Max Scherzer threw a 65-pitch simulated game on the first day of Spring Training 2.0, or the Washington Nationals’ Summer Camp, as the team is calling the restart of the ramp up to an MLB season that they and the rest of Major League Baseball will try to conduct amidst the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
In just about three weeks, they’re planning to be playing games in empty stadiums around the country, with no fans in attendance, social distancing, no spitting (seeds or tobacco or just, you know, in general), no high-fives, or hugs, or dugout dances after home runs.