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Michigan sleep doctor helping Nationals chase World Series title: Goodnight, Max Scherzer

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Henry Ford Medical Center sleep doctor Meeta Singh talks about athletes, sleep and the Nationals. Detroit Free Press

Dr. Meeta Singh, a sleep expert based in Novi, has taken an unusual, behind-the-scenes role in the World Series, setting the bed times for the Washington Nationals.

No, she doesn’t have the full bed-time authority afforded to most parents to say: Turn out the lights, Max Scherzer! I told you to go to bed, or you are gonna get grounded!

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But she does give the Nationals detailed recommendations on every aspect of their sleep: How to reduce fatigue when traveling between time zones.