“You’re playing and you think everything is going fine. Then one thing goes wrong. And then another. And another. You try to fight back, but the harder you fight, the deeper you sink.”
As the 2021 MLB season got underway, the Washington Nationals must’ve felt like they were in quicksand as their first series of the year was postponed due to multiple positive coronavirus tests after the team wrapped up its Spring Training slate.
The Nationals’ season finally got underway on Tuesday against the Atlanta Braves. However, they were still missing plenty of players who were set to be on their Opening Day roster.