The ballplayer’s life is transient, and fans understand this. Yet it still stings when a fan favorite takes their leave.
And when that departing player is responsible for ? It doesn’t just sting — it bites.
So it goes with Nats outfielder Gerardo Parra, who signed this week with the Yomiuri Giants in Japan. Parra, you’ll recall, was the guy who . He had been 0 for 23. The result was a 2-for-4 night.
It became a thing among the fans, because obviously. Then it became a weird, wonderful anthem for the Nats’ unstoppable postseason.
Hot sports take: Parra’s gone, but “Baby Shark” shore ain’t fin-ished in this town.
Below are some of the moments that cemented the song’s place in D.C. sports lore.
