Archives for March 2021

Brian Campbell knew the crowd for the opening day game at Nationals Park on Thursday was capped at 5,000 because of pandemic concerns, so he wasn’t expecting to score tickets. But when he logged onto the website last week, he clicked April 1 — just in case the unthinkable was ... … [Read more...] about Opening day is here, even if it won't be completely normal

When teams take the field Thursday for opening day, a long winter of changes will give way to a new season — this time of the 162-game variety. There will be some fans in the stands across the country, new faces on ballclubs and a new ball used by the ... … [Read more...] about Five storylines to follow this MLB season

Juan Soto and Trea Turner helped make the Washington Nationals’ offense go in their 2019 World Series title season, were the only true bright spots during a tied-for-last finish in a truncated 2020 and are expected to lead the lineup again in 2021. After so much turnover over the 18 ... … [Read more...] about Juan Soto, Trea Turner, healthy rotation key for champ-to-chump Nats

GM Mike Rizzo says a total of five players and one staff member will be placed in quarantine, affecting the team's roster for Thursday's opener against the Mets. … [Read more...] about A Nationals player tests positive for coronavirus, four others in quarantine on eve of opener