Tena is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins. Tena will be on the bench for the second straight day following a stretch of five games in which he made four starts at designated hitter and went 1-for-13 with a walk and a run scored. The spike in playing time was tied to Dylan Crews missing out on a couple of starts due to a hand injury, but with Crews having since moved past that issue, Tena's opportunities could be more scarce moving forward.
José Tena: Everything you need to know
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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 SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB6/2L 7-3100000000020006/1L 7-3300000000020005/31W 4-2301100001050015/30W 9-4310000000050005/29L 7-5101100000010015/27L 3-2400000000060005/23W 2-04000000000100005/22L 5-4100000000020005/21L 2-1100000000030005/19W 9-6421000110030045/18L 16-7611010010070025/17L 7-3300000001070005/16W 13-3300000000040005/14L 15-1100000000020005/13W 8-7100000000020005/12W 10-4501010010060025/9L 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 10816241371313701540042
José Tena Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 313250.21714718100430.274Away 1590.2096202100140.261Home 28160.2228516000290.282Night 28160.2509502100270.284Day 1590.1765216000160.263March 0230.273300000030.273April 15100.2508103100140.318May 26120.2003615000260.262June 0000.000000000000.000Opponent vs SD 0 0 2 0.286 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.375 vs CLE 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs ATL 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs CIN 0 1 1 0.143 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.143 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 BAL 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.143 vs MIL 0 2 3 0.500 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 0.500 vs CHC 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs MIA 0 0 1 0.143 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.250 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 vs SF 0 2 4 0.667 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0.714 vs NYM 1 2 2 0.133 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 0.188 vs CWS 1 1 1 0.500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.500 vs PIT 0 0 2 0.400 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.500 Venue @ 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 2 8 16 0.222 8 5 1 6 0 0 0 29 0.282 @ Chicago 1 1 1 0.500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.500 @ Cincinnati 0 1 1 0.143 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.143 @ Atlanta 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 @ Pittsburgh 0 0 2 0.400 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.500 @ Miami 0 0 1 0.333 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.500 @ Cleveland 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 @ Milwaukee 0 1 1 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.000
José Tena Player Profile
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José Tena: Breaking News
On bench again Tuesday
Tena is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Guardians. The left-handed-hitting Tena will hit the bench for the sixth time in seven games, this time taking a seat against Guardians lefty Joey Cantillo. Two of Tena's recent absences came against right-handed pitchers, perhaps signaling that the 25-year-old doesn't have a firm grip on a strong-side platoon role. The Nationals may be more inclined to give a look at Curtis Mead as an everyday player at third base; though he's done most of his damage against lefties this season, Mead started against a right-hander (Tanner Bibee) in Monday's 10-2 win over Cleveland and went 2-for-5 with a pair of home runs.
Riding pine Sunday
Tena is out of the lineup for Sunday's game in Atlanta. Tena will head to the bench for the second time in the series, this time against a left-handed starter (Martin Perez) after he wasn't part of the lineup in Friday's matchup with right-hander Bryce Elder. Curtis Mead will cover third base Sunday, but Tena will be primarily competing with Jorbit Vivas for playing time at the position versus right-handed pitching.