The Washington Nationals’ Against-All-Odds Championship
In a bizarre World Series in which the home team never won, the underdogs upset the juggernaut Houston Astros for the franchise’s first title.
by Robert O'Connell
Oct 31, 2019
3 minutes
The crucial moment of the Washington Nationals’ Game 7 World Series victory last night came by way of Howie Kendrick. This year, Kendrick enjoyed the best season of his career, but he’s hardly a superstar, having made just one All-Star team over his 14-year career. The 36-year-old is what baseball fans call a “professional hitter,” a player who can be relied on to make pitchers work, to move runners over, to put the ball in play. In the seventh inning, with the Nationals trailing the Houston Astros 2–1 and a runner on first, Kendrick reached down
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