Aaron Doster / AP MLB To Plaster 'Black Lives Matter' All Over the Place for Opening Weekend 'I think it’s a wonderful thing,' said Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole. By The Associated Press July 22, 2020
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images Nationals GM Responds to Outrage Over White House Visit: 'The Office of the President Is Something That We Respect' Mike Rizzo responded Monday to the controversy that ensued when his team opted to visit the White House after winning the World Series. By Joe Setyon November 12, 2019
Chip Somodevilla / Getty ImagesCommentary MAGA Hat-Wearing Nationals Player Responds to Leftist Outrage: 'Everybody Makes Everything Political' 'It was about our team winning the World Series.' By Joe Saunders November 5, 2019
Olivier Douliery / AFP via Getty Images Nationals Star Steps to White House Podium and Whips Out MAGA Hat: 'I Love You All' During the Nationals' visit to the White House on Monday, catcher Kurt Suzuki whipped out a MAGA hat on his way to the podium. By Bradley Evans November 4, 2019
Mike Ehrmann / Getty Images World Series Champion Sean Doolittle Declines White House Visit Because of Trump: 'I Just Can't Do It' Washington Nationals closer Sean Doolittle has announced that he will not join the team Monday when it visits the White House. By Jack Davis November 2, 2019
Mike Ehrmann / Getty Images World Series Descends into Chaos When Controversial Call Triggers Lengthy 'Review' and Manager Rage Fans, players, coaches and the entire baseball world erupted into outrage following a highly controversial call during Game 6 of the World Series. By Joe Setyon October 30, 2019
Will Newton / Getty Images Trump Shown the Ultimate Disrespect by Booing MLB Fans at World Series: 'Lock Him Up' 'The liberal swamp of DC isn’t a concern.' By Joe Saunders October 28, 2019
Rob Carr / Getty Images Nationals Player Rejects Claims Trump Shouldn't Attend World Series: 'He's the President of This Country' Controversy followed the World Series to Washington after President Donald Trump said he would attend Game 5 of the series. By Jack Davis October 25, 2019
Andres Leiva / Tampa Bay Times via AP Trump Will Attend World Series Game 5, but Vocal Critic José Andrés Will Throw Out First Pitch Andrés, a prominent local restaurant owner and humanitarian, has repeatedly opposed President Trump's immigration policies. By The Associated Press October 25, 2019
@MattressMack / TwitterCommentary Furniture Store Owner Takes 100 Vets Recovering from PTSD to World Series Game 1 Jim 'Mattress Mack' McIngvale is a local celebrity around Houston. Now, he's going viral on a national level for what he did for a hundred veterans. By C. Douglas Golden October 23, 2019