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Nationals Manager Martinez Apologizes to Fans After Controversial 4-Hour Rain Delay

Fans at Nationals Park were not happy to sit through a rain delay of nearly four hours on Saturday just for the game between the New York Mets and Washington Nationals to be suspended.

Washington manager Dave Martinez understood that and was apologetic after the decision.

"I'm going to sit here and apologize to the fans because it took a while," he said, per Joe Trezza and Jessica Camerato of MLB.com.

"But we wanted to make sure that we got it right. We gave them a chance to try to get the field ready.