WASHINGTON – Veteran players Ryan Zimmerman and Joe Ross opted out – while fans of the Nationals were locked out of the 2020 season with no voice in the matter.
Some 66 days after the Nationals opened the season here at the Navy Yard complex against the New York Yankees, the 60-game, pandemic-induced campaign came to a merciful end here Sunday afternoon at Nationals Park.
Perhaps it was fitting that the opponent this time was the other New York team. The hapless Mets, whose announcers seem to take pleasure in Nationals’ shortcomings, were eliminated from playoff contention on Saturday evening and then were blasted 15-5 on Sunday.