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• Nationals' Jacob Young: Nabs Opening Day steal

  4D ago • By RotoWire

  Young went 0-for-2 with a walk, a run scored and a stolen base in Thursday's extra-inning loss to the Phillies. He was also hit by a pitch and caught stealing, as the 25-year-old center fielder had a busy day on the basepaths despite not getting a hit. Young's defense makes him a fixture in the Nationals' lineup, but he hit ninth Thursday and doesn't offer much fantasy appeal outside of his steals. He can be a useful one-category contributor, however, going 33-for-43 on the basepaths in 2024 as Washington led the majors in steals as a team with 223.

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• Nationals' Jacob Young: Hits not falling in this spring

  14D ago • By RotoWire

  Young went 0-for-3 in Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Cardinals. Hitting ninth in what will likely be the Nationals' Opening Day lineup, Young grounded out all three times he came to the plate. The center fielder is batting .189 (7-for-37) this spring with a 3:9 BB:K, but he's done his usual damage when he has managed to get on base, going 4-for-4 on steal attempts. Young is a one-category fantasy asset -- he's got 46 stolen bases in 56 attempts over his 183 career big-league games despite a mediocre .256/.317/.332 slash line -- but his elite defense will at least ensure he gets regular playing time.

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• Nationals' Jacob Young: Sitting out with sore shoulder

  09/20/2024 • By RotoWire

  Young (shoulder) is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Cubs, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports. Young had to be removed from Thursday's contest after banging up his left shoulder on a slide. The good news is that while the shoulder remains sore, there is no structural damage, so consider Young day-to-day. It's unclear whether the speedy outfielder will be available off the bench. Dylan Crews will shift over to center field for the Nationals on Friday, while Joey Gallo draws the start in right.

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• Nationals' Jacob Young: Hits third home run

  08/27/2024 • By RotoWire

  Young went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Monday's 5-2 loss to the Yankees. Young took Mark Leiter deep in the eighth inning, his second homer in his last 14 games after not going deep in his previous 47 games. Young's calling card this season has been his speed, as he's one of 10 players with at least 30 steals this season. The 25-year-old has started every game this month at center field and is hitting .282/.313/.436 over that span.

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• Nationals' Jacob Young: Day of rest Wednesday

  07/31/2024 • By RotoWire

  Young is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Arizona, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports. Young went 2-for-8 at the dish in the first two games of the series but will take a seat for Wednesday's finale. Alex Call will shift over to center field while Travis Blankenhorn draws a start in right.

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