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WASHINGTON - AUGUST 06: Nyjer Morgan #1 and Elijah Dukes #34 of the Washington Nationals celebrate as they head in from the outfield with Josh Willingham #16 after they defeated the Florida Marlins at Nationals Park on August 6, 2009 in Washington, DC.

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Washington Nationals' Josh Willingham, right, congratulates Ryan Zimmerman after his solo home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, on Saturday, May 16, 2009 in Washington.

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Washington Nationals' outfielders Austin Kearns (25), Josh Willingham, center, and Lastings Milledge, right, talk in the outfield during a pitching change in the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Thursday, March 12, 2009, in Kissimmee, Fla.

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Washington Nationals' Josh Willingham (16), Ryan Zimmerman (11) and Elijah Dukes (34) celebrate after scoring on a double by teammate Alberto Gonzalez in the third inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009, in Cincinnati.

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Washington Nationals' Josh Willingham (16) and Atlanta Braves shortstop Yunel Escobar (19) look for the call after Willingham stole second base during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Sunday, July 5, 2009, in Washington. The Nationals won 5-3.

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Washington Nationals' Josh Willingham (16) celebrates with Austin Kearns (25) after Willingham hit a solo home run against the Philadelphia Phillies in the seventh inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 31, 2009, in Philadelphia.

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Washington Nationals Josh Willingham (16) celebrates with Nationals' Pat Listach (37) a 5-4 win against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Thursday, May 21, 2009, in Washington.

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Washington Nationals', from left, Josh Willingham, Nick Johnson, Adam Dunn and Ryan Zimmerman watch from the dugout in the ninth inning against the New York Mets during a baseball game Friday, April 24, 2009 at Citi Field in New York. The Mets won 4-3.

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Washington Nationals outfielder Josh Willingham loosens up before the start of a spring training baseball game against the Houston Astros, Monday, March 9, 2009, in Viera, Fla.

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Washington Nationals' Josh Willingham watches a called third strike in the ninth inning of the New York Mets' 6-2 win in their baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009.

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New York Mets' starting pitcher John Maine tries to pick off Washington Nationals' Josh Willingham at first base in the fifth inning of their baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009. Willingham's single was the Nationals' first hit of the game.

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New York Mets first baseman Daniel Murphy, right, is frustrated by the dugout railing as he can't get to a foul pop fly hit by the Washington Nationals' Josh Willingham during the seventh inning of the baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009.

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Washington Nationals' Josh Willingham hits the first pitch from New York Mets' relief pitcher Brian Stokes for a solo home run to put the Nationals up 6-2 in the ninth inning of their baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Friday, Sept. 18, 2009.

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Washington Nationals' Ryan Zimmerman, center, is congratulated by teammate Josh Willingham, right, after driving-in Cristian Guzman, left, with a two-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets at Citi Field in New York, Friday, Sept. 18, 2009.

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Washington Nationals left fielder Josh Willingham dives for a fly out hit by Philadelphia Phillies' Shane Victorino in the first inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009, in Philadelphia.

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Washington Nationals' Josh Willingham (16) steals second as Philadelphia Phillies' second baseman Chase Utley (26) applies the late tag during the second inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009, in Washington.

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Washington Nationals' Josh Willingham makes the running catch in the left field corner on a ball hit by San Diego Padres Will Venable that saved a run and ended the the fifth inning in a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009 in San Diego.

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Washington Nationals' Josh Willingham hits a sacrifice fly, that scored teammate Willie Harris, off Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Rich Harden during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009, at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

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Washington Nationals' Josh Willingham, right, celebrates with third base coach Pat Listach after hitting a three-run home run against the Chicago Cubs during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009.

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Washington Nationals left fielder Josh Willingham can't make a catch on a two-run double by Chicago Cubs' Geovany Soto during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009.

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Washington Nationals' Josh Willingham, right, celebrates with Elijah Dukes after hitting a solo home run against the Chicago Cubs during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009.

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Chicago Cubs starter Carlos Zambrano reacts after Washington Nationals' Josh Willingham's solo home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009.

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Washington Nationals' Adam Dunn (44) is greeted at home by teammate Josh Willingham (16) after hitting a solo home run against Milwaukee Brewers' pitcher Manny Parra in the third inning of a baseball game in Washington, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009.

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Washington Nationals left fielder Josh Willingham (16) makes an over-the-shoulder catch on a ball by Milwaukee Brewers' Felipe Lopez in the first inning of a baseball game in Washington, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009.

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Washington Nationals' Josh Willingham, left, safely tags home plate past Cincinnati Reds' catcher Ryan Hanigan, right, after a Ryan Zimmerman single in the eighth inning during a baseball game, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009, in Cincinnati. The Nationals won 5-4.