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• 2016 Postseason Predictions

  By Matt's Bats on October 4, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  The 2016 MLB playoffs, as you know, start tonight with the American League Wild Card game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Toronto Blue Jays. In this post, I’ll share my predictions on who I think will take home the… Read More ›

• Behind the Scenes at Seattle’s Safeco Field

  By Matt's Bats on August 22, 2016 • ( 3 )

  

  Over the last couple weeks, my family took a vacation to the wonderful West Coast cities of San Francisco and Seattle.  Living here in DC, I don’t get a chance to watch too much West Coast baseball, but love the… Read More ›

• President Obama Honors World Series Champs KC Royals and I WAS THERE

  By Matt's Bats on July 27, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  Every year, the winners of the “big 4” sports championships, as well as some collegiate sports champions, visit the White House to be honored by the President of the United States. . On Thursday, July 21, it was time for… Read More ›

• Matt’s Bats Chat with MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred

  By Matt's Bats on July 21, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  I recently had the amazing opportunity to interview the Commissioner of Major League Baseball, Rob Manfred, about his new youth baseball initiatives. Ever since taking the reins as Commissioner in 2015, Manfred has done a great job encouraging young kids… Read More ›

• Get Max Scherzer’s Autograph For Great Causes

  By Matt's Bats on July 12, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Last year, during his first season with the Washington Nationals, ace of the staff Max Scherzer launched a charity called Baseball Cards for a Cause.  Max autographed fans’ baseball cards in exchange for a donation to the Washington Nationals Youth… Read More ›

• Players Visit the Washington Nationals Diabetes Care Clinic

  By Matt's Bats on July 5, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Since I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes (“juvenile diabetes) last October, I have been using my website and social media to raise money and awareness for this life-long autoimmune disease that kills the cells in your pancreas that make… Read More ›

• Baseball Should Expand Back to Montreal

  By Matt's Bats on June 22, 2016 • ( 0 )

  The NHL’s expected announcement Wednesday afternoon of new expansion teams got me thinking about where Major League Baseball should go next. In 2005, the Montreal Expos relocated to Washington, D.C. to become the Nationals, leaving a hole for fans of… Read More ›

• Fundraiser to Fight Type 1 Diabetes

  By Matt's Bats on May 4, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  This is a special post about how you can help me raise money for a very important charity, and also win amazing autographed and game-used sports memorabilia.  Please click on http://www2.jdrf.org/goto/mattsbats and read below. Last October, after being rushed to… Read More ›

• What Have the Nats Done Right in 2016

  By Matt's Bats on April 17, 2016 • ( 0 )

  The first 10 games of the Nationals season have already been played, and the Nats are off to a 9-1 start, the best record in the bigs and the best record to start a season in DC baseball history. They… Read More ›

• MattsBats.com 2016 Opening Day Season Preview!

  By Matt's Bats on April 4, 2016 • ( 1 )

  Today is Opening Day! The baseball season, after what seems like forever, is finally back! Today I share with you my predictions for the 2016 MLB season, with a “player to watch” on each time. NL EAST 5. Philadelphia Phillies… Read More ›