As soon as the Nationals’ win over the Marlins on Monday night was completed, the multi-colored tarp went back on the infield at Nationals Park.
“Taste the rainbow,” read the familiar candy-sponsored tarp.
Whether it’s Skittles in the District, L.L. Bean in Boston or Reynolds Wrap in Chicago, the companies that paid to put their logos on protective tarps this summer got their money’s worth, as Major League Baseball suffered the most rainouts in more than two decades.
Through Monday, the 57 postponed games this season were the highest number since 1997, when 53 games were called because of weather.