The Morning Briefing: The Nationals Head to Citi Field to Face the New York Mets
Good Friday, Morning, Washington Nationals Fans. Thank you for starting the day with us.
Today's Game Time Weather via Capital Sports Forecast: Clear, temps in the upper 50s. Breezy with winds out of the west around 15 mph.
Upcoming Games
Friday, April 23, 2021, Washington Nationals at New York Mets 7:10 pm EDT
Saturday, April 24, 2021, Washington Nationals at New York Mets 4:05 pm EDT
Sunday, April 25, 2021, Washington Nationals at New York Mets 1:05 pm EDT
Tuesday, April 27, 2021, Washington Nationals at Toronto Blue Jays 7:07 pm EDT
Today's Morning Briefing was written by Richard.
Today's Top Story: The Nationals Head to Citi Field For The First Time This Year To Go Head To Head With The First Place Mets
Frank has your series preview for this three game set in New York against the New York Mets. From the preview: "The Nationals were forced to wait four more days to start playing and the Mets had to wait until April 5th to get started. Besides the initial delay, the Mets have also had to deal with multiple weather issues that caused some cancellations.
"Neither team has really been able to get into a groove and it shows. The Nationals newest offensive additions Kyle Schwarber and Josh Bell have been unable to get back on the great Spring Training path they started before COVID protocols sidelined them for over a week. Both teams need to find some consistency and, hopefully, this series will be the start of that for the Nats "
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Josh Bell and the Washington Nationals Create a Book Club for Adults
File this in the good news bin. Yesterday, the Nationals announced that they are going to be working with Josh Bell on creating a adult book club. From the article: "Newly acquired Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell and the Washington Nationals announced the formation of the “Josh Bell’s Book Club,” which will be a monthly book club for adults that will be focused on self-improvement."
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Perspective: Timing is Everything & Situational hitting for the Washington Nationals
Brandon takes a closer look at the situational hitting for the Washington Nationals and how it affects the team's performance, and if it is too early in the season, to start to worry.
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Podcast Alert: In the Clubhouse with the Nats Report
The Washington Nationals have some great up-and-coming prospects in the minor leagues, and the future looks bright. Here are our interviews with the future players of the Washington Nationals. Catch up on these great episodes since the Nationals have the day off.
Pitching Prospect Cade Cavalli
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2oovAQNJOEVimhy0PLUyHV
Pitching Prospect Jackson Rutledge
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1kKepLuBI46moOLJSwMumr
Infielder Jackson Cluff
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2mBIhBcNf3Ju1gYr21pmM
Upcoming Episodes: Richard sat down with Washington Nationals super fan "The Rally Mullet" and discussed Nationals baseball, past, current and looking towards the future. Additionally, we will have a special jam packed Series preview episode on Monday afternoon, as we preview the Nationals playing the Toronto Blue Jays. The Nationals don't play the Blue Jays often so we wanted to give you the best insight possible. We will have Mike Wilner from the Toronto Star and Tyson who is the Co-editor and contributor at Jays Journal, a website that covers the Blue Jays,
Must Reads: Washington Nationals and Major League Baseball Headlines
- Optimism before a tough weekend series against the Mets aces! via Talk Nats
- Minus Soto, Strasburg, Nats start to win before facing Mets via Associated Press
- Washington Nationals’ closer Brad Hand is unflappable... via Federal Baseball
- Trea Turner, time to answer the call via District on Deck
- What would Ryan Zimmerman do in the NFL Draft if he was a GM? via NBC Sports Washington
- The Nationals didn’t seek this pain, but they might be growing from it via The Washington Post
- Don't be fooled by Kim Ng's hiring. Women in baseball say MLB has a long way to go via ESPN
- Vaccines offer a shot at normalcy — and force tough conversations — in MLB via the Washington Post
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