The Nationals decided to postpone today's scheduled Nat for Life Payment to July 15 for season-ticket holders amid the pandemic, though the club has "not decided on May or June payments" yet, according to Jesse Dougherty of the WASHINGTON POST. More than a dozen season-ticket holders "lamented a lack of communication from the Nationals before Monday's announcement." The phrase "radio silence" was "used by four fans." Six others said that by "paying for games that may not happen, they feel as if they are giving a no-interest loan to a professional sports franchise." They were "frustrated and confused" before Monday, and "some still see a full refund as the only reasonable solution." Many ticket holders who "opted in" for the '20 season at the end of last summer "were on a 10-month payment plan" that runs September-June. Many fans "bought partial season plans to have a chance at going to the World Series in October." The Nationals "held a lottery for anyone who had a full-, half- or partial-season plan, and the prices of those tickets were better than the costs on Ticketmaster or the secondary market." With a 162-game season very unlikely, full-season-plan holders are "expecting to not get what they are paying for." The Nationals "could eventually roll over money spent" for '20 to '21 or "offer fans credit for future tickets" (WASHINGTON POST, 4/15).
