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Major League Baseball team season
2020 Washington Nationals
League
National League
Division
East
Ballpark
Nationals Park
City
Washington, D.C.
Record
26–34 (.433)
Divisional place
4th
Owners
Lerner Enterprises
General managers
Mike Rizzo
Managers
Dave Martinez
Television
MASN (Bob Carpenter, FP Santangelo, Dan Kolko, Bo Porter)
Radio
106.7 The Fan Washington Nationals Radio Network (Charlie Slowes, Dave Jageler)
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Seasons
2021 →
The 2020 Washington Nationals season was the Nationals' 16th season as the baseball franchise of Major League Baseball in the District of Columbia, the 13th season at Nationals Park, and the 52nd since the original team was started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The team entered this season as the defending World Series champions.
On March 12, 2020, MLB announced that due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the regular season would be delayed by at least two weeks in addition to the remainder of spring training being canceled.[1] Four days later, it was announced that the start of the season would be pushed back indefinitely due to the recommendation made by the CDC to restrict events of more than 50 people for eight weeks.[2] On June 23, commissioner Rob Manfred unilaterally implemented a 60-game season. Players reported to training camps on July 1 to resume spring training and prepare for a July 23 Opening Day.[3] On September 19, the team suffered its 31st loss, assuring them of finishing the season with a losing record, their first since 2011. On September 22 in game 2 of a doubleheader, the Nationals would get their 4,000th regular season win in franchise history on a walk-off home run by Yadiel Hernández to beat the Phillies 8–7. On September 24, the Nationals were eliminated from playoff contention, making them the 20th defending champion unable to win consecutive titles. The Nationals finished the regular season with a record of 26–34, giving them a fourth place finish in the National League East as a result of the Nationals' 6–4 head-to-head against the Mets, who also finished 26–34 (.433). The Nationals' .433 winning percentage was the second lowest of all time, behind the 1998 Florida Marlins went 54–108 (.333).[4]
^Mark Feinsand (March 12, 2020). "Opening Day delayed at least 2 weeks; Spring Training games cancelled". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
^"Opening of regular season to be pushed back". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. March 16, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
^Feinsand, Mark (June 24, 2020). "Play Ball: MLB announces 2020 regular season". MLB.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
^"2014 Red Sox among worst defending champs in MLB history".
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