A heart attack scare, a badly broken arm, and the loss of a franchise player were not enough to keep the Washington Nationals from clinching a wild card berth this season. The Nats became just the third team in more than 30 years to make the playoffs after being 12 games below .500. The Athletic's Brittany Ghiroli joins us to talk about how they pulled off their incredible turnaround -- and danced a lot along the way.

Read Brittany Ghiroli’s behind-the-scenes story on the wild 36-hours behind the Nats playoff-clinching series:

https://theathletic.com/1237960/2019/09/25/a-wild-36-hours-behind-the-scenes-of-the-nationals-playoff-clinching-series/?source=theleadpodcast

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