The Washington Nationals won their first championship in franchise history a year ago today. It was one of the greatest moments in DC Sports History.
After taking the first two games of the World Series, the Nationals lost all three of their home games to those trash-can banging Houston Astros but rallied to tie the series in Game Six.
And then magic happened in Game Seven.
Dr. Fauci throwing out the ceremonial first pitch isn’t the only special thing that’s happening on MLB’s Opening Day, Thursday.
To celebrate their 2019 World Series title, the Washington Nationals will wear gold-trimmed jerseys and hats against the New York Yankees. The Nationals have been teasing the new look, which was initially revealed in an Instagram video by Adam Eaton, over the last several days.
While the circumstances were not how they hoped, the Washington Nationals received their World Series championship rings on Thursday in a private ceremony at Nationals Park. Players took to their social media accounts to show off their rings, but Adam Eaton gave another peek at something in an Instagram post: their Opening Night Champions jersey.
By Cara Bahniuk 9 months ago
The Washington Nationals beat the Houston Astros 6-2 in Game Seven of the World Series to become world champions for the first time. In the locker room, they tried to drink out of the Commissioners’ Trophy like it was the Stanley Cup – at some point bending three of its flags. On November 2, the team paraded down Constitution Avenue. The next evening the players filed into a party bus and drove into the underbelly of Capital One Arena to celebrate at a Capitals game.
“That was the best night for me,” Adam Eaton said in an interview on the RMNB Podcast. “I loved the parade but this was better than the parade. The reason it was better than the parade was because — no offense to the families — it was the last time that we could have everybody together. Just the boys. It was the roster. There was no wives, no kids, no nothing. It was just the boys. Let’s go.”
By Ian Oland 12 months ago
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.
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.
Gerardo Parra was only a part-time player, but he had an oversized role with the Washington Nationals during their championship season. The Venezuelan outfielder is widely credited for turning the Nationals’ season around with his walkup song, the viral children’s tune Baby Shark.
Friday, Parra commemorated the Nationals’ World Series-wining season in the most permanent way possible. The two-time gold glover got a Nationals’ championship tattoo inked on his left forearm.
And it’ll make you want to chomp with both of your arms.
By Ian Oland 1 year ago
Adam Eaton and Howie Kendrick‘s clutch-and-drive home run celebration became iconic during the Washington Nationals’ World Series run.
“We’re both really big car guys and him and I have a really special relationship with cars and just, we love cars so we’re like, ‘you know what, let’s drive, I wanna drive,’ and then all of a sudden, Howie starts hitting homers and I’m like, ‘this is pretty cool, we’re drivin,” Eaton said of the celebration during the World Series. “I round the bases like, ‘man, I get to drive!'”
Now, there’s a World Series championship bobblehead celebrating the dugout celly and I, for one, am in love.
The Washington Nationals signed Gerardo Parra in May. The fun-loving Parra was only meant to be a reserve outfielder but, by the end of the year, he became an indispensable part of the World Series-winning team.
From his red-tinted Bubly Sparkling Water sunglasses to his Baby Shark walkup song, Parra gave this already ridiculous Nationals team an identity. After every hit, players would do a baby shark chomp that the Nats bench would mimic back. During the World Series, Parra hung a plush Baby Shark toy from the dugout steps for good luck. And at the very end of the Nationals Championship Rally, Parra stuffed a blue Daddy Shark stuffed animal into the Commissioner’s Trophy and held it high in the air in celebration.
Now there’s a Parra Baby Shark bobblehead and WHOOSH! sorry, that sound you just heard is me buying one because this is one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen.
The Washington Nationals will sell a book celebrating its 2019 World Series championship a source tells RMNB. The book, entitled Fight Finished, will be published through Skybox Press and feature a foreword written by Ryan Zimmerman.
The books are available for preorder now and will ship no later than December 13 – just in time for the Christmas holiday.
