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• Nationals' Jacob Young: Managing wrist soreness

  Rotowire Feb 21, 2026

  Young is out of the lineup for Saturday's Grapefruit League game against Houston due to right wrist soreness, Jessica Camerato of MLB.com reports. Young took a pitch off his wrist Wednesday, so he'll wait another day or two before making his spring debut. The 26-year-old posted just a .583 OPS across 364 plate appearances last season, but his elite speed and defense make him the early favorite to open the season as Washington's primary center fielder.

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• Nationals' Jacob Young: On bench again

  Rotowire Sep 26, 2025

  Young is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the White Sox. Young isn't part of the starting nine for a second straight game after making three consecutive starts in center field. Robert Hassell will patrol center field instead.

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• Nationals' Jacob Young: Exiting starting nine

  Rotowire Sep 24, 2025

  Young is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus Atlanta. Young has been seeing more reps than Robert Hassell in center field lately, but he'll begin Wednesday's game on the bench. Hassell will patrol center field and bat eighth in the series finale.

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• Nationals' Jacob Young: Steals win with legs and glove

  Rotowire Sep 22, 2025

  Young went 1-for-3 with a stolen base in Sunday's win over the Mets. The steal was his 15th of the season, but where Young really shined was on defense, as he made two incredible defensive plays in center field to rob New York hitters of extra bases, including a leaping catch at the wall in the ninth inning as the Nats clung to a 3-2 lead. He's split time in center with Robert Hassell down the stretch, and through 11 games in September, Young is batting .292 (7-for-24) with two steals, three runs and four RBI.

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• Nationals' Jacob Young: On bench Sunday

  Rotowire Sep 7, 2025

  Young is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs. Young made his return Saturday from a two-game absence due to back spasms and went 0-for-3 at the plate. He'll yield to Robert Hassell in center field Sunday for Washington's series finale. After serving as the everyday center fielder for most of June and July, Young and Hassell have been splitting work at the position over the last few weeks.

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• Nationals' Jacob Young: Pops grand slam in loss

  Rotowire Aug 25, 2025

  Young went 1-for-4 with a grand slam in Monday's 10-5 loss to the Yankees. The Nationals outfielder finally tallied his first long ball in his 314th plate appearance of the season. Young took New York reliever Mark Leiter deep to right field in the ninth to shave his team's deficit to five runs. With Young stuck in a short-side platoon role, it is difficult to capitalize on his best quality for fantasy -- speed. Overall, the 26-year-old is slashing .231/.302/.282 with 29 runs scored and 24 RBI while going 13-for-23 on stolen base attempts.

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• Nationals' Jacob Young: Sitting Saturday

  Rotowire Aug 2, 2025

  Young is not in the Nationals' starting lineup against the Brewers on Saturday. Young will be on the bench for the start of Saturday's game while Robert Hassell starts in center field and bats ninth. Young has gone hitless over his last seven games, which has lowered his slash line to .233/.302/.276 with 10 steals and 18 RBI over 263 plate appearances this season.

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• Nationals' Jacob Young: Returning to lineup Monday

  Rotowire Jul 28, 2025

  Young (finger) will start in center field and bat ninth in Monday's game against the Astros. Young was held out of Sunday's 7-2 win while he tended to a bruised right index finger, but the day off was apparently all he needed to move past the issue. He'll take back his usual spot in center field as the Nationals open a three-game set in Houston.

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• Nationals' Jacob Young: Logs 10th steal

  Rotowire Jul 12, 2025

  Young went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Brewers. Young finished June strong but opened July by going 3-for-30 over his first nine games of the month. He got back on track with a multi-hit effort Saturday and added his 10th steal of the season during the ninth inning. The light-hitting outfielder has just a .589 OPS this season, adding 15 RBI, 22 runs scored and no home runs through 223 plate appearances.

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• Nationals' Jacob Young: Settling into short side of platoon

  Rotowire Jun 12, 2025

  Young is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Mets. Since being activated from the 10-day injured list last Friday, Young has made all three of his starts against left-handed pitchers and has been on the bench all three times that the Nationals have faced righties. Manager Dave Martinez looks as though he'll deploy Young in the short side of a platoon in center field with Robert Hassell for the foreseeable future.

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• Nationals' Jacob Young: Activated Friday

  Rotowire Jun 6, 2025

  The Nationals activated Young (shoulder) from the 10-day injured list Friday, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports. Young has been on the shelf since May 23 due to a left shoulder AC joint sprain, but he's healthy enough to rejoin the active roster. Young had a brief rehab stint with Double-A Harrisburg, going 3-for-11 with two runs scored, an RBI and a stolen base over three games. Daylen Lile was optioned to Triple-A Rochester in a corresponding move.

