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Team logo
  
Division
  
Northern Division

Manager
  
Brian Daubach

Current
  
A-Advanced

Founded
  
1978

League
  
Carolina League

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Current
  
Washington Nationals (2005–present)

Previous
  
Cincinnati Reds (2003–2004) St. Louis Cardinals (1997–2002) Chicago White Sox (1994–1996) New York Yankees (1987–1993) Pittsburgh Pirates (1981–1986) Seattle Mariners (1979)

League titles (5)
  
1982 1989 2008 2010 2014

Ballpark
  
G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium

Location
  
Woodbridge, Virginia, United States

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The Potomac Nationals are a Minor League Baseball team located in Woodbridge, Virginia. The Nationals play in the Class A Advanced Carolina League, and are an affiliate of the Washington Nationals.

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History

The Alexandria 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 Seattle Mariners, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, and now the Washington Nationals. Since moving to Woodbridge, the franchise has played all its home games at G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium, with an announced seating capacity of 6,000 people. The team mascot is Uncle Slam.

Ballpark proposal

The team and Prince William County have been discussing a new ballpark since well before 2010. It was reported in December 2016 that they appear close to a deal to build a new stadium at a site on I-95 in Woodbridge that has been under discussion for four years. The proposal calls on the county to raise $35 million in municipal bonds, lease the site from its owner, pay for site preparation, construct the stadium, and lease it to the team for thirty years. The team would pay rent to cover the county's debt service and site lease costs. The proposed deal also requires the county to build a 1,400-space parking garage next to the stadium which would also be used for commuter parking. The county has been seeking state funding for the garage since 2012, but the extent and status of funding is unclear, as is the final cost of the garage. Two County Supervisors have said that team owner Art Silber told them Minor League Baseball is requiring the team to be out of Pfitzner Stadium by the end of the 2018 season.

Playoffs

  • 1982 season: Defeated Lynchburg, 1–0, in semifinals; defeated Durham, 3–1 to win championship.
  • 1989 season: Defeated Lynchburg, 2–1, in semifinals; defeated Durham, 3–1 to win championship.
  • 1991 season: Lost to Lynchburg, 2–0, in semifinals.
  • 1995 season: Lost to Wilmington, 2–0, in semifinals.
  • 2004 season: Lost to Wilmington, 2–1, in semifinals.
  • 2008 season: Defeated Wilmington, 3–0, in semifinals; defeated Myrtle Beach, 3–1 to win championship.
  • 2010 season: Defeated Frederick, 3–1, in semifinals; defeated Winston-Salem, 3–1 to win championship.
  • 2011 season: Lost to Frederick, 3–2, in semifinals.
  • 2013 season: Defeated Lynchburg, 2–0, in semifinals; lost to Salem, 3-0 in finals.
  • 2014 season: Defeated Lynchburg, 2–0, in semifinals; defeated Myrtle Beach, 3–1 to win championship.
  • 2016 season: Lost to Lynchburg 2-1 in semifinals.
  • Notable alumni

    Notable alumni of the Mariners/Pirates/Yankees/Cannons/Nationals include:

    References

    Potomac Nationals Wikipedia