They’d be appropriate, what with awesome young slugger James Wood set to play in San Diego for the first time since he was traded with other homegrown Padres for Juan Soto in August 2022.

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Wood struck out in four of five plate appearances in Sunday's win over the Twins and has gone 4-for-46 with 26 strikeouts over his last 12 games. Daylen Lile will shift over to left field and Alex ...

Boras always gives himself reason to gloat about the players he represents. He's seen a young Alex Rodriguez take the league ...

The second-year star cranks a pair of doubles to snap a hitless skid; the veteran DH blasts a homer to increase his trade ...

The Nats will likely look to move star reliever Kyle Finnegan, and potentially hitters Nathaniel Lowe, Josh Bell, Paul DeJong ...

Dylan Crews, James Wood and Travis Sykora are key members of the Nationals future on both the Major and Minor League level.

Washington Nationals breakout star James Wood is participating in the 2025 MLB Home Run Derby and he has a great chance to come out on top.

That magical swing from the Nationals’ young star? It will be in the spotlight this week at the Home Run Derby and the All-Star Game.

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The Nationals’ 22-year-old slugger has a blast at the All-Star Game’s signature event. Actually, he has 16 of them, which is not enough to get into the semifinals.