Washington Nationals Opening Day 2019: Tickets, Roster, Info

WASHINGTON, DC -- It's almost here: the Washington Nationals will open their 2019 season on March 28 at home against the New York Mets.

It was quite a tumultuous offseason for the hometown boys, losing Bryce Harper to free agency. Harper signed a blockbuster 13-year, $330 million deal with their division rivals, the Philadelphia Phillies. Nevertheless, there are high expectations that this team will be a contender for the playoffs.

Here's everything you need to know about your 2019 Nationals before Opening Day.

Opening Day: Thursday, March 28, 2019
Nationals vs. New York Mets
1:05 p.m. EDT
Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.

Click here to find tickets at Nationals Park and enter the promo code “PatchTickets10” at checkout to get 10 percent off. As of Monday morning, tickets were going from as low as $35 to into the hundreds of dollars for the most expensive tickets.

The schedule ahead: After Opening Day (and a day off on Friday, March 29 in case Opening Day is rained out), the Nats will play two more games against the Mets on Saturday and Sunday. Then, Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies come to down for a two-game series on Tuesday and Wednesday next week (April 2-3) in what is sure to be one of the most talked-about events in sports this year.

Opening Day Roster: Here is the projected Nats Opening Day roster, according to NBC Sports Washington:

Starting pitchers:
Max Scherzer
Stephen Strasburg
Patrick Corbin (L)
Anibal Sanchez
Jeremy Hellickson

Relievers:
Tony Sipp (L)
Matt Grace (L)
Wander Suero
Trevor Rosenthal
Sean Doolittle (L)

Position players:
Yan Gomes (C)
Kurt Suzuki (C)
Ryan Zimmerman (1B)
Brian Dozier (2B)
Trea Turner (SS)
Anthony Rendon (3B)
Adam Eaton (RF)
Victor Robles (CF)
Juan Soto (LF)
Wilmer Difo (Utility)
Matt Adams (1B)

Season Previews:

Washington Nationals 2019 season preview: Bryce Harper is gone, but expectations remain high in D.C. (CBS Sports)

2019 Washington Nationals Season Preview: What will life be like without Bryce Harper? (Yahoo Sports)