After years of playoff heartbreak, the Nationals finally won the first championship in club history in 2019 with a team full of stars like Juan Soto, Anthony Rendon, Trea Turner, Max Scherzer, and Stephen Strasburg. But within a few years, all of those players were gone, and the team has not had a winning record since. The Nationals play in the eighth-largest TV market in the U.S., yet have acted more like a small market team in recent years, rebuilding with young players.
Kansas City Royals (82-74) vs. Washington Nationals (69-87) at Nationals Park, Washington, DC
Royals: 4.