Young went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's loss to the Marlins. The center fielder took Sandy Alcantara deep in the second inning to give the Nationals an early 2-1 lead, but the bullpen wasn't able to make it stick in an eventual 7-3 loss. Known for his speed and defensive prowess and not his slugging coming into 2026, Young is up to eight homers on the season, and five of them have come in his last 16 games -- a stretch in which he's slashing a stunning .308/.386/.718 with two steals, seven runs and 10 RBI over 44 plate appearances.
Jacob Young: Everything you need to know
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Jacob Young Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/23L 2-0300000000040003/22L 8-1200000001030003/20L 3-2200000000010003/19L 5-1301100000040013/16W 12-6110000002031002/274-420000000002000
Preseason Totals 1311100003017101 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB6/1L 7-3411000120080045/31W 4-2300000001051005/30W 9-4000000000000005/29L 7-5201100011050015/27L 3-2300000000020005/26W 6-3411100000020015/25W 7-1211000110020045/24W 2-0301100000150015/23W 2-0000000000000005/22L 5-4301100000030015/21L 2-1300000000030005/20W 8-4412010120040065/19W 9-6000000000000005/18L 16-7000000000110005/17L 7-3211000111030045/16W 13-3412100130040055/15W 3-2300000000010005/14L 15-1400000000050005/13W 8-7422200001070025/12W 10-4410000001071005/10L 5-2400000000070005/9L 8-7400000000050005/8W 3-2311000121030045/7W 7-5321100000150015/6W 15-2522200000050025/5L 11-3400000000050005/3W 3-2400000000070005/2L 4-1401100000050015/1L 2-0100000000010004/303-3201100010020014/29W 14-2411100021040014/28L 8-0300000000060004/26W 2-1301010000040024/25W 6-3301100001070014/24L 5-4400000000030004/23L 7-2400000000040004/22L 8-6312200000040024/21W 11-4411100021030014/20L 7-4301100020010014/19W 3-0401100000050014/18L 7-6602200000050024/16W 8-7400000010180004/14W 5-4400000000080004/13L 12-1200000000030004/12W 8-6522110000030034/11W 3-1412200000040024/8L 6-1311100000030014/7L 7-6400000000050004/6W 9-6301010010060024/5L 8-6100000000000004/4L 10-5311100000030014/3L 13-6301100011030014/1L 6-5311100001031013/29W 6-3401010000030023/28L 10-2300000000040003/26W 10-441100012006004
Regular Season Totals 177244028507241142203066
Jacob Young Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 827440.233306011441740.289Away 412210.21613406231370.276Home 415230.25017205210370.303Night 518240.26416306110420.316Day 39200.20414305331320.264March 1220.182010000060.182April 113220.24417405111290.292May 510190.22613106330350.301June 1210.250000000040.250Opponent vs MIL 0 1 7 0.333 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.333 vs STL 0 1 2 0.200 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.200 vs CWS 0 0 2 0.200 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.273 vs MIA 2 4 2 0.133 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0.188 vs SD 0 1 1 0.200 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0.429 vs ATL 0 4 6 0.261 6 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 0.320 vs CHC 1 2 2 0.182 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.182 vs CLE 1 1 3 0.273 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.273 vs CIN 0 0 2 0.167 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0.286 vs SF 0 0 3 0.300 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.300 vs PIT 1 3 1 0.083 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0.154 vs LAD 0 1 2 0.286 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.375 vs MIN 0 0 3 0.250 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0.308 vs BAL 2 4 3 0.333 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 0.400 vs NYM 1 5 4 0.222 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 8 0.300 vs PHI 0 0 1 0.333 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0.500 Venue @ Miami 1 2 1 0.091 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.167 @ Cleveland 1 1 3 0.273 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.273 @ New York 0 3 2 0.182 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0.250 @ Pittsburgh 1 3 1 0.083 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0.154 @ Chicago 1 2 2 0.182 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.182 @ Cincinnati 0 0 2 0.167 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0.286 @ Washington 4 15 23 0.250 17 2 0 5 2 1 0 37 0.303 @ Milwaukee 0 1 5 0.500 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.500 @ Philadelphia 0 0 1 0.333 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0.500 @ Atlanta 0 0 2 0.333 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0.429
Jacob Young Player Profile
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Jacob Young: Breaking News
On bench Saturday
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.
Surprising power surge continues
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.