Nationals fans rank 10th for grammar

By WTOP Staff
June 24, 2015 | 6:44 AM

WASHINGTON — How grammatically correct are Nationals fans? The team’s fans rank 10th among the 30 Major League Baseball teams when it comes to making the fewest spelling, grammar and punctuation mistakes, according to Grammarly.

Grammarly teamed up with The Wall Street Journal and analyzed the top 150 comments on official team websites.

Nats fans made 5.9 errors per 100 words, compared with 3.6 errors made by fans of the Cleveland Indians, who earned the No. 1 ranking.

Orioles fans made 9.9 mistakes for every 100 words.

New York Mets fans ranked at the bottom of the list, making 13.9 errors per 100 words.

Grammarly.com created this graphic of how all of the teams ranked.

WATCH: Nats celebrate World Series with parade ahead of Spring Training opener in Florida

By Dan Friedell
February 21, 2020 | 7:45 AM

The Washington Nationals showed off their trophy from winning the 2019 World Series in front of their local fans in South Florida during a parade on Thursday, February 20. Spring Training kicked off recently, and the first preseason game is Saturday, February 22, against the Houston Astros, the team they defeated in the World Series. Before the parade started, Michael A. Taylor and Sean Doolittle mingled with fans, some of whom were wearing hats supporting the local Miami Marlins. However, the West Palm Beach fans showed their support, as players like Kurt Suzuki, Trea Turner and Howie Kendrick rode in cars and buses through the main streets of Clemantis.

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