WASHINGTON — Washington Nationals top prospect James Wood is expected to make his major league debut Monday night against the New York Mets.
The Nationals selected the contract of the 21-year-old outfielder to call him up from Triple-A Rochester. Wood was acquired in the August 2022 trade that sent Juan Soto to San Diego.
He is the third-ranked prospect in the Major League Baseball pipeline. The 6-foot-7, 234-pound native of nearby Olney, Maryland, is hitting .353 with 10 home runs, 37 RBIs and an OPS of 1.058 in the minors. «I'm very excited when he does get here,» manager Dave Martinez said Friday. «He's an outstanding kid.
I'm looking forward to working with him. »He's a student on the game. He wants to learn. He wants to get better. You got to remember he's still 21 years old.