VIERA, Fla. - Nationals manager Davey Johnson hopes that a more relaxed approach at the plate will pay dividends for veteran outfielder Rick Ankiel. Last year, Ankiel batted .239 with nine homers and ...

Rick Ankiel has rejoined the Nationals after a week-long rehab assignment as he works back from a lingering quad injury, and the veteran center fielder is set to come off the DL and enter the Nats ...

Sept. 7, 2007: New York Daily News reports that Rick Ankiel received a 12-month supply of HGH in 2004. Sept. 6, 2007: Hits two homers, his eighth and ninth of the season, and drives in seven runs ...

GRAND CENTER -- It was about 300 at-bats ago center fielder Rick Ankiel made his debut as a major-league outfielder, and tonight's home run was his 18th since he made his return on August 9, 2007.

As detailed in Rick Hummel's game story today, Ankiel is stirring from his mini-slump, and as we've seen before he tends to get his production in bunches. Ankiel's first three homers of this season ...

In case you missed it, the St. Louis Cardinals announced on Monday that they were signing three players to minor league contracts (announced later that this number was actually five players to minor ...