Today's Top Story: 2019 World Series Champions: Washington Nationals Get Snubbed. Do not have any Sunday Night Baseball games on ESPN in 2021.
ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball schedule was released yesterday, and there was one notable team missing on the schedule: the 2019 World Series Champions: The Washington Nationals. Some of the matchups that will be broadcasted on ESPN include the New York Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies, the St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Diego Padres, and TWO Boston Redsox vs. New York Yankees games, and two New York Mets vs. New York Yankees series.
Sunday Night Baseball will showcase 3 out of the 5 NL East teams. The Phillies will be on Sunday Night Baseball twice, the Atlanta Braves four times, and the New York Mets will be on Sunday Night Baseball will also appear four times.
Reaction from Washington Nationals fans seems to be okay with this decision. What are your thoughts? We have the full details and schedule.
Last night, Jon Heyman, Insider at MLB Network, reported that the Nationals have "talked to the Reds about 3B Eugenio Suarez. Nothing imminent or believed anywhere close. Kieboom would make sense in a package. Prospects the Nats don't want to deal: Rutledge, Cavalli, Garcia." As always, we will be keeping an eye on this as more information becomes available. [MLB Trade Rumors has additional detials]
Just in case you missed it this week, Major League Baseball announced that the Negro League would be apart of its official records. Addressing what MLB described as a "long-overdue recognition," Major League Commissioner Rob Manfred on Wednesday bestowed Major League status upon seven professional Negro Leagues that operated between 1920 and 1948. The decision means that the approximately 3,400 players of the Negro Leagues during this time period are officially considered Major Leaguers, with their stats and records becoming a part of Major League history." [Click here to read the full article]
Don’t miss our latest episode of “In the Clubhouse,” where we talk with 106.7 the Fan’s Pete Medhurst. We discussed Washington D.C. sports and, of course, the Nationals, and what it was like to fill in for Charlie Slowes on the radio. It’s a fun listen.
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Opinions: Why the Negro Leagues will never fully be integrated into Major League Baseball via the Washington Post
Pick ’em from the discount aisle; Shopping with the #Nats via Talk Nats
Ryan Zimmerman wants to play. The Nats need first basemen. But it’s not so simple. via the Washington Post
Baseball needs to figure out what it wants the game to be via ESPN
Washington Nationals remain confident in Carter Kieboom via Federal Baseball
How Negro Leaguers may alter leaderboards via MLB.com
What do Nats expect from Kieboom and García in 2021? via MASN Sports
Terry Francona on Cleveland's name change: 'Proud that we are going to do something that is correct' via USA Today
New York Mets:
Steven Matz Excited to Have James McCann Aboard via Mets Merized Online
Atlanta Braves:
Would Braves Take a Chance on a Trade for Mitch Haniger via Tomahawktake.com
Philadelphia Phillies:
Miami Marlins:
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