The Washington Nationals won the World Series in 2019, securing the first Major League Baseball championship for the franchise and bringing a World Series title back to the city of Washington, D.C. for the first time since the 1924 Washington Senators. The Nationals' 2019 championship run is celebrated as one of the most remarkable underdog comebacks in baseball history. After starting the regular season with a dismal 19-31 record in May, the team adopted the rallying anthem "Baby Shark" and rallied behind veterans like Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg, Howie Kendrick, Anthony Rendon, and young phenom Juan Soto to capture a National League Wild Card berth. Managed by Dave Martinez, the Nationals defeated the Milwaukee Brewers in the Wild Card game, conquered the powerhouse Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals in the National League playoffs, and defeated the Houston Astros in an unprecedented seven-game World Series where the visiting road team won all seven games, clinching the title in Game 7 in Houston.