VIERA, Fla. - Nationals manager Davey Johnson hopes that a more relaxed approach at the plate will pay dividends for veteran outfielder Rick Ankiel. Last year, Ankiel batted .239 with nine homers and ...

Rick Ankiel has rejoined the Nationals after a week-long rehab assignment as he works back from a lingering quad injury, and the veteran center fielder is set to come off the DL and enter the Nats ...

Sept. 7, 2007: New York Daily News reports that Rick Ankiel received a 12-month supply of HGH in 2004. Sept. 6, 2007: Hits two homers, his eighth and ninth of the season, and drives in seven runs ...

As detailed in Rick Hummel's game story today, Ankiel is stirring from his mini-slump, and as we've seen before he tends to get his production in bunches. Ankiel's first three homers of this season ...

Note: Here is the original story that was published in the Post-Dispatch on Aug. 10, 2007, the day after Rick Ankiel made a dramatic return to the majors. Ankiel announced this week that he will ...