The Washington Nationals are your 2019 World Series champions, clinching the title Wednesday night with a Game 7, comeback win over the Astros in Houston. Well deserved. They vanquished a decade’s worth of postseason demons and finally can relate to the ecstasy that Marlins fans experienced in both 1997 and 2003.
Even with the local team now 16 years removed from their last postseason berth, we can live vicariously through several former Fish.
Right-hander Aníbal Sánchez continued his late-career renaissance in 2019. He made good on the front end of a two-year, $19 million free agent deal, serving as Washington’s steady No.