Young (elbow) has struck out two batters and has allowed no hits and one walk over two innings across his first two appearances for the Nationals' rookie-level Florida Complex League since signing a minor-league deal with Washington on May 14. Young is back to full health again after he missed all of last season while recovering from elbow surgery, which he underwent March 31, 2025. The Nationals are having the veteran southpaw knock off some rust in the FCL, but it shouldn't be long before he eventually settles in the bullpen at Triple-A Rochester. The 32-year-old Young owns a 4.34 ERA and 1.41 WHIP across 277.2 innings over parts of six career seasons in the majors.
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| L/L | 6'3" | 215 | 26 | |
| R/R | 6'1" | 200 | 25 | |
| R/R | 6'2" | 231 | 36 | |
| R/R | 6'2" | 220 | 27 | |
| R/R | 6'1" | 210 | 22 | |
| R/R | 6'5" | 235 | 24 | |
| R/R | 6'3" | 208 | 25 | |
Cade Cavalli
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R/R | 6'4" | 223 | 27 |
| R/R | 6'3" | 195 | 26 | |
| R/R | 6'0" | 164 | 30 | |
| L/R | 6'6" | 200 | 35 | |
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R/R | 6'6" | 230 | 30 |
| R/R | 5'11" | 185 | 33 | |
| R/R | 6'4" | 250 | 26 | |
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R/R | 6'1" | 209 | 28 |
| R/L | 6'3" | 225 | 30 | |
Cole Henry
99
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R/R | 6'4" | 200 | 26 |
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R/L | 6'2" | 197 | 25 |
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R/R | 6'6" | 234 | 29 |
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Zak Kent
57
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R/R | 6'3" | 208 | 28 |
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R/R | 6'3" | 220 | 28 |
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Sauryn Lao
73
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R/R | 6'2" | 182 | 26 |
| R/R | 6'4" | 180 | 23 | |
Zack Littell
18
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R/R | 6'4" | 250 | 30 |
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Brad Lord
41
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R/R | 6'3" | 210 | 26 |
| L/L | 6'0" | 185 | 30 | |
| R/R | 6'2" | 205 | 26 | |
Jorge López
48
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R/R | 6'3" | 200 | 33 |
| R/R | 6'1" | 187 | 29 | |
| R/R | 6'4" | 230 | 37 | |
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R/R | 6'7" | 265 | 30 |
| L/L | 5'11" | 205 | 28 | |
| L/L | 6'3" | 206 | 25 | |
| L/L | 6'4" | 239 | 26 | |
| L/L | 6'2" | 210 | 28 | |
Luis Perales
43
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R/R | 6'0" | 160 | 23 |
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PJ Poulin
50
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R/L | 6'1" | 195 | 29 |
| R/R | 6'4" | 190 | 27 | |
| R/R | 6'7" | 245 | 28 | |
| L/R | 6'3" | 205 | 28 | |
| R/R | 6'5" | 239 | 37 | |
| L/L | 6'2" | 193 | 27 | |
Gus Varland
47
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L/R | 6'1" | 225 | 29 |
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L/L | 6'4" | 220 | 28 |
| R/R | 6'2" | 195 | 33 | |
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R/R | 6'3" | 231 | 34 |
| L/L | 6'3" | 220 | 32 |
| CATCHERS | B/T | HT | WT | Age |
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| R/R | 6'4" | 263 | 29 | |
| R/R | 6'0" | 215 | 31 | |
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Harry Ford
17
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R/R | 5'10" | 200 | 23 |
Drew Millas
14
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B/R | 6'0" | 204 | 28 |
Keibert Ruiz
20
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B/R | 5'11" | 238 | 27 |
| INFIELDERS | B/T | HT | WT | Age |
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| L/R | 6'0" | 191 | 25 | |
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Jake Alu
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L/R | 5'10" | 195 | 29 |
| R/R | 6'0" | 200 | 27 | |
| L/R | 6'5" | 249 | 32 | |
| L/R | 6'1" | 216 | 26 | |
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Brady House
12
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R/R | 6'4" | 208 | 23 |
| R/R | 6'2" | 202 | 25 | |
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Curtis Mead
45
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R/R | 6'1" | 225 | 25 |
| B/R | 6'0" | 195 | 31 | |
Nasim Nuñez
26
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B/R | 5'8" | 165 | 25 |
| L/L | 5'10" | 230 | 24 | |
| R/R | 6'1" | 217 | 30 | |
Jorbit Vivas
84
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L/R | 5'9" | 171 | 25 |
| OUTFIELDERS | B/T | HT | WT | Age |
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| R/R | 5'11" | 203 | 24 | |
| R/R | 5'9" | 195 | 26 | |
| R/R | 6'1" | 228 | 30 | |
| L/L | 6'1" | 186 | 24 | |
| L/R | 5'11" | 195 | 23 | |
| L/R | 6'3" | 205 | 22 | |
| L/L | 5'10" | 180 | 24 | |
| R/R | 6'0" | 170 | 20 | |
| L/R | 5'10" | 195 | 25 | |
Joey Wiemer
21
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R/R | 6'4" | 226 | 27 |
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James Wood
29
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L/R | 6'6" | 234 | 23 |
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Jacob Young
30
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R/R | 5'11" | 192 | 26 |
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Young (elbow) has struck out two batters and has allowed no hits and one walk over two innings across his first two appearances for the Nationals' rookie-level Florida Complex League since signing a minor-league deal with Washington on May 14. Young is back to full health again after he missed all of last season while recovering from elbow surgery, which he underwent March 31, 2025. The Nationals are having the veteran southpaw knock off some rust in the FCL, but it shouldn't be long before he eventually settles in the bullpen at Triple-A Rochester. The 32-year-old Young owns a 4.34 ERA and 1.41 WHIP across 277.2 innings over parts of six career seasons in the majors.
