The Washington Nationals plan to call up top prospect James Wood to make his major league debut on Monday against the New York Mets. That's according to reports in multiple outlets. The 21-year-old Wood was acquired in the trade that sent Juan Soto to the San Diego Padres and is the third-ranked prospect in Major League Baseball.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Washington Nationals plan to call up top prospect James Wood to make his major league debut on Monday against the New York Mets , multiple outlets reported Friday.
Speaking before Friday night’s opener of a three-game series at Tampa Bay, Nationals manager Dave Martinez declined to confirm the impending move, which would allow Wood to make his debut at home. Wood is batting .346 with 10 homers and 34 RBIs in 51 games this season for Triple-A Rochester. In 2023, he hit 26 homers in 473 at-bats in Class A and Double-A.
The Nationals acquired him in August 2022 in the deal for Soto that also brought shortstop CJ Abrams and left-handed starter MacKenzie Gore to Washington.
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