The Washington Nationals are playing out another lost season. At 23 games under .500, Washington is headed for its sixth straight losing season. The Nationals’ awful pitching made headlines earlier this month when the club made history as the only team to allow 80 hits, 50 runs and 10 homers in a four-game span.

But on Thursday, the Nationals featured a quality pitcher . Washington invited former Little League World Series star Mo’Ne Davis to throw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the series opener against the Philadelphia Phillies .

And, for an added twist, Nationals rookie Robert Hassell III was behind the plate to catch Davis’ pitch. The two last took the field together during the 2014 Little League World Series. Back then, Hassell represented Nashville, Tennessee and D

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