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Found June 21, 2009 on Washington Times:
PLAYERS: Josh Willingham,  Corey Patterson
TEAMS: Washington Nationals,  Toronto Blue Jays

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The Washington Nationals reinstated outfielder Josh Willingham from the bereavement list before Saturday's game, but that only seems like the first of several steps still necessary to get Willingham back in the lineup. Willingham returned to the District with a heavy heart Saturday following a week with his family in Florence, Ala., where his younger brother, Jon, was killed in a car accident June 13. To make room for Willingham's return, the Nationals optioned outfielder Corey Patterson to Class AAA Syracuse. Willingham wasn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays; manager Manny Acta said Willingham could ... Email
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