<Tr> <Th> General Manager </Th> <Td> Mike Rizzo </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> President of Baseball Operations </Th> <Td> Mike Rizzo </Td> </Tr> <P> The Washington Nationals are a professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C. The Nationals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division . From 2005 to 2007, the team played in RFK Stadium; since 2008 their home stadium has been Nationals Park on South Capitol Street in Southeast D.C., near the Anacostia River . </P> <P> The Nationals are the fourth major league franchise to be based in Washington, D.C., and the first since 1971 . The original Washington Senators, who were often referred to as the Nationals, played in the National League from 1891 to 1899 . They were followed by a second Washington Senators franchise in 1901, a charter member of the new American League, who were officially named the Washington Nationals from 1905 to 1956 . The second Senators franchise moved to Minnesota in 1961 and became the Minnesota Twins . They were replaced that season by a third Senators franchise, who eventually moved to Arlington, Texas, after the 1971 season and became the Texas Rangers . </P>

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