HUGE HUGE game for March 3rd. Surprised Matt Harvey Himself isn’t pitching this one. I expect Murph to play all 9 innings and go 5 for 5 as the Nats seek to open a 1.5 game Grapefruit League lead.
VIERA, Fla. — Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy will play his first game of the Grapefruit League season on Thursday at Space Coast Stadium. It will also be the first time he plays against the Mets, the team he played with for seven years before becoming a free agent and signing a three-year, $37.5 million deal with the Nationals. For Murphy, Thursday will mean baseball is officially back. Murphy said he will have a better idea about his emotions when he faces his former team. He is aware the New York media will be coming to see him.