A week ago, we were waiting and wondering and worrying about the 2022 baseball season, and now here we are.
With the 99-day lockout in the rear-view mirror, Spring Training is open in West Palm Beach, FL, players are working out, and the Nationals have a new veteran free-agent superstar.
Baseball is back!
“This day couldn’t come fast enough for me,” Manager Davey Martinez told reporters at the Ballpark of the Palm Beaches.
“The hardest thing was not being able to communicate with the guys all winter.”
The first day of Spring Training saw not only the usual optimism and excitement to get back to work, but the first major signings in the build-out of the 2022 roster, slugger Nelson Cruz and a passel of other veterans with postseason experience.