Saturday, October 03

So far this season, the Nationals have had stretches of 17 games and 16 games in a row. Off-days have been few and far between, but they get one on Thursday to start their road trip to Phoenix and San Francisco. 

Ahead of their break, I asked the team: What would be your dream day off?

(Shoutout to MLB.com’s Paige Leckie for the story idea and fantastic artwork.)

Daylen Lile: “Since we're in D.C., I'd probably say go on the water. I’d want to jet ski and see the sights from the water. That would be my dream off-day.” 

Nasim Nuñez: “I’d want to go skydiving because Daylen said he wants to go get on a boat. So I would go skydiving, and then land in the water next to his boat, and then enjoy the rest of the off-day with Daylen.” 

Jacob Young: “My dream off-day now would be just to hang out with my daughter and my wife. Especially when you get home from a road trip and they're not there, getting to come home and see my daughter's the best. So I would just hang out with her all day. We would go to the park or go to Georgetown, if we're at home, somewhere you can walk around, get her outside a little bit, have lunch, and just spend time with each other.” 

CJ Abrams: “I would get a massage and go out in nature, be around water. In nature, you feel good, good vibes. It’s healing.” 

Cade Cavalli: “I would wake up, play golf with the boys, get back, chill by the pool with [my wife] Maddie, and then have either a team dinner or dinner with my wife. It’s very chill, but it would be spending time with people that I want to spend time with.” 

Clayton Beeter: “I would deer hunt. Well, you can’t because deer season is in the [baseball] offseason. I could go turkey hunting, but I’d need some Nats fan to take me out turkey hunting in Virginia.” 

Luis García Jr.: “A lot of sleep, play PlayStation, go to the mall, a lot of eating – ice cream, for sure – and see a movie. I’ve got a lot of things on a day off. I think that's it. (Pauses, smiles.) And go to sleep again.” 

Dylan Crews: “First, I'd go to a really good coffee shop in the morning with my fiancée. After that, come home, walk my dogs with her, go around the park or something, enjoy the coffee, too. Probably get some breakfast or something along the way. After that, come home, maybe do a little bit of shopping. Then in the afternoon, just chill out, relax, watch a couple movies or watch some TV shows, and that's it. Pretty simple.” 

On Tuesday, the Nationals held a special pregame ceremony to host local ALS patients, advocates and caregivers. During the game, players, managers and coaches wore “4-ALS” wristbands and a commemorative Lou Gehrig Day patch on their uniforms. Proceeds from the Nats Park 50/50 Raffle benefited I AM ALS and The ALS Association. 

Sarah Langs is a statistical guru, and Jake Mintz from Yahoo! Sports highlighted her greatness in this feature on Lou Gehrig Day. 

Nationals No. 25 prospect Abimelec Ortiz was named the International League Player of the Week for his performance with the Triple-A Red Wings. 

In five games played from May 25-30, Ortiz batted .476 with a pair of doubles, three home runs, 10 RBIs, one walk, four runs and a 1.500 OPS. 

The lefty first baseman/DH was acquired from the Rangers in the MacKenzie Gore trade. He is on the 40-man roster and participated in Major League Spring Training.

The Single-A Fredericksburg Nationals are hosting Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Night on Saturday at Virginia Credit Union Stadium. The first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive a themed replica jersey. Leonardo and Donatello will be at the game for photo opportunities. The FredNats’ game-worn Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle jerseys also will be auctioned to benefit the Germanna Foundation. 

• Saturday, June 13: Daylen Lile bobblehead (first 20,000 fans); James Madison University Night

• Sunday, June 14: Toy Story 5 Day

For more information and to purchase tickets, click here. 

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