Dave Martinez’s days begin with a long ride on his Peloton. Then, he turns his attention to his 350-acre farm, where he’s self-isolating in Tennessee during the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent pause of the 2020 Major League Baseball season.
He cuts trees. He repairs fences. He mows about 110 acres’ worth of grass. He burns around 2,000 calories a day.
“I’ve had this farm [and] I never thought I’d spent this much time out here,” Martinez said. “It was only supposed to be a winter thing.”
But the Washington Nationals manager is happy with life on the farm, for now, with the caveat that he’d much rather look outside his window and see Nationals Park in his backyard instead.