The sounds of a trumpet could be heard in the hall outside the Washington Nationals‘ clubhouse Saturday morning, which didn’t make much sense. It was his manager who had done the hiring, not for Rendon, but for Cinco de Mayo. Dave Martinez didn’t just hire one trumpeter, but two as part of an eight-piece mariachi band that played for a half-hour or so in the clubhouse as players arrived. Ryan Zimmerman, rarely emotive, walked in eyes wide, then looked around for confirmation that what he was seeing was real. Even before the Nationals compiled their current six-game winning streak, the players — particularly stars such as Harper and Scherzer — praised Martinez’s prioritizing fun.

Source: Washington Post May 05, 2018 19:07 UTC