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The Washington Nationals inched closer Saturday to finally opening the regular season. The team reportedly experienced no new positive COVID-19 results in their latest batch of tests, according to Britt Ghiroli and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. The Nationals have yet to open the 2021 MLB season after a positive COVID-19 test prior to the team’s opening game. As a result, MLB postponed the team’s opener against the New York Mets. There was hope the Nationals could have returned to play… Source link

MLB might be playing a 162-game schedule with fans in attendance, but that doesn’t mean COVID-19 is no longer a threat to its 2021 season. The Washington Nationals experienced some 2020 deja vu on Wednesday, when general manager Mike Rizzo revealed that an unidentified player had tested positive for COVID-19, according to Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post. Additionally, five other members of the team — four players and a staff member — have been quarantined after contact… Source link

The 2020 presidential election has been called and former vice president Joe Biden is set to move into the White House in January. It didn’t take long for the local baseball team to come a-calling. As Biden delivered his victory speech on Saturday night, the Washington Nationals posted an invitation for Biden to throw out the first pitch on opening day of the 2021 season. Biden’s last pitch as an elected official came in 2009 when he threw the first pitch for the Baltimore Orioles on… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Yahoo Sports’ Launch Pad – Biggest Nationals blasts from the statcast era  Yahoo Sports Source link