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Former Nationals, Orioles on 2018 World Series teams

Noah Frank | nfrank@wtop.com

October 22, 2018, 11:35 PM

WASHINGTON — The 2018 World Series is finally upon us, pitting two powerhouse, legacy teams that somehow haven’t squared off against one another on baseball’s biggest stage in more than a century in a potential showdown for the ages.

But hey, maybe you can’t bring yourself to care about the Boston Red Sox or Los Angeles Dodgers unless there’s something tying them back to your own team here in the mid-Atlantic.

If so, there are plenty of recognizable names dotting these rosters. Even if you haven’t been following the MLB postseason, don’t be surprised if you see a familiar face or five in this year’s World Series.

OAKLAND, CA - JUNE 07: Rich Hill #51 of the Baltimore Orioles pitches against the Oakland Athletics at the Oakland Coliseum on June 7, 2009 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Rich Hill — LHP, Dodgers After four years with the Cubs, Hill’s contract was purchased by the Orioles prior to the 2009 season, in which he went 3-3 with a 7.80 ERA in 14 games (13 starts). He was released after the season. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 26: Tanner Roark #57 of the Washington Nationals celebrates with Sandy Leon #41 after pitching a complete game shutout against the San Diego Padres at Nationals Park on April 26, 2014 in Washington, DC. Washington won the game 4-0. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)
Sandy Leon — C, Red Sox Leon appeared in 34 games between 2012-14 with the Nats, memorably spraining his ankle in a collision at home plate in his MLB debut. The Red Sox purchased his contract prior to the 2015 season. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)
Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images
Manny Machado — SS, Dodgers A four-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glove Award winner, Machado starred at third base and shortstop for the Orioles, hitting 33 or more home runs each of the last three years before being traded midseason to the Dodgers. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
AP Photo/Patrick Semansky
Washington Nationals relief pitcher Ryan Madson throws in the eighth inning of an opening day baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Friday, March 30, 2018, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Gary Landers)
Ryan Madson — RHP, Dodgers The journeyman reliever was acquired in July 2017 by the Nats along with Sean Doolittle from Oakland, going 5-5 with a 4.08 in 69 appearances over the past two seasons before being shipped to LA in August for minor league Andrew Istler. (AP Photo/Gary Landers)
AP Photo/Gary Landers
Steve Pearce — IF/OF, Red Sox Pearce played at least parts of the 2012-16 seasons in Baltimore, including his best career year in 2014, when he hit a career-high 21 home runs. The super utility player signed as a free agent with Tampa Bay in 2016 before being traded back to the Orioles. The Red Sox acquired him from the Blue Jays in June. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
AP Photo/Patrick Semansky
Brandon Phillips* — 2B, Red Sox Phillips was never a member of either local club, but only because his no-trade clause allowed him to veto a trade in Dec. 2015 that would have landed him in Washington. Instead, the Nats signed Daniel Murphy later that offseason. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
AP Photo/John Bazemore
BOSTON, MA - AUGUST 06: Tony Renda #38 of the Boston Red Sox who scored the game-winning run gives a piggy back ride to Joe Kelly #56 of the Boston Red Sox after a victory over the New York Yankees at Fenway Park on August 6, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
Tony Renda — INF, Red Sox Drafted by the Nats in 2012, Renda – who bears a strikingly similar name to Anthony Rendon – played parts of four minor league seasons in the Washington chain before being traded to the Yankees. He was originally drafted out of high school by the Dodgers. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images
BOSTON, MA - JUNE 16: Eduardo Rodriguez #52 of the Boston Red Sox throws in the first inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park on June 16, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)
Eduardo Rodriguez — LHP, Red Sox The Orioles originally signed Rodriguez out of Venezuela as an amateur in 2010. He was exchanged at the 2014 trade deadline for reliever Andrew Miller. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)
Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images
Baltimore Orioles' Justin Turner in action during a baseball game Wednesday, April 21, 2010, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Justin Turner — 3B, Dodgers Turner was originally acquired by the O’s in exchange for Ramon Hernandez, but got just 31 plate appearances in black and orange in 2009-10, batting just .111 with three singles, before being waved and picked up by the Mets. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
AP Photo/Elaine Thompson
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OAKLAND, CA - JUNE 07: Rich Hill #51 of the Baltimore Orioles pitches against the Oakland Athletics at the Oakland Coliseum on June 7, 2009 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 26: Tanner Roark #57 of the Washington Nationals celebrates with Sandy Leon #41 after pitching a complete game shutout against the San Diego Padres at Nationals Park on April 26, 2014 in Washington, DC. Washington won the game 4-0. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)
Washington Nationals relief pitcher Ryan Madson throws in the eighth inning of an opening day baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Friday, March 30, 2018, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Gary Landers)
BOSTON, MA - AUGUST 06: Tony Renda #38 of the Boston Red Sox who scored the game-winning run gives a piggy back ride to Joe Kelly #56 of the Boston Red Sox after a victory over the New York Yankees at Fenway Park on August 6, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - JUNE 16: Eduardo Rodriguez #52 of the Boston Red Sox throws in the first inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park on June 16, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)
Baltimore Orioles' Justin Turner in action during a baseball game Wednesday, April 21, 2010, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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