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Jacob Young
Jacob Young
Washington Nationals • Outfielder
Age 26 • 5' 11" • 192 lb
Bats: R • Throws: R
MLB Debut: 2023-08-26
Born: Ponte Vedra , FL • USA
Draft: 2021
2026 Stats
G
52
AB
169
H
39
HR
6
RBI
23
R
22
SB
3
AVG
.231
OBP
.286
SLG
.373
OPS
.659
Career Stats
G
355
AB
1068
H
261
HR
11
RBI
102
R
140
SB
64
AVG
.244
OBP
.306
SLG
.325
OPS
.631
Year-by-Year Hitting
Year Team GPAABH HRRBISB AVGOBPSLGOPSAwards
2023 WSH 33 121 107 27 — 12 13 .252 .322 .336 .658
2024 WSH 150 521 468 120 3 36 33 .256 .316 .331 .647
2025 WSH 120 364 324 75 2 31 15 .231 .296 .287 .583
2026 WSH 52 183 169 39 6 23 3 .231 .286 .373 .659
Spring Training
Hitting
YearTeamGPAABHHRRBISBAVGOBPSLGOPS
2022 WSH 111— —1— .000.000.000.000
2023 WSH 7772 ——1 .286.286.429.715
2024 WSH 20494614 —54 .304.347.326.673
2025 WSH 19554912 145 .245.315.347.662
2026 WSH 616131 ——1 .077.250.077.327
Game Logs
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Hitting
Date Opponent AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO
2026-05-24 @ ATL 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-05-23 @ ATL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-05-22 @ ATL 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-05-21 vs NYM 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-05-20 vs NYM 4 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 1
2026-05-19 vs NYM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-05-18 vs NYM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-05-17 vs BAL 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
2026-05-16 vs BAL 4 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 1
2026-05-15 vs BAL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-05-14 @ CIN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-05-13 @ CIN 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
2026-05-12 @ CIN 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
2026-05-10 @ MIA 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-05-09 @ MIA 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-05-08 @ MIA 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0
2026-05-07 vs MIN 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
2026-05-06 vs MIN 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
2026-05-05 vs MIN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-05-03 vs MIL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
2026-05-02 vs MIL 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-05-01 vs MIL 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-04-30 @ NYM 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2026-04-29 @ NYM 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1
2026-04-28 @ NYM 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2026-04-26 @ CWS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-04-25 @ CWS 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
2026-04-24 @ CWS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-04-23 vs ATL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-04-22 vs ATL 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2026-04-21 vs ATL 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0
2026-04-20 vs ATL 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
2026-04-19 vs SF 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-04-18 vs SF 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-04-17 vs SF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-04-16 @ PIT 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
2026-04-14 @ PIT 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2026-04-13 @ PIT 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1
2026-04-12 @ MIL 5 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
2026-04-11 @ MIL 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2026-04-10 @ MIL 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
2026-04-08 vs STL 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2026-04-07 vs STL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-04-06 vs STL 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
2026-04-05 vs LAD 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-04-04 vs LAD 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2026-04-03 vs LAD 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
2026-04-01 @ PHI 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
2026-03-31 @ PHI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-03-29 @ CHC 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-03-28 @ CHC 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-03-26 @ CHC 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1
Transactions
Entire history • newest first.
2026-04-16
CF Jacob Young changed number to 30.
2026-04-15
CF Jacob Young changed number to 42.
2025-06-06
Washington Nationals activated CF Jacob Young from the 10-day injured list.
2025-06-03
Washington Nationals sent CF Jacob Young on a rehab assignment to Harrisburg Senators.
2025-06-03
Washington Nationals sent CF Jacob Young on a rehab assignment to Harrisburg Senators.
2025-05-23
Washington Nationals placed CF Jacob Young on the 10-day injured list retroactive to May 20, 2025. Left shoulder AC sprain.
2025-04-16
CF Jacob Young changed number to 30.
2025-04-15
CF Jacob Young changed number to 42.
2024-04-04
Washington Nationals recalled OF Jacob Young from Rochester Red Wings.
2024-03-25
Washington Nationals optioned OF Jacob Young to Rochester Red Wings.
2023-08-26
Washington Nationals selected the contract of OF Jacob Young from Rochester Red Wings.
2023-02-26
OF Jacob Young roster status changed by Washington Nationals.
2023-02-26
OF Jacob Young assigned to Washington Nationals.
2023-02-26
OF Jacob Young roster status changed by Washington Nationals.
2022-03-30
OF Jacob Young and assigned to Washington Nationals.
2021-07-19
Washington Nationals signed OF Jacob Young.
Scouting Report
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Season 2026
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Spray Chart
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1B 2B 3B HR
MLBAM-style coords scaled into stadium viewBox. Home plate baseline ≈ (125, 199). Stadium SVG: nationals.svg.
Results by Pitch Type
Pitch # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
4-Seam Fastball 213 31.9% 59.2% 14.0% .213 43.2%
Sinker 146 21.9% 57.5% 6.2% .256 34.2%
Slider 94 14.1% 50.0% 25.6% .167 29.2%
Sweeper 64 9.6% 57.8% 32.1% .143 33.3%
Changeup 57 8.5% 36.8% 32.1% .273 18.2%
Curveball 42 6.3% 33.3% 33.3% .222 33.3%
Cutter 36 5.4% 61.1% 15.0% .286 33.3%
Knuckle Curve 8 1.2% 12.5% 20.0% .667 33.3%
Splitter 4 0.6% 50.0% 0.0% 1.000 0.0%
Slurve 4 0.6% 50.0% 0.0% .000 100.0%
Total 668 100.0% 53.3% 18.6% .229 34.6%
Results by Pitch Category
Category # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
Fastball 395 59.1% 58.7% 11.2% .237 38.3%
Breaking 212 31.7% 47.6% 28.4% .193 32.6%
Offspeed 61 9.1% 37.7% 30.0% .333 16.7%
Total 668 100.0% 53.3% 18.6% .229 34.6%
MLB Avg - - 50.6% 25.3% .245 41.0%
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