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Washington Nationals won’t raise championship banner or give players World Series rings until fans are back at Nats Park

The Washington Nationals were supposed to celebrate their first world championship in team history a few weeks ago. Instead, the Major League Baseball season was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.

While the MLB probes different ways to start their season potentially without fans, Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo made clear in an interview Sirius XM’s MLB Network Radio that the organization was not going to raise its World Series banner or give out rings until fans can celebrate with the team in person.

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By Ian Oland 6 months ago

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

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.

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By Ian Oland 6 months ago

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Six new Washington Nationals banner ceremony bobbleheads have been released featuring championship rings

The Washington Nationals were supposed to celebrate their World Series championship last week at Nats Park. On Thursday (April 2), the Nats were going to reveal their championship banner during their home opener. The team then planned to present players with their championship rings two days later. The coronavirus pandemic robbed us of both of those games, but not the bobbleheads that were made to commemorate those events.

World Series champion Adam Eaton released a photo of FOCO’s latest series of Nationals’ championship bobbleheads on his Instagram account. This design celebrates the Nationals banner ceremony and championship rings and gives hints at what both will look like. Eaton is immortalized in resin as well as star players Max Scherzer (yes, both eyes are different colors), Stephen Strasburg, Juan Soto, Ryan Zimmerman, and Howie Kendrick.

Nats fans can purchase the bobbleheads through this link.

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By Ian Oland 6 months ago

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Washington Nationals partner with chef José Andrés to turn Nats Park into community kitchen

The Washington Nationals and Michelin star chef José Andrés are partnering to turn Nationals Park into a community kitchen to help feed the hungry through World Central Kitchen. Tuesday marked the first day that the stadium re-opened during what was supposed to be the 2020 MLB season.

According to a release, Nationals Park is uniquely suited to large-scale food production and is located in the heart of an at-risk community. The Nationals worked with their landlord, Events DC, to obtain permission to have several kitchens within the ballpark available for use by World Central Kitchen.

“We didn’t have Opening Day, but I think all the Nationals fans they should be proud,” José Andrés, a DC native, said in a video. “This is like Opening Day. Today we open the stadium to feed those in need and that we all should be so proud. Thank you again, Nationals.”

Tuesday was the first day of operations and 1,000 meals were produced and distributed. Once fully ramped up, José Andrés expects his team to produce tens of thousands of meals for the hungry every day.

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By Ian Oland 7 months ago

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Washington Nationals announce Curly W beer to celebrate World Series championship

The Washington Nationals announced a new beer to celebrate their World Series championship last fall.

The beer is called Curly W. It’s an India pale ale with six percent ABV.

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By Ian Oland 7 months ago

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Mike Rizzo put the World Series Trophy on his window sill to celebrate the Nationals’ home opener

On Thursday night, Dalton Thomas was outside his home when he noticed something peculiar in the window of one famous DC resident: the silhouette of the World Series Trophy. But this wasn’t some extravagant replica. It was the real thing.

Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo, who lives in Navy Yard, put the Commissioner’s Trophy out “[i]n honor of Opening Day!” according to The Washington Post’s Barry Svrluga.

Dalton took several photos of the Commissioner’s Trophy, including one where he pointed at it from far away.

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By Ian Oland 7 months ago

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Washington Nationals fans sing ‘Take Me Out To The Ball Game’ from balconies in homage of postponed home opener

The Washington Nationals’ home opener and banner raising were supposed to be held today at Nats Park. Instead, the coronavirus outbreak suspended the seasons of all the major sports and forced fans inside under shelter in place orders.

But a group of Nationals fans in Friendship Heights didn’t let that bring them down. The group organized a singalong to Take Me Out To The Ball Game from their balconies when the first pitch was scheduled to be thrown.

The video, reminiscent of scenes from hard-hit Italy, has gone viral on social media.

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By Ian Oland 7 months ago

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MLB makes games available to stream meaning you can re-watch the entire Washington Nationals’ World Series run for free

The NHL made its catalog of games from the 2019-20 season available on-demand on Friday to help fans who were stir crazy during the coronavirus pandemic. Unfortunately, the 2017-18 season was not included meaning we couldn’t re-watch the Capitals’ Stanley Cup run on NHL.TV.

But there is one local championship run you can most definitely watch now! Saturday, the MLB made its last two years of games available to watch for free on MLB.TV. That’s 4,800 games and the playoffs available to stream for free!

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By Ian Oland 7 months ago

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All 30 MLB teams, including the Nationals and Orioles, will commit $1 million to ballpark employees

Every Major League Baseball team is pledging one million dollars for ballpark employees who are missing work due to the coronavirus. The MLB, just like the NHL, has suspended its season during the coronavirus pandemic.

The MLB has apparently learned from the NHL (props: Brennin!!), where it took four days for a majority of NHL owners to commit to taking care of their most vulnerable workers. Capitals owner Ted Leonsis was one of the first owners who pledged to do so.

ESPN’s Jeff Passan was the first to report the news.

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By Ian Oland 7 months ago

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Report: NHL will close locker rooms to media due to coronavirus fears

Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman is reporting that NHL locker rooms, starting today, will no longer be open to the media as the league tries to protect itself from the coronavirus. All interviews moving forward will be conducted in a formal press conference area.

The change was made due to a recommendation from the United States’ Centers for Disease Control. The NBA, MLB, and MLS are expected to follow suit.

The locker rooms closing comes as over 350 people in the United States have contracted the disease, including three people in Maryland

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By Ian Oland 8 months ago

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