Ted Lerner, owner of the Washington Nationals and a billionaire real estate developer, died in his home in Chevy Chase, Maryland, on Sunday at the age of 97. The cause was complications from pneumonia, according to Jennifer Mastin Giglio, chief communications officer of the Nationals, The New York Times reported. “It is with great sadness that […]
HOUSTON—Most of the season, it just seemed this wasn’t their year. They dropped their first four games, and soon injuries piled up. They lost their most dynamic player before the All-Star break. They were stuck below .500 in August. Yet out of nowhere, suddenly, these Atlanta Braves transformed themselves and took off. Jorge Soler, Freddie […]
The Giants will hold a 10-year reunion celebrating their 2010 World Series championship team on Aug. 16. The starting first baseman for that team, who led the Giants in home runs and WAR and finished seventh in the National League MVP voting that season, will not be invited. because he made multiple comments on social media that were deemed vulgar or sexist and run counter to the values of the Giants, the club announced
President Donald Trump will host the MLB’s Washington Nationals at the White House on Nov. 4, according to an administration official. Judd Deere, White House deputy press secretary, announced the plan on Friday. The visit will come five days after the Nationals beat the Houston Astros in Game 7 of the World Series. It was […]
President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and some of Trump’s top allies in Congress attended Game 5 of the series in Washington on Oct. 27. Wearing a suit and a tie, Trump arrived at Nationals Park just before the first pitch of the Houston Astros-Washington Nationals matchup. Hours earlier, he had announced that U.S. […]
Newly released video footage from the celebrations after the Boston Red Sox won the World Series in Boston on Oct. 31, shows fans hurling beer at manager Alex Cora. Cora was in one of the duck boats that formed the core of the parage, and fans began tossing cans of beer to players, coaches, and team […]
