Major League Baseball will return today when the Washington Nationals host the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers host the San Francisco Giants. Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., will serve as the venue for the first game of the abbreviated season, which was reduced from 162 to 60 games because of the ongoing pandemic.
The MLB season had been slated to start on March 26th, but all major professional sports leagues were suspended in mid-March because of the pandemic. Dr. Anthony Fauci will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Yankees and Nationals game. Fauci is the country’s top infectious diseases expert. The game starts at 7:08 pm ET in Washington, DC.
No fans will be allowed to attend the game or the nightcap contest at Dodger Stadium. Both games will air on ESPN.
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