WASHINGTON - Pitching coach Paul Menhart stood in the Nationals’ dugout Thursday night, a mask covering his face and a clipboard in his left hand at Nationals Park.
Standing in front of him was lefty pitcher Patrick Corbin, who had just extracted himself from a seventh-inning dilemma by striking out Amed Rosario with the bases loaded and two outs in a game Washington eventually lost, 3-2 to the New York Mets.
It would be the last pitch of significance that Corbin would throw this season – and now he joins Menhart as someone already looking forward to spring training 2021.