"We've been thinking about it for a while, toying with the idea," Davis said. "With last year being as exciting as it was both on and off the field, we decided to keep it fresh and do something different."
Last season, the Nationals won 98 regular-season games and the NL East crown, but lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLDS.
"This is such a great opportunity to showcase everything we have to offer in the Black Hills," said Nort Johnson, president of the Black Hills, Badlands, and Lakes Association, who donned a Nationals baseball cap for the occasion.
Decked out in a Washington Nationals jersey and hat in Rapid City's Main Street Square, Edward Miller was excited to see the mascots in person.
"It's so great to see them," said Miller, who moved to Sturgis two years ago from Washington, D.C. "I've never seen them this close up before."
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