The summer of 2020 felt very different than most other summers. Of course, there would not be any big family vacations or afternoons spent at the pool with friends, but the pandemic took one of our nation’s most cherished summer… Read More ›
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Previewing the Nationals’ 2021 Season
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – baseball is almost back! The 2020 season was a bizarre one for baseball, as delayed start, shortened schedule, universal DH, and playoff games played in neutral “bubbles” in the Sun Belt… Read More ›
Remembering Hank Aaron
Today, baseball lost a legend. Hank Aaron, the Braves outfielder most famous for breaking Babe Ruth’s record for most home runs in baseball history, passed away, yet another devastating loss of an MLB legend in the past 12 months. Born… Read More ›
Why 2020 Was an Important Year of Firsts for Baseball
In the baseball world, 2020 was almost a lost cause. There was a significant period of time in April where baseball fans and players truly believed that no baseball would be played in 2020, which would have been yet another… Read More ›
Matt’s Bats Chat with MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred
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
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
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
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
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
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 ›
