Tena is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins. Tena had started in five of the Nationals' previous six games, but he'll hit the bench Sunday while CJ Abrams gets a day off from playing shortstop but remains in the lineup as Washington's designated hitter. While Washington may continue to hold him out against left-handed pitching, Tena should start versus right-handers more often than not while he's maintained a .288/.338/.485 slash line (130 wRC+) over 71 plate appearances against them this season.
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José Tena Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/23L 2-0200000000020003/22L 8-1200000000030003/21W 3-1200000000000003/20L 3-2200000000020003/19L 5-1100000000000003/17W 1-0202200000010023/16W 12-6300000000040003/14L 4-1311100000050013/13L 8-3310000001050003/11W 3-1301100000010013/10W 7-5100000001040103/8W 3-1200000000050003/7W 3-0111100002030013/5W 7-4131000122040043/23-3100000001030003/1L 3-0100000001020002/274-4200000000030002/25L 7-0200000000050002/235-5100000001031002/21W 2-120000000000000
Preseason Totals 3766500129055119 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB5/9L 8-7311010001060025/7W 7-5310000001030005/6W 15-2522010120020065/5L 11-3312110001040035/3W 3-2201001010030035/2L 4-1201010000030024/303-3200000000030004/29W 14-2100000000010004/26W 2-1111000110010044/24L 5-4100000000010004/23L 7-2400000000090004/22L 8-6200000000050004/21W 11-4200000000030004/20L 7-4300000000050004/18L 7-6201100011020014/17L 9-5313210010030044/15L 2-0100000000020004/14W 5-4101100000020014/13L 12-1200000000020004/12W 8-6111100010010014/11W 3-1000000000000004/8L 6-1300000000020004/7L 7-6100000000020004/6W 9-6310000001030004/5L 8-6211100000030014/4L 10-5101100010020013/31L 3-2300000000070003/30W 13-2523300020050033/28L 10-220000000002000
Regular Season Totals 641219115121050870032
José Tena Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 210190.28412415100310.342Home 16120.2736414000210.333Away 1470.3046001100100.360Night 15120.2938302100180.341Day 1570.2694113000130.345March 0230.273300000030.273April 15100.2508103100140.318May 1360.3751312000140.444Opponent vs MIL 0 2 3 0.500 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 0.500 vs NYM 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.200 vs ATL 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs CHC 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs PIT 0 0 2 0.400 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.500 vs CWS 1 1 1 0.500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.500 vs MIN 1 2 4 0.364 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 9 0.462 vs PHI 0 2 3 0.333 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.333 vs SF 0 2 4 0.667 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0.714 vs STL 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.125 vs LAD 0 1 2 0.667 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.667 Venue @ Milwaukee 0 1 1 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 @ Pittsburgh 0 0 2 0.400 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.500 @ Chicago 1 1 1 0.500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.500 @ New York 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.200 @ Philadelphia 0 2 3 0.333 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.333 @ Washington 1 6 12 0.273 6 4 1 4 0 0 0 21 0.333
José Tena Player Profile
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Swats second homer
Tena went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run and two RBI in Wednesday's win over the Twins. The 25-year-old utility player took Luis Garcia deep in the eighth inning to cap off a 15-2 rout. It was Tena's second long ball of the season, and he's been scorching hot of late -- he's delivered six hits in the last four games and five of them (three doubles, a triple and a homer) have gone for extra bases, boosting his slash line on the season to .297/.348/.484 in 69 plate appearances with 10 RBI and 11 runs.
On bench for fifth straight
Tena is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets. The left-handed-hitting Tena will hit the bench for the fifth game in a row, though the Nationals have faced four left-handed starters during that stretch. Even so, Tena looks like he might have to settle for a part-time role against right-handed pitching, with Jorbit Vivas having built a case for earning more opportunities.