Whereas, on October 30, 2019, the Washington Nationals won the 2019 Major League Baseball World Series; Whereas that World Series win was the first World Series won by the Washington Nationals in the 51 years that the franchise has been in Major League Baseball; Whereas the last Major League Baseball team in Washington, DC, to win the World Series was the Washington Senators in 1924; Whereas the Washington Nationals defeated the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Wild Card Game; Whereas the Washington Nationals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Division Series; Whereas the Washington Nationals defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Championship Series; Whereas the Washington Nationals defeated the Houston Astros in the World Series; Whereas the Washington Nationals demonstrated team spirit and determination in winning the World Series after starting the regular season 19–31, staving off 5 playoff elimination games, and being widely considered underdogs in the World Series; Whereas the roster of players for the Washington Nationals for the 2019 World Series included— (1) Matt Adams; (2) Asdrúbal Cabrera; (3) Patrick Corbin; (4) Sean Doolittle; (5) Brian Dozier; (6) Adam Eaton; (7) Yan Gomes; (8) Javy Guerra; (9) Daniel Hudson; (10) Howie Kendrick; (11) Gerardo Parra; (12) Tanner Rainey; (13) Anthony Rendon; (14) Víctor Robles; (15) Fernando Rodney; (16) Joe Ross; (17) Aníbal Sánchez; (18) Max Scherzer; (19) Juan Soto; (20) Stephen Strasburg; (21) Wander Suero; (22) Kurt Suzuki; (23) Michael A. Taylor; (24) Trea Turner; and (25) Ryan Zimmerman; Whereas Stephen Strasburg received the Most Valuable Player award for the 2019 World Series; Whereas Mike Rizzo, General Manager and President of Baseball Operations, and Dave Martinez, Manager, provided outstanding leadership and guided the Washington Nationals to their first World Series victory