Players have just begun arriving at Washington Nationals' spring training facilities, but they are all already excited about the team's July 19 "Star Wars Day" promotion.The Washington Post reports that the team's players were pretty excited to get their hands on the prop lightsabers the team had brought in to shoot promos for the event.
Star Wars Day. July 19. @JerryBlevins_13 is ready, are you?! Tickets on sale now: http://t.co/QkRV8wOd4r pic.twitter.com/4Wfxxfn54j
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) February 19, 2015
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) February 19, 2015
The team's communications manager even brought the Jedi weapon in to the press box to keep the media in line.
#Nats spring training, Day 1. pic.twitter.com/gDynd53rw1
— Tom Schad (@Tom_Schad) February 19, 2015
#MyDreamIn5Words Baseball is officially back tomorrow! #PitchersAndCatchersReport (@aaronbarrett30 is already here!) pic.twitter.com/5mFrSKOYCy
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) February 18, 2015
Please let someone take batting practice with a light saber.Brendan Maloy/SI Extra Mustard