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...team, we have to not strike out,” Klimkiewicz said. “We need to get the bat on the ball and put the ball in play. Once we do that, we will be able to get started...
When the Washington Nationals play their home opener at R.F.K. Stadium this week, it will be the first regular-season major league game in the nation's capital since 1971. It also will be the first at-bat for a team trying to score with a demographic that has largely turned away from baseball. Just 8.7% of baseball fans nationwide last year, as measured by Simmons Market Research Bureau, were black--which mirrors the sport's racial makeup: 9% of last season's major leaguers were black, the fewest in 20 years, according to a University of Central Florida study...
...right-hander unveiled a sharp leg-kick, a hard fastball, a change-up, and a knee-buckling curve one typically would not expect of the big bat hitting fifth in the lineup and fielding third...
...after keeping hometown eyes distracted while his teammates took their turns at-bat, Wilson got his first opportunity to prove to them that he was the real deal...
...clutch,” Allard said. “Beth’s hitting great for us, and we specifically have her ready in a pinch-hitting role like that, to come out and swing her bat, and she did exactly what we needed...