Wood went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an RBI single in Friday's 4-3 win over Baltimore.
Wood knocked in an RBI single in the sixth inning before tying things up at 3-3 in the eighth, when he took Keegan Akin deep to center field for a 421-foot solo homer. It was Wood's 11th multi-hit game of the season, and since the beginning of May he has slashed .317/379/.533 with two stolen bases, three home runs and six RBI over 66 plate appearances.
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Nationals' James Wood: Belts solo homer
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Wood went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 4-3 loss to Atlanta.
Wood put the Nationals on the board in the fifth inning, when he took Grant Holmes deep to left field for a 413-foot solo home run. It was Wood's 11th home run of the season, and he has already surpassed his long shot tally from the 2024 regular season (nine). Wood has gone 15-for-45 (.333) with two stolen bases, four runs scored two home runs and three RBI since the beginning of May.
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Nationals' James Wood: Crushes homer No. 10
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Wood went 1-for-4 with a walk and a two-run home run in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Guardians.
The 22-year-old absolutely demolished a Luis L. Ortiz cutter in the third inning, sending it into the right-field bullpen with an exit velocity of 114.6 mph. After going 1-for-4 in the nightcap, Wood is slashing .271/.378/.550 through 37 games on the season with 10 homers, five steals, 22 runs and 23 RBI.
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Nationals' James Wood: Racks up four hits Saturday
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Wood went 4-for-6 with a double, two runs and a stolen base in Saturday's 11-6 victory versus Cincinnati.
Wood entered Saturday without a multi-hit effort in his past seven games, but he snapped that streak with his first four-hit performance of the season and the third of his career. The talented young outfielder also swiped a bag for the second straight game, and he's now up to five thefts on the season. Wood has shown solid growth in his sophomore MLB campaign; in addition to already tying last season's mark of nine homers in less than half as many games, he's slashing .273/.384/.547 over 151 plate appearances and has driven in 21 runs.
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Nationals' James Wood: Goes yard again Monday
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Wood went 1-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Monday's loss to the Mets.
His massive 438-foot blast to right-center field spoiled a combined shutout bid for New York, coming in the eighth inning off Jose Urena. Wood is one back of Eugenio Suarez and Cal Raleigh for the major-league lead in home runs with nine, and the 22-year-old's longest homer drought of the season so far is only five games. Through 127 plate appearances, Wood is slashing .257/.362/.560 with three steals, 18 runs and 20 RBI as he surges toward a breakout campaign.
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Nationals' James Wood: Homers, drives in four in win
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Wood went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBI in Saturday's 12-11 win over the Rockies.
Wood gave the Nationals a 7-2 lead with a three-run blast that traveled 426 feet in the fourth inning and added an RBI single in the seventh. Over his past 10 games, the 22-year-old has gone deep five times with two three-hit efforts. He's slashing an impressive .253/.356/.573 with seven home runs, 17 RBI, 13 runs scored and three steals across 87 plate appearances so far in 2025.
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Nationals' James Wood: Clubs first spring homer
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Wood went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's Grapefruit League game against the Marlins.
Seeing his first action of the spring in left field after serving as the DH in his first two appearances while dealing with a quad issue, Wood belted a Valente Bellozo pitch out to left-center field in the fourth inning. It was the first homer of the spring for the 22-year-old, and the Nationals are expecting big things from the 2021 second-round pick after he slashed .264/.354/.427 over 79 regular-season games in his MLB debut last year with nine home runs and 14 steals.
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Nationals' James Wood: First spring start in left field
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Wood (quad) is starting in left field and batting second in Wednesday's Grapefruit League contest versus the Marlins, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.
It's Wood's first start this spring in left field. His other two games were at designated hitter as he dealt with tendinitis in his quad. The talented young outfielder is 2-for-6 with a 1:1 K:BB so far during Grapefruit League play.
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Nationals' James Wood: Getting another start at DH
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Wood (quadricep) will serve as the Nationals' designated hitter and No. 4 batter in Sunday's Grapefruit League game against the Astros.
The Nationals' initial lineup featured Josh Bell at DH, but that was apparently a clerical error. Wood will end up starting, as expected, after he made his spring debut Friday before getting Saturday off. Wood has been slowed during spring training due to left quad tendinitis, but he was cleared to participate in defensive drills during the past week and should soon resume making starts in the outfield.
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Nationals' James Wood: Slated to serve as DH on Friday
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Nationals manager Dave Martinez said Thursday that Wood (quad) will serve as the team's designated hitter during Friday's game against the Mets, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
It will be Wood's Grapefruit League debut, as he's been slow played so far this spring while battling left quad tendinitis. If Wood gets through Friday's contest with no issues, the Nationals will then decide whether he's ready to play left field in a game.
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Nationals' James Wood: Could serve as DH on Thursday
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Nationals manager Dave Martinez said Tuesday that Wood (quad) could be ready to serve as the team's designated hitter Thursday, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
Wood has yet to see any action during Grapefruit League play as he overcomes left quad tendinitis. He has been working out lately without any apparent issues and appears nearly ready to at least hit in games. Barring a setback, Wood's Opening Day availability shouldn't be in question.
