July 23, 2020 Dr. Fauci's Opening Day first pitch veers way off target Dr. Anthony Fauci delivered the first pitch on Opening Day when the Washington Nationals hosted the New York Yankees on Thursday night.
July 23, 2020 Washington Nationals star will miss Opening Day game after testing positive for coronavirus, GM confirms Washington Nationals star Juan Soto will miss the team’s Opening Day game against the New York Yankees on Thursday after testing positive for the coronavirus
July 23, 2020 Yankees exec hopes fans will be allowed in ballparks by end of season: 'I'm not ruling that out' New York Yankees President Randy Levine said Thursday that he hopes fans will be allowed in ballparks by the end of the 2020 season.Â
July 23, 2020 Nationals to display Black Lives Matter stencil on pitcher's mound in MLB opener against Yankees The Washington Nationals announced plans Wednesday to display a Black Lives Matter stencil on the pitcher's mound during their season opener against the New York Yankees Thursday night, in a move MLB said all teams will have the option of doing. Â
July 22, 2020 Record drought: Nats aim to be 1st repeat champ since Yanks Manager Dave Martinez got a kick out of seeing World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg and other Washington Nationals finally open their championship rings a couple of weeks ago in the clubhouse — even if it was months later than originally planned and with no one around but other members of the organization.
July 22, 2020 Washington Nationals: 2020 coronavirus pandemic-shortened season outlook It’s still sort of weird to say it out loud, but the Washington Nationals are the defending World Series champions.
July 20, 2020 Nationals announce Dr. Anthony Fauci will throw out first pitch on Opening Day Dr. Anthony Fauci will throw out the first pitch on Opening Day when the Washington Nationals host the New York Yankees on Thursday night.
July 14, 2020 '4 Horses' still key for World Series champion Nationals For all of the opt-outs and rule-change oddities, the spring training interruption and social distancing, Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez figures his team’s bid for a rare repeat World Series championship during this pandemic-affected season might very well come down to what gave the franchise its first title a year ago.
July 11, 2020 No high-fives? No spitting? MLBers adjust in COVID world Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez wanted to hug, high-five and fist bump his players. After all, the defending World Series champions spent nearly four months apart before resuming workouts last week.
July 6, 2020 Nationals, Astros cancel workouts over virus testing delays Baseball's two World Series teams canceled workouts Monday because of coronavirus testing delays that one executive worried could endanger the season.