Yes, it will “only” be 5,000 fans in Nationals Park tonight for the season opener, but it’s really a lot better than playing in an empty park says GM Mike Rizzo, who spoke with reporters on a Zoom call yesterday in which he discussed some bad news (a positive COVID test and five caught up in contact tracing); and the good news (baseball is back!). Rizzo said that even a crowd of 1500 or so in FITTEAM Ballpark this spring was a significant difference.
“I’ll tell you one thing, even the small amount of fans make the biggest difference.