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Nationals' James Wood: Absent for spring opener
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Wood (quadriceps) is not in the lineup for Saturday's Grapefruit League opener against the Astros, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
The 22-year-old outfielder has been limited this week due to left quad tendinitis, but at this point there doesn't seem to be serious concern surrounding his Opening Day availability. As long as Wood is able to start playing in spring games within the next couple weeks, he will still have plenty of time to build up for the start of the season as he looks to take the next step in 2025 following a highly successful rookie campaign.
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Nationals' James Wood: Hits two-run homer in win
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Wood went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a triple and an additional run scored in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Phillies.
Wood opened the scoring with a two-run homer off Zack Wheeler in the sixth inning and then tripled and scored the go-ahead run in the eighth. The 22-year-old is finishing his rookie season on a high note, hitting safely in eight of his past 10 contests with four extra-base hits and six runs scored. On the year, he's batting .269 with nine long balls, 41 RBI, 43 runs scored and 14 steals across 331 plate appearances.
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Nationals' James Wood: Runs wild Wednesday
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Wood went 2-for-4 with a run, an RBI and three stolen bases against the Yankees in Wednesday's 5-2 win.
Wood had struggled on the basepaths coming into Wednesday, as he had collected eight stolen bases but been caught seven times. He raised his percentage of success significantly against the Yankees, collecting three thefts -- all of which came against opposing starter Carlos Rodon -- without getting caught. Wood also had his first multi-hit effort since Aug. 21 and broke out of a six-game mini-slump during which he went 3-for-19.
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Nationals' James Wood: Slugs fifth homer
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Wood went 1-for-3 with two walks, a solo home run and a second run scored in Sunday's win over the Phillies.
The 21-year-old rookie continues to make life miserable for opposing pitchers, with his fifth long ball of the season coming off Jeff Hoffman in the ninth inning. Over his last 21 games, Wood is slashing a stunning .373/.472/.640 with 11 extra-base hits (five doubles, three triples, three homers), four steals, 15 RBI and 18 runs.
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Nationals' James Wood: Four hits in win
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Wood went 4-for-5 with a double, one RBI and three runs scored in Tuesday's 9-3 win over the Orioles.
Wood logged the second four-hit game of his rookie campaign and was almost perfect at the plate until grounding out in his final at-bat. The 21-year-old is in the midst of a breakout August, tallying six extra-base hits, 10 RBI, 11 runs scored and four steals through 11 contests. On the season, he is hitting .283 with four home runs, 26 RBI, 23 runs scored and six steals across 157 plate appearances.
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Nationals' James Wood: Swipes third bag
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Wood went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Friday's loss to the Brewers.
The 21-year-old outfielder continues to adjust to big-league pitching. After batting just .200 (16-for-80) through his first 21 games in July, Wood has racked up nine hits in the last six games, including two doubles and a triple, with a 5:7 BB:K. Friday's steal was his first since July 12 and third of the year in the majors on five attempts, after a 10-for-11 showing on the basepaths in 52 games for Triple-A Rochester prior to his promotion. While there are likely still significant growing pains ahead for him, Wood is on track to be a serious power-speed threat in the near future.
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Nationals' James Wood: Best game of young career
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Wood went 4-for-5 with two doubles, a walk, two RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 14-3 win over the Cardinals.
Wood entered Saturday 0-for-15 with eight strikeouts and one walk over his last four games. He made up for the slump throughout this contest, producing the first four-hit game of his career. The outfield prospect lifted his batting average to .235 with a .650 OPS, two home runs, three doubles, 15 RBI, nine runs scored and two stolen bases through 22 contests overall. Wood still has some learning to do on the job, as evidenced by a 35.1 percent strikeout rate, but he's also shown promise while playing on an everyday basis since coming up to the majors at the start of July.
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Nationals' James Wood: Launches first career homer
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Wood went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run and five RBI in Saturday's 14-6 rout of the Cardinals.
It was a huge day for the Nationals' young offense, and Wood was at the center of the eruption, crushing an opposite-field three-run home run off Lance Lynn in the second inning. It took the 21-year-old only six MLB games to launch his first homer, and Wood hasn't had much trouble adjusting to big-league pitching since his promotion, batting .304 (7-for-23) with a 4:6 BB:K.
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Nationals' James Wood: Collects first hit in debut
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Wood went 1-for-4 with a walk in Monday's 9-7 loss to the Mets.
The 21-year-old recorded a hit in his first major-league plate appearance, knocking a single to left off David Peterson. Wood later worked a five-pitch walk in the 10th inning. After slashing .353/.463/.595 in 231 plate appearances at Triple-A, the Washington outfielder appears set to play every day in left field for the Nationals. Wood has all the tools to be a fantasy star, as he reached double-digits in both homers and steals -- 10 apiece -- with 37 RBI and 44 runs scored in 52 games with Rochester before his call-up.
