There have been a lot of names and faces that have passed through Washington Nationals’ history since the franchise brought baseball back to Washington in 2005.
Randy Knorr has seen most, if not all, of them. He is the institutional knowledge of his organization, in uniform longer than anyone in the franchise — from nearly every level of the minor leagues to several stints with the major league club.
Now the former major league catcher is back in the big leagues, a new addition to manager Dave Martinez’s coaching staff, taking his place in the first base box on the field at Nationals Park for Thursday night’s opener against the New York Mets.