Nationals grounds crew member nearly falls victim to tarp monster during weather delay

One subordinate of the Washington Nationals grounds unit was not arsenic accelerated arsenic helium needed to beryllium during Saturday's rainfall hold astatine Nationals Park.

Rain began to autumn successful the archetypal inning of a scoreless crippled betwixt the Nationals and New York Mets. 

The crippled started aboriginal than scheduled owed to inclement weather, but conditions forced the crippled to halt soon aft it got underway.

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The grounds unit puts the tarp connected the tract during a rainfall hold successful the archetypal inning of a crippled betwixt the Washington Nationals and the New York Mets astatine Nationals Park April 26, 2025, successful Washington, D.C. (Greg Fiume/Getty Images)

But soon aft the onsite unit was instructed to bring retired the tarp, 1 idiosyncratic narrowly avoided what could person been a superior injury.

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That grounds unit subordinate appeared to suffer his balance, and his momentum carried him guardant and implicit the tarp arsenic it was being rolled connected the infield dirt. Fellow unit members momentarily continued rolling retired the tarp, which resulted successful the waterproof screen getting rolled connected the man's back.

The rainfall hold lasted for little than an hour. Once enactment resumed, Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez deed a two-run homer successful the 2nd inning to springiness New York a 2-0 lead. The Mets maintained that pb arsenic of the eighth inning.

New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez (4) hits a two-run location tally against the Washington Nationals during the 2nd inning astatine Nationals Park successful Washington, D.C., April 26, 2025. (Brad Mills/Imagn Images)

The crippled besides marked erstwhile Washington prima Juan Soto's archetypal bid astatine Nationals Park arsenic a subordinate of the Mets. 

Juan Soto of the New York Mets waves to the assemblage earlier a crippled against the Washington Nationals astatine Nationals Park April 26, 2025, successful Washington, D.C. (Greg Fiume/Getty Images)

Soto spent the archetypal 4½ seasons of his MLB vocation with the Nationals. He was traded to the San Diego Padres successful August 2022. Soto deed a career-high 41 location runs during his lone play with the New York Yankees successful 2024.

He switched New York City boroughs successful the offseason, trading successful pinstripes for the Mets bluish and orange. When Soto agreed to articulation the Mets, helium signed the astir lucrative declaration successful North American sports history. The 15-year woody was reported to beryllium worthy a record-breaking $765 million.

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The Nationals entered Saturday's contention successful 4th spot successful the NL East, portion the Mets sat successful archetypal spot successful the division.

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