US-Japan Baseball Diplomacy: Explore 150 Years of Connection at W&M Night at Nats - SOLD OUT

Friday, May 29, 2026 | 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm

Nationals Park - Eisenhower Conference Room | 1500 S Capitol St SE, Washington, DC 20003

Sponsored by W&M College of Arts & Sciences

Join us in Nats Park before W&M Night at Nats to explore how baseball became a powerful cultural bridge between the United States and Japan. This lively presentation will be led by Hiroshi Kitamura, William E. Pullen Associate Professor of History, and will also feature Mattie Lambert ’24, a former student and participant in the Little League Exchange. Discover how America’s pastime continues to foster understanding and collaboration across the Pacific.

Game tickets to the W&M Night at Nats are sold separately and are required for attendance at this event.

Price: $10

Note

• Access Eisenhower Conference room by going up the escalators behind section 109. The room is located behind Sections 201-204.
• For those departing from the host hotel, meet in the InterContinental Washington, D.C. - The Wharf lobby at: 4:30 p.m. and shuttle (35 people max) will depart at 5:00 p.m.