WASHINGTON – The Nationals put together a fifth-inning rally as their game with the first-place Atlanta Braves was heating up here Thursday night at Nationals Park.
But a few blocks away the night was winding down for Freddie Ekuban, the bar manager at restaurant Declaration Nats Park on First Street SE just around the corner from Center Field Gate.
On a historic day for pro sports in North America, with games being held in at least six major leagues, Ekuban was getting ready to close at 8 p.m. as two of the six televisions in the eatery played the Nationals’ game that was being held a long home run away.