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Says Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond: "As long as I have a jersey on my back, I'll be happy," Desmond said. "I think if it's a Washington Nationals jersey, I'll be happier." (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)
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Washington Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond enters the All-Star break with a career-best 17 home runs, the most recent coming in Sunday's 4-3 loss to Colorado at Nationals Park. His previous best for homers in a season was 10 in 2010. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Washington Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond bobbles the catch allowing Colorado Rockies' Eric Young Jr. to steal second during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Monday, June 25, 2012, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
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Ian Desmond walks off the field as Baltimore's J.J. Hardy (2) and Brian Roberts celebrate the Orioles' 2-1 win Sunday. (Associated Press)
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Ian Desmond was greeted by teammates after belting a game-winning, two-run homer against Arizona at Nationals Park on May 2. Desmond's eight home runs lead all NL shortstops. (Associated Press)
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Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond circles the bases after one of team-leading eight home runs entering Wednesday night's game at Philadelphia. Adam LaRoche is second in homers with seven. (Associated Press)
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Washington Nationals' Ian Desmond celebrates with teammates after hitting a game-winning, two-run home run during the ninth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday, May 2, 2012, in Washington. Bryce Harper scored on the play, and the Nationals won 5-4. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
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Washington Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond has enjoyed a career year with 16 home runs, 49 RBI and a .279 batting average. He was named to the All-Star Game but has decided to use the break to rest a sore oblique. Michael Bourn was named to the National League team in his place. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Washington Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond (20) bats as the Washington Nationals defeat the Cincinnati Reds in extra innings in their home opener. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Washington Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond (20) batts as the Washington Nationals defeat the Cincinnati Reds in extra innings, 3-2, for their home opener in Major League Baseball at Nationals Park, Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 12, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Shortstop Ian Desmond follows his RBI single to right off Chicago reliever Carlos Marmol, scoring pinch runner Brett Carroll with the decisive run in the ninth. Washington won 2-1 at Wrigley Field. (Associated Press)
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Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond shows off his stroke in the batting cage in Viera, Fla. His average improved over the last six weeks of the 2011 season when he was moved from No. 8 in the lineup to leadoff. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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A slimmer Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond is entrenched as the leadoff hitter. His objective is to focus less on power and more on getting on base, with 15 triples this season his goal. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Washington Nationals' Ian Desmond (6) is tagged out by Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones (10) after being caught in a rundown in the first inning of a baseball game in Atlanta Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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Shortstop Ian Desmond has struggled from the leadoff spot, batting just .167 with a .196 on-base percentage. (Associated Press)
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Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Juan Nicasio is taken off the field by medical personnel after Washington Nationals' Ian Desmond hit him in the head with a line drive during the second inning Friday. (AP Photo/Barry Gutierrez)
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Colorado Rockies' Eric Young Jr. steals second as Washington Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond bobbles the ball during the seventh inning on Thursday. The Nats lost 6-3. (AP Photo/ Jack Dempsey)
