View ArticleNats Win, Even Series with Phillies
PHILADELPHIA — Wilson Ramos hit a three-run homer and Corey Brown also went deep to back Gio Gonzalez, helping the Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-6 Tuesday night. Still clinging...
View ArticleZimmerman, Nats Pound Mets to Complete 4-Game Sweep
NEW YORK — Ryan Zimmerman, Adam LaRoche and Wilson Ramos homered off Aaron Harang in his Mets debut, and the Washington Nationals beat New York 7-2 Thursday to complete a four-game sweep. Anthony...
View ArticleNationals Rout Phillies for Zimmermann’s 18th Win
WASHINGTON — Denard Span was in the middle of discussing his 26-game hitting streak when cheers, claps and whoops erupted from out-of-sight sections of the Washington Nationals clubhouse. “I think...
View ArticleNationals Agree to Terms with Wilson Ramos
WASHINGTON (CBSDC) – The Washington Nationals have agreed to terms with catcher Wilson Ramos, to avoid arbitration. The team has been hard at work Friday, seemingly to get all arbitration-eligible...
View ArticleFantasy Baseball Preview: Catcher
By Tony Meale In our Fantasy Baseball Preview, CBS Local Sports breaks down the top players at each position for your fantasy baseball draft. 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF | SP | C | RP | Sleepers/Busts...
View ArticleWilson Ramos Drives in 4, Nationals Beat Mets 6-3
WASHINGTON — Wilson Ramos drove in four runs and Ian Desmond homered to help Jordan Zimmermann and the Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets 6-3 on Sunday. Desmond’s solo shot tied the score in...
View ArticleCBSSports.com: Fantasy Baseball Week 15 Starts And Sits
By Chris Cwik, CBSSports.com Each Friday the fantasy baseball experts at CBSSports.com break down who to start and who to sit for the upcoming week of fantasy baseball. When can you trust your...
View ArticleNats Claim Thornton, Put Ramos on Paternity List
WASHINGTON — Adding a third lefty to a suddenly shaky relief corps, the Washington Nationals claimed Matt Thornton off waivers from the New York Yankees on Tuesday. The 37-year-old Thornton went 0-3...
View ArticleCBSSports.com: Fantasy Baseball Week 23 Starts And Sits
By Chris Cwik, CBSSports.com Each Friday the fantasy baseball experts at CBSSports.com break down who to start and who to sit for the upcoming week of fantasy baseball. Age eventually catches up to...
View ArticleWilson Ramos Says Tanner Roark Planned to Hit Joey Votto with Pitch
WASHINGTON — Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos says he knew Tanner Roark was going to drill Reds first baseman Joey Votto with a pitch in Sunday’s 8-2 loss. They talked about it before the game. In...
View ArticleRamos Finally Explains ‘Buffalo’ Nickname
WASHINGTON — Standing broad at 6-0, 230 pounds, Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos has been known for years as “the Buffalo.” It has inspired creative giveaways in the Nationals farm system and...
View ArticleNationals Firing On All Cylinders In Rout of Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Wilson Ramos had a most unique multihomer game. Ramos homered twice off position players, Bryce Harper and Clint Robinson also went deep, and the Washington Nationals routed the...
View ArticleWilson Ramos Hits Clutch Grand Slam (Video)
WASHINGTON — In front of a sold-out home crowd, the Nationals fell behind early against the Mets on Labor Day, trailing 3-0 as catcher Wilson Ramos stepped into the box with the bases loaded in the...
View ArticleNats Fall to Mets, Now Five Back of First Place
UPDATED: Sept. 7, 2015 7:24 p.m. WASHINGTON — Yoenis Cespedes homered and doubled twice, David Wright hit a go-ahead single in the seventh inning and the New York Mets ended Washington’s five-game...
View ArticleBryce Harper, Wilson Ramos Named National League Gold Glove Finalists
WASHINGTON — Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper and catcher Wilson Ramos have been named National League Gold Glove Award finalists, firsts for each player. Harper faces fierce competition for the...
View ArticleHarper, Ramos Miss Out on Gold Gloves
WASHINGTON — Two Nationals were named finalists for National League Gold Glove awards in 2015, but Tuesday night, neither player heard his name called as a winner. Bryce Harper, after his first season...
View ArticleNo-Name Players Are Sometimes Better Than Established Veterans In Fantasy...
By Sam McPherson Monday, April 18 is Patriots’ Day in Boston, and so the fantasy week kicks off early with an 11:05 a.m. ET start at Fenway Park between the host Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays. For...
View ArticleLasik surgery helped, but there was more to unlocking Wilson Ramos
WASHINGTON — Wilson Ramos is having a career year in the final season of his contract with the Nationals, positioning himself well after 66 games to become one of the offseason’s marquee free agents....
View ArticleThe 2016 Edition Of The Fantasy Baseball All-Star Team Is Here
By Sam McPherson On Tuesday evening in San Diego, the best of the best in Major League Baseball will gather for the sport’s annual Midsummer Classic: The All-Star Game. This traditional exhibition game...
View ArticleWilson Ramos Hits Nats’ Longest Homerun of 2016
WASHINGTON — Playing on the same team as Daniel Murphy, Wilson Ramos has had a hard time getting proper attention during his own breakout season at the plate. But the man known as “The Buffalo” had...
View ArticleRamos Injured in Nationals’ 14-4 Loss to Diamondbacks
WASHINGTON — Wilson Ramos jumped to catch a relay throw on a play at the plate that appeared pretty harmless. Only this time, his right foot hit the dirt and he crumpled to the ground, clutching his...
View ArticleNationals Lose Wilson Ramos for Season with Torn ACL
WASHINGTON — Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL, manager Dusty Baker announced Tuesday. Ramos sustained the season-ending knee injury in the sixth inning of...
View ArticleNationals Confident in Reserve Catchers After Loss of Wilson Ramos
WASHINGTON — The Nationals received unfortunate news Tuesday for All-Star catcher Wilson Ramos, who will miss the remainder of the season with a torn right ACL, suffered in the sixth inning of Monday’s...
View ArticleHorns Up for Surprise First Pitch Replacement (Video)
WASHINGTON — It’s said that buffalo, when faced with a storm, head into it while most other animals run away or hide in place. Such was the case at Nationals Park on Friday evening, for Game 1 of the...
View ArticleWilson Ramos Has Knee Surgery; Rehab to Take 6-8 Months
WASHINGTON — Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos had surgery on his right knee and his rehabilitation is expected to take six-to- eight months. Washington says Ramos had the operation on Friday, hours after...
View ArticleReport: Nats’ Wilson Ramos Seeks Four-Five Year Deal
WASHINGTON — Wilson Ramos only recently went under the knife to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) that ended his breakout 2016 season. But the posturing for contract talks has already...
View ArticleWilson Ramos Agrees to 2-Year Deal with Rays, Pending Physical
WASHINGTON — Nationals free agent catcher Wilson Ramos appears to have an agreement with the Tampa Bay Rays. The two-year deal for Ramos is reportedly valued between $12.5 million and $18.25 million,...
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