Enjoying a cold one on your 21st birthday is a right of passage for many young folks, including this Washington Nationals fan.
During Saturday’s Nationals home game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, fan Sorcha Lewis celebrated her 21st birthday with a ceremonial first sip of beer. Funny enough, Washington played its first game 21 years ago on Saturday.
Lewis and the Nats sharing a day-and-date birthday is pretty awesome. Now, both the fan and the franchise are old enough to share a beer together. Talk about a perfect day at the ballpark… well, almost perfect… the Nationals lost.
Darn… well… we hope the beer was good, at least!
CEREMONIAL FIRST SIP 😤
21 years ago today we played our inaugural game, and Sorcha was born. pic.twitter.com/GSnH0uQBL5
— Nationals Park (@NationalsPark) April 4, 2026
Pretty cool story from #Nationals Park today:
To celebrate the team’s 21st birthday, the #Nationals searched their database for fans who also turn 21 today. They found six.
One responded, and will participate in the pregame ceremonial “First Sip” presented by Budweiser. 🍻 pic.twitter.com/93tgqcBWZp
— Ryan Shenker (@RyanShenker) April 4, 2026
That’s baseball for you!
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Nationals fan enjoys 21st birthday beer on field in ‘ceremonial first sip’
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