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The Washington Nationals reunited on Zoom to watch themselves win the World Series. These were the best moments.

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The Washington Nationals’ World Series champion team reunited on Zoom to re-watch Game Seven of the World Series, Tuesday night. Hosted by MASN’s Dan Kolko and Nats’ first baseman Ryan Zimmerman, the players tuned in from their homes around the world and hung out live to benefit Zimmerman’s newly created charity, Pros For Heroes. By the end of the night, the Nats had raised over $200,000 for charity.

The Nats’ Zoom reunion was was unfiltered, fun, and honest. It was as if we were a fly on the wall of a private clubhouse party and we were hearing all the juicy parts.

From making fun of the Astros’ cheating to Brian Dozier ripping off his shirt (again), these were the best moments.

Gerardo Parra joined from Japan and called Stephen Strasburg sexy in his new glasses

Gerardo Parra to Stephen Strasburg: Who buy those glasses? They look so many sexy.

Anibal Sanchez: They look like Superman glasses. You look like a Washington Superman.

Gerardo Parra: You’re a sexy man right now.

Ryan Zimmerman: Hey, he’s the elementary school teacher now. He teaches his kid during the day and he comes on Zoom at night. It’s Mr. Strasburg to you.

Anthony Rendon made an appearance

Ryan Zimmerman: Tony are you watching the game right now?

Gerardo Parra: Nah. He ain’t got cable.

Rendon signed a seven-year, $245 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels over the offseason.

Brian Dozier stripped multiple times

Dozier entered the Zoom chat shirtless while playing Calma on his phone. Epic.

Don’t worry, he stripped during the game too.

After the Nationals re-won the World Series on TV, Dozier, who throughout the night teased he had something special planned, came back on the camera as The Freeze.

What a legend.

Screenshot via @recordsANDradio/@Todd_Dybas

The Nats banged on trash cans, mocking the Astros’ cheating scandal

During the eighth inning, Juan Soto came up to bat on television. Brian Dozier began banging on a trash can in the zoom call.

Soto revealed he tricked Robinson Chirinos to call for a fastball from Roberto Osuna, which he crushed for a single plating Adam Eaton.

“He was talking to me all game,” Soto said. “I told him to throw a changeup and he throw a fastball. What an idiot!”

Stephen Strasburg still doesn’t have his free car for becoming World Series MVP

Ryan Zimmerman: I have a question for Stephen (Strasburg) – can you even fit in that car that gave you won (as MVP)? You were standing next to it when you won the award and I was like there’s NO CHANCE Stephen can fit in that car.

Yan Gomes: He said something about giving it to me. I don’t know what he meant by that.

Ryan Zimmerman: That was nice of you! You gave it to Yan!

Stephen Strasburg: Yeah! I remember that now. [laughing].

Ryan Zimmerman: What did you do with it? Do you have it?

Stephen Strasburg: No, I don’t have it. I built it. But who knows when it’ll show up.

Ryan Zimmerman: So you build one and they bring it to you.

Stephen Strasburg: Yeah, so.

Yan Gomes: If you build it, they will come. (Field of Dreams joke)

Stephen Strasburg: Once it gets built, if I don’t fit in it, I’ll find a good home for it.

Ryan Zimmerman: When you build it if we’re still here and not playing, can you come pick me up and we’ll go through a drive-thru at McDonald’s or something and get some nuggets?

Stephen Strasburg: Absolutely. [laughing]

Dan Kolko: Who’s buying, Zim?

Ryan Zimmerman: I threw this out before. I thought this is the year where I never have to buy anything. I finally can go out for dinner and not have to pay for the check. (Zimmerman is one of the lowest-paid players on the team and is only making three million dollars this season in salary.)

Juan Soto is doing “hip stuff” to work on his shuffle

The Nats think the Stanley Cup is the best trophy

Sean Doolittle called the Commissioner’s Trophy a “piece of metal”

Mike Rizzo wore a Capitals jersey

Daniel Hudson reveals what he felt like as he came in to close the game

Juan Soto: I want to be honest. I didn’t really care about that at bat. I just wanted to play defense. [Laughter] (Top of 9th inning ends)

Ryan Zimmerman: Riz (Mike Rizzo) is looking really nervous in the front row. Huddy (Daniel Hudson, closer), you’re coming in. Huddy when you run in from the bullpen, what are you thinking?

Daniel Hudson: I’m literally telling myself don’t try to throw hard. I was so geeked out to try and close out Game 4 of the CS (championship series), that I was just spraying it when I went in there. So I was just trying to tell myself, try now to throw hard. It’ll be there no matter what.

Ryan Zimmerman: You had a couple extra runs because of Eats (Adam Eaton) so maybe this Christmas you should send him (a present).

Daniel Hudson: That took a little weight off my shoulders right there.

Adam Eaton: Nice!!

Daniel Hudson: I was not feeling great in the bullpen right then. Game 7 with a two-run lead. Four runs sound a lot better!

Ryan Zimmerman: He likes cars and Michigan stuff, so maybe send [Eaton] cars, hockey, or some Labatt Blue.

[Eaton holds up a Labatt Blue]

He wishes he was Canadian. Other than that, just send him whatever you want…. So you’re running in from the dungeon, that Doolittle has explained, you get out to the mound, what are you thinking? Are you like ‘holy shit, I’m about to close out the World Series?’ What are you thinking?

Daniel Hudson: Zim, we’re live (on TV)! When I got on the mound, I can’t really remember what I was thinking. I was just trying to seriously not ‘don’t screw this up’ basically. Don’t try to throw hard. Just go out there. We’ve got a four-run lead. If (George) Springer swings on the first pitch (Astros clean-up hitter) and hits a homer, we’re still up three.

Ryan Zimmerman: That’s some confidence. No wonder Doolittle was warming up.

Sean Doolittle: Were you warmed up when you came in? Did you feel like you had long enough to warm up? (Joke)

Daniel Hudson: I could have used a few extra pitches. The top of the 9th only took 45 minutes. So I could have used a few extra pitches.

Ryan Zimmerman: If Springer would have swung on the first pitch, he would have hit a homer.

Daniel Hudson: It would have gone through the windows.

Ryan Zimmerman: It was a heater RIGHT DOWN the middle. Holy cow!

Catcher Yan Gomes has the World Series-winning baseball

Dan Kolko: Yan, Where’s the baseball?

Gerardo Parra: He sell it on eBay.

Juan Soto: Good question! Where’s the baseball.

[Gomes pulls it out of his pocket]

Daniel Hudson: Cut it in half. I still want half of it, please.

Max Scherzer: That would be the best ball ever. And it’s cut in half.

Trea Turner’s beard

Ryan Zimmerman is coming for Dan Kolko’s job

The Zoom backgrounds

Gerardo Parra has no idea what day it is

Same, man.

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