Community
The Washington Nationals hosted five Youth Baseball Clinics presented by Smithfield on select Saturdays throughout the 2009 season. Members of the Nationals coaching staff instructed children from throughout the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area, in hitting, fielding and pitching.
Kids had the opportunity to learn from Nationals coaches and got the opportunity to hit in the indoor cages with Nationals Hitting Coach Rick Eckstein, field grounders with Nationals Third Base Coach Pat Listach, throw in the bullpen with Nationals Pitching Coach Steve McCatty, and learn the art of the outfield with Nationals First Base Coach Marquis Grissom.
All participants received a Nationals and Smithfield Foods equipment bag and two tickets to the Nationals game later that night.
