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Nationals open camp as questions loom about health, roster

The baseball world is headed to summer camp. The s’mores and bunk beds are optional, but playing sports outside is not.

With the pandemic-affected Major League Baseball season supposed to start in just a few weeks, players have reported to their teams to prepare for a summer like none they’ve never experienced. The Washington Nationals open their camp Friday at Nationals Park, a far different setting than their spring training digs in West Palm Beach, Florida — no fans, no daily games against other teams, but still plenty hot and humid.

Here are the most important questions that linger as the Nationals get this thing off the ground.