The Washington Nationals don’t exactly have a long history. You’d have to stretch the timeline back farther and include the Expos days if you want a more historical franchise look. But in having such a short history, the franchise is set up for unique – and perhaps surprising – record holders.
For plenty of teams, when you think of an organization’s all-time single season home run leader, most of the names that are on those lists are expected. For the Yankees, it’s Roger Maris’s 61 in ’61. For the Giants, it’s Barry Bonds’ 73.