data-mm-id=”_dpdswt733″>After several lengthy months, the return of baseball is upon us. July 23 will bring the first regular-season MLB matchup since September. The Washington Nationals will kick us off against the New York Yankees in an empty Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. Nearly empty, that is. There will be one fan showing up to start the festivities: one Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has been selected as the man to throw the first pitch of the 2020 MLB season. A statement from the Washington Nationals regarding Opening Day. pic.twitter.com/iejxXeAA4V— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) July 20, 2020Fauci is a big Nationals fan (as can be seen by his sweet team mask in the cover photo of this story) and is probably quite excited about this opportunity. It is, in a way, strange to hon…