Waldichuk (elbow) underwent Tommy John surgery and an internal brace procedure April 21 and is hopeful to return to game action at some point early in the 2027 season, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports. Waldichuk posted a 6.75 ERA and 1.50 WHIP in 9.1 innings over his five relief appearances with Washington before landing on the injured list April 13 after suffering a left forearm injury. The southpaw received a couple of medical opinions in the week following the injury and ultimately decided to undergo Tommy John surgery for the second time in just under two years, after he previously had the procedure in May 2024. Waldichuk also underwent a flexor tendon repair as part of the operation.
Wood went 1-for-4 with a walk, a two-run home run and a second run scored in Wednesday's 11-10 loss to the Giants. The star outfielder got the offensive fireworks started on the day by taking Robbie Ray deep in the third inning. Wood has gone yard five times in the last 15 games, giving him 18 homers on the season, and over that stretch he's slashing .333/.441/.614 with four steals, nine RBI and 17 runs.
Mead went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Wednesday's loss to the Giants. The 25-year-old has emerged as a key part of the Nationals' surprisingly potent offense while becoming the team's primary option at third base. Over the last 15 games, Mead is slashing .259/.344/.574 with five of his 10 homers on the season, and 12 of his 29 RBI.
Lile went 4-for-5 with a run scored, two RBI and two stolen bases in Wednesday's 11-10 loss to the Giants. All four knocks were singles, but it was still a very productive effort from the 23-year-old outfielder. Lile has three multi-hit performances in nine games to kick off June, slashing a blistering .382/.462/.529 to start the month with one home run, three steals, five runs and seven RBI.
Varland gave up three runs on two hits and a walk while failing to record an out during Wednesday's 11-10 loss to the Giants. The right-hander entered the game in the bottom of the ninth inning to protect a 10-6 lead after Paxton Schultz and Orlando Ribalta had combined to allow five runs in the eighth, and Varland continued the meltdown before handing the ball off to Mitchell Parker, who took the blown save when he served up a walk-off grand slam to Bryce Eldridge. It's the first time Varland has been tagged for multiple runs since May 10, but he has been scored upon in four of his last seven appearances, stumbling to a 10.80 ERA, 2.80 WHIP and 4:6 K:BB over five innings during that rough stretch. He does have a save and a hold in that time, but he only has a spot in the Nats' high-leverage crew because the team lacks better options.
Griffin didn't factor into the decision Wednesday, allowing one run on six hits over six innings in an 11-10 loss to the Giants. He struck out five without walking a batter. The 30-year-old southpaw produced his sixth quality start of the season on 100 pitches (72 strikes) in another sharp performance, but Griffin saw his eighth win of the year slip away when the Nationals' bullpen managed to blow an eight-run lead. After a couple bumpy outings in mid-May, Griffin has bounced back to post a 2.05 ERA, 0.86 WHIP and 20:3 K:BB in 22 innings over his last four trips to the mound. He'll look to keep rolling in his next start, which lines up to come at home early next week against the Royals.
Garcia is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants. As per usual, the left-handed-hitting Garcia will find himself on the bench as the Giants send a southpaw (Robbie Ray) to the hill. Andres Chaparro will replace Garcia at first base and will bat third.