Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-run homer in the first inning as the Yankees topped the Nationals 4-1 in a game that was called in the top of the sixth.
Author: Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY
Dr. Anthony Fauci throws first pitch at Nationals-Yankees MLB opener
Fauci has served as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984.
Opinion: MLB is ready to play. Whether it should is a question with no easy answers.
Baseball will be a balm for the masses, a welcome diversion. But should they be playing baseball right now?
‘Herculean task’: As MLB navigates COVID-19, trainers and doctors are first line of defense
In the time of COVID-19, the medical, training and strength and conditioning staffs of MLB teams have taken on triple duty trying to ensure the safety.
‘You just have to accept it’: MLB’s new normal emerges as pandemic baseball takes shape
The Phillies and Nationals exhibition game provided a sense of what playing baseball during the coronavirus pandemic will really be like.
Opinion: Canada said no to MLB and the Blue Jays – and we only have ourselves to blame
Canadian government will not allow Blue Jays to play in Toronto in 2020, citing concerns on travel it would create with coronavirus-ravaged U.S.
MLB releases new COVID-19 test results: Six players positive, down from 12 a week earlier
MLB and its teams will not release the names of players testing positive without their consent.
10 days to Opening Day: Astros and MLB hope COVID-related ‘fire drills’ come to an end
Baseball’s season begins on July 23, but July’s ML B training camps have hardly gone smoothly.
MLB players have been wearing masks on the field – and that could extend into actual games
The second full week of “summer camp” workouts brought even more mask-wearing during workouts.
13 MLB players have tested positive for coronavirus since workouts began
The positive tests and results don’t paint a full picture of the coronavirus within the sport.