In 2017, following the fourth division title and fourth NLDS loss, Washington Nationals’ GM Mike Rizzo said that the organization needed to find a way to take the next step and win a World Series Championship in the nation’s capital for the first time since way back in 1924, when the original Senators beat the New York Giants with a 4-3 win in Game 7 at home in Griffith Stadium.
“Our expectations have grown to the fact that winning a lot of regular season games and winning divisions are not enough,“ Rizzo said. “Our goal is to win a World Championship.