Then you watch them celebrate, it’s awesome.”ADADThe 2005 Nationals didn’t choose to be in the position they were in, ambassadors of baseball in a city that had been without the sport since 1971. That’s what the Nats and Major League Baseball did in 2005, when Schneider was on the receiving end of George W. Bush’s high strike on Opening Night. President Trump turned down an invitation to throw out the first pitch at Nationals Park on Opening Day 2017. Because they were owned by Major League Baseball, their roster had been limited by budget constraints. The 2005 Nationals understand Washington as a baseball city in a way no other group does.

Source: Washington Post October 17, 2019 18:53 UTC