The Washington Nationals, MLB Advanced Media and Tickets.com announced today that the Nationals have become the first major organization in the United States to deliver event tickets to mobile phones.

Nationals fans who purchase tickets on the nationals.com Website can choose to have their tickets delivered to a mobile phone, via a MMS or picture message. The “digital ticket” is then scanned from the phone at a designated gate f allowing fans to quickly enter the ballpark.

Derek Palmer, Tickets.com’s Chief Commercial Officer states: “This technology will contribute to the Nationals’ effort to provide the best fan experience by eliminating the need to carry a paper ticket, or to wait in a will call line to pick up their tickets. With Tickets @Phone, fans can purchase a ticket and go directly to the admission gate.”

This mobile ticket technology adds to the lineup of other fan-convenient ticketing solutions that the Nationals have introduced over the past two seasons.