NPR: Washington Nat https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=771421346 Washington Nat en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sun, 10 May 2026 20:34:35 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Washington Nat https://www.npr.org/tags/771421346/washington-nat Opinion: For Washington's Nats, A Long And Winding Road To The World Series The complicated history of baseball in Washington, D.C., makes it difficult to pin down the most recent example of a hometown team making it to the World Series. Sat, 19 Oct 2019 08:08:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2019/10/19/771420361/opinion-for-washingtons-nats-a-long-and-winding-road-to-the-world-series https://www.npr.org/2019/10/19/771420361/opinion-for-washingtons-nats-a-long-and-winding-road-to-the-world-series

The complicated history of baseball in Washington, D.C., makes it difficult to pin down the most recent example of a hometown team making it to the World Series.

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