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Sean Doolittle on the United States’ handling of COVID-19: ‘We haven’t done any of the things that other countries have done to bring sports back’

Sean Doolittle spoke to reporters after working out at Nationals Park on Sunday. The Nationals’ relief pitcher spoke about how he’s still unsure if he’ll play in the MLB’s coronavirus-shortened 2020 season and will opt-out if at any point he feels unsafe.

Doolittle also responded very thoughtfully to recent reports that some MLB team owners are considering allowing fans back into stadiums later in the season. Doolittle talked about how the coronavirus pandemic is spiraling out of control in the United States’ and the country has essentially given up its fight against COVID-19.

“We haven’t done any of the things that other countries have done to bring sports back,” Doolittle said.

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By Ian Oland 11 months ago

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Two Washington Nationals players test positive for coronavirus

Washington Nationals manager Davey Martinez announced Sunday that two Nats players have tested positive for coronavirus.

The two players have not reported to Nationals Park yet for summer training.

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By Ian Oland 11 months ago

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Washington Nationals mow ‘❤️ DC’ into outfield grass to celebrate first day back at Nats Park

The Washington Nationals held their first day of workouts at Nats Park on Friday a week after the MLB and MLBPA agreed on a 60-game shortened 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Nationals players were greeted with several new additions at the ballpark.

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By Ian Oland 12 months ago

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Ryan Zimmerman opts out of MLB’s 2020 coronavirus-shortened season: ‘This is the best decision for me and my family’

Mr. Washington National, Ryan Zimmerman, has decided against playing during the abbreviated 2020 MLB season.

Zimmerman announced his decision in a statement through his agency CAA Baseball.

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By Ian Oland 12 months ago

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Washington Nationals to rest of MLB after agreement reached on shortened season: ‘Come and get it’

The MLB and the MLB Players Association came to an agreement on a shortened season, Tuesday night. Commissioner Rob Manfred announced that players would report on July 1 and the 2020 regular season would begin approximately one month from today, on July 23rd or July 24th.

“Major League Baseball is thrilled to announce that the 2020 season is on the horizon,” Manfred said. “We have provided the Players Association with a schedule to play 60 games and are excited to provide our great fans with Baseball again soon.”

The Washington Nationals, the reigning World Series champions, tweeted out a challenge to the rest of the league shortly after the season was announced.

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By Ian Oland 12 months ago

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Dr. Anthony Fauci wears Washington Nationals mask at House committee hearing

Noted Washington Nationals fan, Dr. Anthony Fauci, took his fandom to the next level on Tuesday by wearing a Nats mask to a House committee hearing on Capitol Hill.

Fauci testified along with the other heads of the CDC, the Food and Drug Administration, and a top official at the Department of Health and Human Services.

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By Ian Oland 12 months ago

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Washington Nationals and Washington Mystics championship teams to be Inducted into DC Sports Hall of Fame

A year after the Stanley Cup-winning Washington Capitals became the first team to be inducted into the DC Sports Hall of Fame, the 2019 championship teams from the Washington Nationals and Washington Mystics will receive the same honor as Teams Of Distinction.

The news was announced in a release Tuesday morning from the DC Sports Hall of Fame.

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By Ian Oland 1 year ago

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Washington Nationals reverse course on pay cut to team’s minor leaguers after Sean Doolittle and players take action

The Washington Nationals, who are owned by the Lerner Family (estimated net worth of $4.3 billion), planned to cut their already-meager, weekly minor-league stipends by 25 percent from $400 to $300 in June.

Once Nationals players found out about the pay cut, they held a Zoom meeting, according to The Athletic’s Brittany Ghiroli, and decided to make up for those lost wages out of their own pockets.

Nationals reliever Sean Doolittle made the announcement Sunday night.

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By Ian Oland 1 year ago

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Gerardo Parra ‘completely overwhelmed’ that the Washington Nationals engraved Baby Shark on their World Series rings

Gerardo Parra was one of the heart-and-soul members of the Washington Nationals and his walkup song of Baby Shark helped define the culture of the 2019 World Series-winning team.

On Sunday, the Nationals revealed the design of their championship rings. The interior arbor featured a shark holding the Commissioner’s Trophy in honor of Parra. Baby Shark “took over Nationals Park every time Parra stepped to the plate,” the team wrote in a release announcing the rings.

“I’m completely overwhelmed about the honor the Washington Nationals organization gave me in our World Champions ring we earned last season,” Parra wrote on Instagram Tuesday. “I cannot say thanks enough to the organization and, of course, our fans, because you were the ones that made the Baby Shark song our anthem.”

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The National Mall’s Twitter account is very proud of this pun it made about the Nationals’ World Series rings

The National Mall’s Twitter account is a national treasure and Sunday it had #facts and #jokes after the Nats’ debuted their new World Series bling.

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By Ian Oland 1 year ago

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