Mead will start at third base and bat third in Wednesday's game against the Guardians. Though he's mainly been used in the short side of a platoon at first base with Luis Garcia this season, Mead has now drawn his last seven starts at the hot corner and looks to have emerged as the preferred option at the position following Brady House's recent demotion to Triple-A Rochester. The Nationals will include Mead in the starting nine for a second straight matchup versus a right-hander (Gavin Williams), after the 25-year-old slugged home runs off righties Tanner Bibee and Matt Festa during Monday's series opener in Cleveland. Altogether, Mead is slashing .235/.355/.479 with seven home runs, three steals, 20 RBI and 22 runs in 141 plate appearances on the season, and he could be worthy of a pickup in fantasy leagues where he's available now that he's seemingly moved into a near-everyday role.
Curtis Mead: Everything you need to know
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Curtis Mead Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/23L 10-9211010000010023/20L 4-3200000001040003/19L 13-6411000110060043/16L 3-2300000000020003/14W 7-2400000000070003/13W 4-2211010000010022/26L 7-6311000110010042/24W 12-10412200010020022/22W 5-2201100010020012/20W 8-140000000005000
Preseason Totals 30573202410310015 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB5/27L 3-1300000000040005/26W 6-3300000002070105/25W 7-1211000120040045/24W 2-0401100000030015/224-4512100110080055/21L 2-1400000000060005/20W 8-4411100000050015/18L 16-7201010012020025/16W 13-3110000001010005/15W 3-2311100001050015/13W 8-7311100001170115/10L 5-2100000000020005/8W 3-2211010002030025/7W 7-5401100020021015/6W 15-2310000002080005/5L 11-3402110010050035/3W 3-2100000001030005/2L 4-1411010000030025/1L 2-0000000001020004/29W 14-2544210120160084/23L 7-2100000000020004/22L 8-6200000000040004/21W 11-4221000131040044/19W 3-0411000120030044/18L 7-6300000000020004/16W 8-7300000000040004/15L 2-0401010000050024/14W 5-4200000000000004/12W 8-6211100010021014/11W 3-1300000002050004/10L 3-2211100010030014/7L 7-6413200120041064/6W 9-6211010000020024/5L 8-6100000001030004/4L 10-5401010010080024/1L 6-5300000000020003/31L 3-210000000102000
Regular Season Totals 101202713806191821413253
Curtis Mead Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 720290.236148020232580.352Home 312140.24165010020280.353Away 48150.23183010212300.351Night 614220.310106015212460.443Day 1670.1354205020120.211March 0000.000000100000.500April 412140.2266406120300.304May 38150.25084013112280.392Opponent vs SF 1 2 1 0.125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.125 vs CIN 0 0 1 0.333 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0.600 vs LAD 0 1 1 0.200 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.333 vs MIN 0 3 3 0.273 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 4 0.385 vs ATL 2 4 4 0.267 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 0.313 vs PHI 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.200 vs PIT 0 0 1 0.091 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.091 vs STL 1 2 4 0.667 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.667 vs MIL 0 2 3 0.167 2 1 0 4 0 1 0 4 0.318 vs CLE 2 3 3 0.250 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 9 0.357 vs NYM 1 3 6 0.375 3 2 0 2 1 0 0 11 0.474 vs MIA 0 0 1 0.333 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.600 vs CWS 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.222 vs BAL 0 0 1 0.250 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0.500 Venue @ Cincinnati 0 0 1 0.333 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0.600 @ Atlanta 1 1 3 0.333 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.333 @ Cleveland 2 3 3 0.250 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 9 0.357 @ New York 1 2 4 0.667 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 0.714 @ Chicago 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.222 @ Philadelphia 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.200 @ Miami 0 0 1 0.333 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.600 @ Pittsburgh 0 0 1 0.091 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.091 @ Washington 3 12 14 0.241 6 5 0 10 0 2 0 28 0.353 @ Milwaukee 0 2 2 0.200 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0.333
Curtis Mead Player Profile
Career History
Curtis Mead: Breaking News
Powers Nats with two homers
Mead went 2-for-5 with two home runs and three RBI in Monday's 10-2 win over Cleveland. After James Wood opened the game with a leadoff homer, Mead followed shortly after by crushing a two-run shot off Tanner Bibee before Cleveland could even record an out. The third baseman later added another solo homer in the fifth inning to extend Washington's lead, marking his first career multi-homer game. The long balls were his sixth and seventh of the season and he's now homered three times over his last three games. Mead is slashing .241/.353/.491 with eight doubles, 20 RBI, 22 runs scored and three stolen bases across 136 plate appearances.
Homers in loss Friday
Mead went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-4 extra-innings loss to Atlanta. Mead singled in the first and popped a solo homer in the sixth, depositing a 90 mph sinker from Bryce Elder into the bleachers. With Brady House sent to Triple-A earlier in the week, Mead has started three straight games at third base, going 3-for-13 with the solo blast. Mead is slashing .234/.354/.449 with five homers, 17 RBI, 20 runs scored, three stolen bases and an 18:20 BB:K across 127 plate appearances this season. Mead doesn't chase pitches or strike out often and walks at a high rate.