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2025 Batting
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Batting Average
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HR
Home Runs
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RBI
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Stolen Bases
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| Regular Season | .186 | 8 | 24 | .560 | 1 |
Top Riley Adams News
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Outrighted to Rochester
Adams cleared waivers Wednesday and was sent outright to Triple-A Rochester.
The 29-year-old catcher was DFA'd by the Nationals last Thursday to create space on the 40-man roster for Gus Varland (undisclosed). Adams had the right to elect free agency after passing through waivers unclaimed, but he will instead accept his assignment to Rochester and is likely to remain there for the majority of 2026.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Designated for assignment
The Nationals designated Adams for assignment Thursday.
The 29-year-old backstop appeared in a career-high 83 games during the 2025 season but was a liability when holding a bat, as he slashed .186/.252/.308 across 286 plate appearances. With no need for five catchers on their 40-man roster, the Nationals will now move on from Adams in order to make room for Gus Varland (undisclosed), who was claimed off waivers from Arizona on Thursday.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Re-signs with Nationals
Adams signed a one-year contract with the Nationals on Friday.
Adams appeared in a career-high 83 games with the Nationals in 2025 but still wasn't very effective at the plate, slashing just .186/.252/.308 across 286 plate appearances. He'll officially remain in the organization to begin 2026 but will likely face competition for a spot on the big-league roster during spring training.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Sitting Saturday
Adams is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox.
Adams will give way to Jorge Alfaro behind the plate for the second time in three games. Adams is slashing .188/.254/.312 in 283 plate appearances this season.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Grabbing seat Wednesday
Adams is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against Atlanta.
Adams started at catcher in the first two games of the series, so he'll get a break during Wednesday's matinee. Jorge Alfaro will be behind the dish and bat seventh as the Nationals try to avoid the sweep.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Idle Sunday
Adams is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.
Adams will take a seat for Sunday's series finale, giving way to Jorge Alfaro behind the plate. Adams and Alfaro have been splitting work recently, with Adams starting in seven of the last 12 games, including Sunday. Alfaro has been behind the plate in all of the other five contests.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Out of lineup for first game
Adams is absent from the lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader versus Atlanta.
It will be Jorge Alfaro doing the catching for the Nationals in the first game. Adams should be back behind the dish in the nightcap.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Taking seat Saturday
Adams is not in Washington's lineup Saturday versus Pittsburgh, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
Adams missed a game earlier in the week due to a groin issue, but there's no indication that his absence Saturday is related. Upon returning to the lineup, he started back-to-back contests and went 0-fof-5 with a walk and three strikeouts. Jorge Alfaro is starting behind the dish in Adams' stead Saturday.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Back in lineup Thursday
Adams (groin) will start at catcher and bat third in Thursday's game versus the Marlins.
Adams had to exit Tuesday's game after taking a foul tip to the groin area, but he checked out fine and is back in there after one day of rest. The 29-year-old has been operating as the Nationals' primary catcher since Keibert Ruiz (concussion) was sidelined and is slashing .239/.316/.380 with five home runs over 43 contests during that time.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Out Wednesday with sore groin
Adams (groin) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.
Adams will get at least one game off after he was removed from Tuesday's 7-5 win during the bottom of the second inning after taking a foul tip to the groin area while he was catching. Per MLB.com, interim manager Miguel Cairo said after the game that Adams was "fine," but Jorge Alfaro will receive a turn behind the plate Wednesday.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Exits early Tuesday
Adams exited Tuesday's contest against the Marlins in the bottom of the second inning with an apparent groin injury, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.
Adams took a foul ball off of his inner groin in the second, ultimately requiring him to exit the game. The catcher went hitless in his only at-bat, and he was replaced behind the plate by Jorge Alfaro.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Sitting down Saturday
Adams isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Cubs.
Adams will retreat to the bench Saturday after going 1-for-3 with a walk during Friday's loss. Jorge Alfaro will fill in as Washington's catcher and bat third.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Exiting starting nine
Adams is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.
Adams will get a break in Wednesday's matinee after starting at catcher in Tuesday night's 5-2 win. Newcomer Jorge Alfaro will step in behind the dish and bat sixth as the Nationals go for the sweep.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Receiving Labor Day off
Adams is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Marlins.
The Nationals are kicking off a three-game set versus Miami with a day game, so Adams will receive a breather after he caught all nine innings of the team's 7-4 loss to the Rays on Sunday afternoon. C.J. Stubbs will draw the start behind the plate in the series opener.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Idle Saturday
Adams is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Phillies.
After making back-to-back starts behind the dish, Adams will yield to Drew Millas on Saturday. Adams is 16-for-50 (.320) with two homers in August.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Belts eighth homer
Adams went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's 5-4 win over the Phillies.
The catcher gave the Nationals an early lead by taking Taijuan Walker deep in the first inning. Adams has slugged a career-high eight homers this season -- his previous best was five, set in 2022 -- and four of them have come in his last 24 games, a stretch in which he's slashing .289/.365/.487 with 11 RBI and 11 runs. With Keibert Ruiz (concussion) seemingly not close to a return, Adams' surprisingly productive run could continue into September.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Two more hits Thursday
Adams went 2-for-3 with a run scored and two RBI in Thursday's win over the Mets.
The 29-year-old continues to hold up surprisingly well in a starting role while Keibert Ruiz (concussion) remains sidelined. Over 30 games since Ruiz returned to the IL in early July, Adams is slashing .260/.343/.427 with four doubles, four homers, nine RBI and 13 runs. Ruiz is participating in baseball activities but remains without a timeline for his activation.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Resting up Wednesday
Adams is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets.
Drew Millas will pick up a start behind the plate while Adams sits for the second time in three games. Adams is slashing .302/.388/.419 since the beginning of August and is still projected to see the bulk of the playing time at catcher until Keibert Ruiz (concussion) is activated from the 7-day injured list.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Resting for series finale
Adams is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.
Adams will get a breather after he started three straight games while going 3-for-10 with a double, two walks, a stolen base and a run scored. He'll give way to Drew Millas behind the dish.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Idle Friday
Adams isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Giants, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
After going 2-for-6 with a homer during Washington's last series against the A's, Adams will move to the bench for Friday's series opener in San Francisco. Drew Millas will pick up a start at catcher and bat seventh.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-4, 263 lbs |
| Birthplace: Encinitas, CA |
| Age: 29 |
| Experience: 5 |
| Bats/Throws: R, R |