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• Nationals' Jacob Young: Starting rehab assignment

  Rotowire Jun 3, 2025

  Young (shoulder) has been sent to Double-A Harrisburg to begin a rehab assignment, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports. Young has missed the last week-and-a-half with a left shoulder AC joint sprain but is ready to test things out in game action. He could be back with the Nationals in the next week or so.

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• Nationals' Jacob Young: Placed on 10-day injured list

  Rotowire May 23, 2025

  The Nationals placed Young on the 10-day injured list Friday with a left shoulder AC joint sprain. Young initially suffered the injury when he collided with the outfield wall Saturday and was unable to make the necessary improvement to avoid a stint on the IL. He will be eligible for activation May 30, but it's the type of injury that could lead to longer than a minimum absence. Robert Hassell, Alex Call and Daylen Lile will help fill the void in the Nationals' outfield created by the absences of Young and Dylan Crews (oblique).

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• Nationals' Jacob Young: Withheld from starting nine

  Rotowire May 18, 2025

  Young (shoulder) was absent from the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles. The 25-year-old had X-rays come back negative on his left shoulder after a collision with the outfield wall Saturday, and he'll step out of the starting nine for at least one game. Dylan Crews is manning center field Sunday while Alex Call receives a start in right.

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• Nationals' Jacob Young: Exits with injury

  Rotowire May 17, 2025

  Young was removed from Saturday's game against the Orioles with an apparent shoulder injury, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports. Young collided hard with the center field wall while chasing down a flyball in the seventh inning. The Nationals' training staff seemed to be focusing on the outfielder's left shoulder, though it's still unclear if he suffered any structural damage. He'll be evaluated further, and Alex Call -- who entered as Saturday as his replacement -- could pick up time in the outfield if Young has to miss any amount of time.

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• Nationals' Jacob Young: Getting break Sunday

  Rotowire May 11, 2025

  Young is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals. He'll head to the bench after starting each of the Nationals' last 12 games while slashing .220/.273/.268 with three stolen bases, seven runs and four RBI. With Young out of the lineup, the Nationals will deploy an outfield of James Wood, Dylan Crews and Alex Call from left to right.

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• Nationals' Jacob Young: Not in Sunday's lineup

  Rotowire Apr 27, 2025

  Young is not in the Nationals' starting lineup against the Mets on Sunday, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports. Young will sit for Sunday's series finale after going 1-for-6 with one run scored over the past two games. Alex Call will draw a start in right field and bat eighth while Dylan Crews slides to center against Mets right-hander Tylor Megill.

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• Nationals' Jacob Young: Regains playing time

  Rotowire Apr 23, 2025

  Young will start in center field and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Orioles. Young had been jockeying for playing time in center field with Dylan Crews about a week ago, but the Nationals have since opened up regular roles in the outfield for both players. Young and Crews will pick up their sixth consecutive starts in center and right field, respectively, on Wednesday, while Alex Call has moved into a fourth-outfielder role following his recent struggles at the plate.

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• Nationals' Jacob Young: Sitting in favor of Crews on Monday

  Rotowire Apr 14, 2025

  Young is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Pirates. Alex Call has swung a hot bat so far this season and appears to have earned an everyday spot in the lineup in right field, leaving Young and Dylan Crews to jockey for playing time in center field. Neither player has been productive at the dish through the Nationals' first 15 games, though Young appears to be coming out of his drought by going 6-for-13 with three walks against no strikeouts over his last five contests. As a result, Young might have a leg up on playing time in center over Crews (.272 OPS, 37.8 percent strikeout rate in 45 plate appearances) for the time being, though the latter player will get the starting nod Monday.

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• Nationals' Jacob Young: Sitting again Sunday

  Rotowire Apr 6, 2025

  Young is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks. Young is on the bench for the second day in a row, but the Nationals aren't yet ready to pull the plug on him as an everyday player while he's struggled to a .067/.263/.133 batting line through his first 20 plate appearances of the season. According to Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post, manager Dave Martinez said that Young has been held out of the lineup the past two days in an effort to clean up his hitting mechanics. The Nationals wanted to have Young address the issue before it turned into a season-long concern, and Martinez noted that the 25-year-old is set to return to the lineup Monday versus the Dodgers.

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