NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles!
A member of the Washington Nationals Grounds crew was not as fast as he had to be during Saturday’s rainfall in Nationals Park.
Rain began to fall in the first place of a scoreless game between Nationals and New York Mets.
The game started later than planned due to bad weather, but conditions forced the game to stop shortly after it got started.
CLICK HERE for more sports cover at Foxnews.com
Basic crew (Greg Fiume/Getty Images)
But shortly after the crew of the site was asked to get Tarp out, a person is narrowly avoiding what could have been a serious injury.
Dodgers -Star Shohei Ohtani progresses in his return to pitching
The founded crew member seemed to lose his balance, and his momentum led him forward and over tarpaulin when it was rolled on the infield -snavy. Fellow crew members immediately continued to roll out of tarpaulin, which resulted in the waterproof covering being rolled on the man’s back.
The rainfall lasted for less than an hour. When the action was resumed, Mets Catcher Francisco Alvarez hit a two-run Homer in the second round to give New York a 2-0 lead. Mets maintained this lead from the eighth lap.
The New York Mets Catcher Francisco Alvarez (4) hits a two-run home drive against Washington Nationals during the second round at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, April 26, 2025. (Brad Mills/Imag images)
The game also marked former Washington star Juan Soto’s first series at Nationals Park as a member of Mets.
Juan Soto from the New York Mets waves to the crowd before a game against Washington Nationals in Nationals Park 26 April 2025, in Washington, DC (Greg Fiume/Getty Images)
Soto spent the first 4½ seasons of his MLB career at Nationals. He was traded for San Diego Padres in August 2022. Soto hit a career high 41 home runs during his lonely season with New York Yankees in 2024.
He changed the New York City towns during the peak season and traded with Pinstripes for Mets Blue and Orange. When Soto agreed to join Mets, he signed the most lucrative contract in North American sports history. It was reported that the 15-year-old deal was a record-breaking $ 765 million.
Nationals participated in Saturday’s competition in fourth place in NL East, while Mets was initially sitting in the division.
