WASHINGTON (AP) -The Washington Nationals wore Virginia Tech baseball caps during Tuesday night’s game against the Atlanta Braves as a tribute to the victims of the shooting rampage at the school.
Nationals players wore a few different versions of the hats; most were burgundy with “VT” in orange or white. Manager Manny Acta, pitching coach Randy St. Claire and other coaches wore white “VT” caps with burgundy stitching.
The Nationals said the idea of wearing the Virginia Tech caps came from a fan from Calvert County, Md., who e-mailed team president Stan Kasten.
“When I read it, I thought, ‘Wow. This is really nice,”’ Kasten said. “It was the very least we could do.”
He said the team ran the tribute past Major League Baseball beforehand and commissioner Bud Selig and chief operating officer Bob DuPuy “were instantly supportive.”
The Nationals held moments of silence for the victims of Monday’s shooting before their home games Monday and Tuesday. Washington’s RFK Stadium is about 4 hours away from the university’s Blacksburg campus.
“This happening in our backyard, we’re more sensitive to this than anybody,” Kasten said.
Nationals don Virginia Tech baseball caps during game
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