A positive COVID-19 test for Juan Soto, then some confusion about the results. A banner-raising ceremony, touching show of unity, and then a rain-shortened season opening loss.
It was an emotional day for everyone involved, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, who threw a 50-Cent-ish ceremonial first pitch.
In the end though, baseball was back. For five-plus innings, two strong teams, and two big-name starters battled it out. In the end though?
“It turned out long,” Nationals’ skipper Davey Martinez said. “Let’s just say that. From this morning till now and getting the game cut off at five innings, you know, we’ve just got to put this one behind us, we’ve got a day off tomorrow, we come back Saturday and do it again.