The Washington Nationals entered Game 3 on Monday with a bench that includes six position players with postseason starts in their careers even before this October run. Some of those starts came with other teams.
The bench against the St. Louis Cardinals at Nationals Park in the NL Championship Series on Monday included backup first baseman Matt Adams, reserve second basemen Brian Dozier and Asdrubal Cabrera, catcher Yan Gomes and outfielders Michael A. Taylor and Gerardo “Baby Shark” Parra.
“They’re all about the team,” manager Dave Martinez told The Washington Times before Game 3. “They really are.