A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

NATS

Fri, 2 Feb '24
2019 World Series champs, familiarly
Mon, 7 Nov '22
D.C. ball club, informally
Tue, 9 Aug '22
Washington M.L.B.ers
Wed, 6 Apr '22
D.C. nine
Sat, 9 Oct '21
Baseball team whose mascot is Screech the eagle, familiarly
Thu, 26 Aug '21
2019 World Series champs
Sun, 13 Jun '21
M.L.B. team with a big "W" in its logo
Fri, 5 Feb '21
2019 M.L.B. champs