It’s been 258 days and approximately 85 years since the Washington Nationals won the World Series. And it seems unlikely any of us will be taken out to the ballgame for peanuts, Cracker Jacks and a pennant race anytime soon.
So, yeah, it’s definitely a blow that Major League Baseball canceled tonight’s All-Star Game for the first time since World War II. We won’t see the likes of Mookie Betts and Mike Trout battle it out for division dominance (the prize of home advantage in the World Series was dropped in 2017) or watch teams’ heavy hitters swing for the fences in the Home Run Derby.
But, unlike other sporting events, baseball hasn’t been permanently benched and we will absolutely, definitely (probably) be able watch players take the field in just one week. That, is, assuming nothing derails the league’s planned kick-off, a July 23 double-header that will pit the New York Yankees against the Nats and the San Francisco Giants against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
