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Young isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against San Diego.
Young will get a chance to rest his legs Saturday after tallying five hits across his last five games, adding a homer, two RBI and three runs in that span. Daylen Lile, Dylan Crews and James Wood will start across the outfield while Young sits.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Surprising power surge continues
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Young went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Monday's win over the Guardians.
The center fielder came into 2026 with five career homers in 303 MLB games, but through 53 contests to begin the current campaign he's already gone yard seven times, including his second-inning shot off Tanner Bibee on Monday. Four of Young's blasts have come in the last 10 games, a stretch in which he's slashing an eye-popping .391/.462/.957 with one steal, five runs and seven RBI.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Not starting Saturday
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Young isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Atlanta.
Young will retreat to the dugout Saturday after going 3-for-10 with a two-run homer across his last three starts. Daylen Lile, Dylan Crews and James Wood will form the Nationals' outfield trio while Young sits.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Goes yard again Wednesday
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Young went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's win over the Mets.
The center fielder got plunked in the ribs Monday in the first game of the series and was held out of the starting lineup the next day, but Young returned to action Wednesday and got his revenge by taking Craig Kimbrel deep in the eighth inning. Young has gone yard in each of his last three full games, and while he's slashing just .220/.292/.441 through 18 contests in May, he has launched four of his six homers on the year in that span. His previous career high was three home runs, set over 150 games in 2024.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Returns to lineup Wednesday
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Young (rib) will start in center field and bat seventh in Wednesday's game against the Mets.
Young left Monday's game against the Mets after being hit by a pitch in the ribs and did not play in Tuesday's contest. He escaped with merely a contusion, however, and is back in there after taking one day to recuperate.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Held out of lineup
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Young (rib) is not in the lineup for Tuesday's contest versus the Mets.
Young had to be lifted from Monday's game after being hit by a pitch in the ribs. X-rays came back negative and he's considered day-to-day. Dylan Crews is drawing a start in center field Tuesday.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Dealing with bruised rib
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Young, who left Monday's game against the Mets after being hit by a pitch, is being considered day-to-day after being diagnosed with a bruised rib, Kyle Williams of TheBanner.com reports.
X-rays on Young's rib came back negative, but the team will re-evaluate him again Tuesday morning, per Williams. Joey Wiemer and Dylan Crews, assuming his promotion becomes official, could draw a start in center field if Young can't go Tuesday.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Exits early Monday
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Young left Monday's game against the Mets after being hit in the left ribcage by a pitch, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.
Young will presumably be taken to get X-rays after departing Monday's matchup. Joey Wiemer replaced Young in center field and could see more opportunities going forward if Young is forced to miss additional time.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Swats fifth homer
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Young went 1-for-2 with a walk and a solo home run in Sunday's loss to the Orioles.
The center fielder went yard for the second straight game, this time by lofting a Brandon Young fastball down the left-field line in the second inning. The Nationals' Young came into the season with five career homers in 303 MLB games, but he's doubled that total in just 26 contests in 2026, slashing .224/.275/.353 with five doubles, two steals, 21 runs and 21 RBI.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Homers in win
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Young went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Friday's 3-2 win over the Marlins.
Young gave the Nationals a 3-0 lead on what proved to be the game-winning home run in the first inning. It was his first long ball since April 13, and he's now scored five runs while hitting safely in three straight games. The 26-year-old has already tied a career high with three homers while posting a .236/.281/.346 slash line, 17 RBI, 16 runs scored and one steal across 136 plate appearances.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Absent from lineup
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Young is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus the Giants.
Young was hit on the right hand by a pitch in Thursday's win over the Pirates, but he remained in that contest and it's not the reason he's out of Friday's lineup, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports. Joey Wiemer is starting in center field Friday, but Young should be available off the bench.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: On bench Wednesday
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Young is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates.
Joey Wiemer will receive the start in center field for Washington, but Young could be a candidate to replace Wiemer once right-hander Carmen Mlodzinski is working in bulk relief for Pittsburgh after left-handed opener Mason Montgomery exits the contest. Before striking out twice as part of an 0-for-4 night in Tuesday's 5-4 win, Young had recorded at least one hit in each of his previous five starts, including three extra-base knocks (one home run, two doubles).
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Pops second homer
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Young went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's loss to the Pirates.
The center fielder got hold of a changeup from Jose Urquidy in the seventh inning, hooking it down the left-field line. Young has never been much of a power hitter -- his career high in homers is three, and his personal best in extra-base hits is just 28, both marks coming in 2024 -- but he's putting a charge in the ball to begin the current campaign, slashing .289/.319/.511 through 15 games with four doubles, two home runs, seven RBI, eight runs and a steal.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Quick start to season
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Young went 2-for-5 with a double and two runs scored in Sunday's win over the Brewers.
The slick-fielding center fielder is adding more value with his bat than usual. Young has hit safely in eight of the last 10 games, slashing .333/.375/.433 over that stretch with three doubles, a steal, three RBI and six runs as part of a surprisingly potent Nationals' lineup that sits fourth in the league in team OPS and in runs scored.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Not in Sunday's lineup
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Young is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
Young finds himself on the bench Sunday after a run of three straight starts, during which he went 3-for-9 with two walks, a steal, an RBI and two runs. Joey Wiemer is shifting to center field and Daylen Lile to left, opening up the DH spot for Jose Tena.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Swipes first bag of year
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Young went 1-for-3 with a walk, a run scored and a stolen base in Wednesday's extra-inning loss to the Phillies.
Batting eighth, the Gold Glove-caliber center fielder stole his first bag of the year after a two-out single in the sixth inning. Young hasn't seen an everyday role to begin the season as the Nationals find ways to get the red-hot Joey Wiemer into the lineup, but he's started four of the team's first six games, going 3-for-14 with a double, a homer, two runs and two RBI.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Sitting again Tuesday
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Young is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Phillies, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.
It's the second straight game on the bench for Young, who started the first three games of the season and went 2-for-11 with a double and a homer. Joey Wiemer, who has opened the campaign on fire at the plate, will instead start in center field while Daylen Lile and James Wood man left and right field, respectively.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Taking seat Monday
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Young is absent from the lineup for Monday's contest against the Phillies.
It looks to be a routine day off for Young, who had started in center field in each of the Nationals' first three games of the season. The red-hot Joey Wiemer will handle center field and bat ninth for the Nats on Monday.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Surprises with Opening Day power
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Young went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's win over the Cubs.
The light-hitting center fielder swatted a Ben Brown four-seamer the other way in the fourth inning, just clearing the right-field wall at Wrigley Field for the sixth homer of Young's career in his 304th MLB game. The 26-year-old is in the lineup for his glove, not his offensive contributions, after he slashed .231/.296/.287 over 364 plate appearances in 2025 with just two long balls and 15 steals in 26 attempts.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Checks back into lineup
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Young (wrist) will start in center field and bat second in Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Mets.
Young will make his first appearance since Feb. 27 after being held out of action for the past two and a half weeks while he waited for the discomfort in his bruised right wrist to subside. As long as the 26-year-old is able to avoid any setbacks while he picks up at-bats in multiple Grapefruit League and/or minor-league games during the final week of spring training, he should be in line to open the season as the Nationals' primary center fielder.
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