Eastern League Southwest Divisionharrisburg senators Washington Nationals

Manager Delino DeShields (1st year)

Fnb Field

Year Opened: 1987 Capacity: 6,187

Field Dimensions: LF: 325’ CF: 400’ RF: 325’ 2022 Record: 52-85

Last Playoff Appearance: 2019

Titles Won: 9 (1927, ‘28, ‘31, ‘87, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99)

Years in League: 1924-35, 1987-2023

Mascots: Rascal & Grrrounder

Top Prospects

1. James Wood, OF

2. Robert Hassell, OF

3. Elijah Green, OF

4. Cade Cavalli, RHP

5. Brady House, SS

6. Cristhian Vaquero, OF

7. Jarlin Susana, RHP

8. Jeremy De La Rosa, OF

9. Jackson Rutledge, RHP

10. TJ White, OF

Field Staff

Manager: Delino Shields

Hitting Coach: Tim Doherty

Pitching Coach: Joel Hanrahan

Coach: Oscar Salazar

Athletic Trainer: Don Neidig

Strength & Conditioning Coach: Ryan Grose

Performance Analyst: Samantha Unger

Notable Alumni

Ian Desmond, Vladimir Guerrero, Bryce Harper, Cliff Lee, Brandon Phillips, Wilson Ramos, Anthony Rendon, Victor Robles, Juan Soto, Drew Storen, Stephen Strasburg, Trea Turner, Jordan Zimmermann, Ryan Zimmerman

DeShields joins the Nationals after 14 seasons (2009-22) with the Cincinnati Reds organization, including the last four seasons (2019-22) as their first base/infield/baserunning coach on their Major League staff. Prior to that role, DeShields spent the previous 10 seasons in the Reds’ player development system. In 2010, he began an eight-year run as a manager in their system, leading rookie-level Billings (2010), Single-A Dayton (2011-12), Double-A Pensacola (2013-14) and Triple-A Louisville (2015-17). He spent the 2018 season as the organization’s roving bunting and baserunning instructor. DeShields was Montreal’s first round pick in the 1987 Draft and went on to spend 13 seasons in the Major Leagues with Montreal, Los Angeles (NL), St. Louis, Baltimore and Chicago (NL).

Rascal arrived in Harrisburg in a mysterious crate on the banks of the Susquehanna River in April of 1998. After the crate was deemed safe by marine biologists in North Carolina, it was shipped to FNB Field, opened, and out came Rascal the River Monster. He’s since grown to be over 8-feet tall and has blue and red fur with a yellow face, red nose, and big blue and red ears.

The Senators won four consecutive Eastern League titles from 19961999. The fourth in 1999 came in dramatic fashion on a Milton Bradley walk-off grand slam to right-center field.. | In August of 2007 Sea Dogs scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning and defeated the Harrisburg Senators 12-11 in front of a sold-out crowd of 34,746 fans at the first game the Sea Dogs ever played at Fenway Park.

2022 Team- Batting Average: .223 (11th); ERA: 4.75 (10th)