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2019 World Series Champions National League East Champions: 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012 National League Wild Card: 2019
#45 MENESES, Joey — DH/1B/OF — Age: 31 — Born: Culiacan, MEX — Signed by ATL as NDFA (5/9/11)
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
2023 WSH NL 45 190 17 56 12 0 2 24 8 42 0 0 .295 .323 .389 .713
LAST GAME: 5/23 vs. SDP: 1-4, 2B, RBI HOMESTAND: 5-17, 2 2B, 2 RBI, R
Was not only one of the best rookies, but one of the best overall hitters in Major League Baseball following his MLB debut on Aug. 2, 2022.
• Ranks in the NL and leads WSH in hits (T4th, 56) and AVG w/RISP (4th, .435)...Last 14 G: 21-for-59 (.356), 6 2B, HR, 14 RBI, 3 BB, 7 R.
• MLB Ranks since 4/22: GW RBI (T2nd, 5), hits (2nd, 39), AVG w/RISP (3rd, .517). AVG (5th, .339)...Reached safely in 11 straight games, 5/6-19.
• Hit a 9th inn., 3-run GW HR on 5/7 at ARI...Matched a career-high 4 hits (4/22 at MIN, 4/30 vs. PIT, 5/15 and 5/15 vs. NYM).
• Went 10-for-27, 2 HR, 6 RBI for Mexico in WBC...Led WSH in H (72), HR (13) & RBI (34) from Aug. 2 though the end of the 2022 season.
RISP: .435 (20-46), 1 HR, 21 RBI LAST HOMER: 5/7/23 at ARI (Castro) CAREER HOMERS: 15
HITTERS NOTES TOP PROSPECTS
#20 RUIZ, Keibert (S) — C — Age: 24 — Born: Valencia, VEN — Signed by LAD as NDFA (7/20/14) Baseball America - May Update
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 1. James Wood, OF (No. 10 overall)
2023 WSH NL 40 153 11 35 7 0 4 16 11 14 0 0 .229 .296 .353 .649 2. Robert Hassell III, OF (No. 55 overall)
LAST GAME: 5/23 vs. SDP: 0-4 HOMESTAND: 3-10, HR, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R, HBP 3. Elijah Green, OF (No. 85 overall)
Switch-hitting catcher is one of the top up-and-coming backstops...Signed an 8-year contract in 2023 that will keep him in D.C. until at least 2030. 4. Cade Cavalli, RHP
• 3rd in MLB with 8.3% strikeout...Has struck out twice in his last 34 plate appearances...Has three strikeout in his last 54 plate appearances. 5. Brady House, 3B
• Is .236/.300/.364 with 2 2B, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 8 BB as a left-handed batter...Is .209/.286/.326 with 5 2B, 6 RBI, 3 BB as a right-handed batter. 6. Cristhian Vaquero, OF
• Did not strike out in 42 PA from 4/11 to 4/27 (T1st in MLB)...Has struck out three times in a game just three times in four MLB seasons. 7. Jarlin Susana, RHP
• Ranked among NL catchers in pickoffs (T1st, 4), catcher caught stealing (2nd, 18), G (2nd, 112), 2B (5th, 22), hits (5th, 99) & XBH (T6th, 29) in 2022. 8. Jeremy De La Rosa, OF
RISP: .324 (11-34), 1 HR, 12 RBI LAST HOMER: 5/19/23 vs. DET (Englert) CAREER HOMERS: 15 9. Jackson Rutledge, RHP
10. TJ White, 1B
#22 SMITH, Dominic (L) — 1B — Age: 27 — Born: Los Angeles, Calif. — Drafted by NYM (1st rd., 2013) — Junipero Serra HS
11. Jake Bennett, LHP
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
12. Armando Cruz, SS
2023 WSH NL 45 165 19 45 3 0 1 13 21 29 0 0 .273 .360 .309 .669
13. Cole Henry, RHP
LAST GAME: 5/23 vs. SDP: 2-4 HOMESTAND: 3-13, RBI, 2 BB, 2 R
14. Mitchell Parker, LHP
Left-handed first baseman signed a one-year contract with the Nationals in December 2022 and is under control through 2024.
15. Andry Lara, RHP
• Last 23 G: .329 with a .413 OBP, 2 2B, HR, 9 RBI, 11 BB, 10 SO, 11 R...Reached safely in 27 of last 32 games (.382 OBP, 3 2B, HR, 9 RBI, 16 BB, 2 HBP, 13 R).
16. Thaddeus Ward, RHP
• Has 13 multi-hit games...Hit .194 with 10 2B, 3B, 17 RBI, 12 BB & 11 runs in 58 games in 2022.
17. Roismar Quintana, OF
• Hit .284/.367/.472 with 11 doubles, 10 homers, 38 RBI, 25 walks, four stolen bases and 42 runs scored in 54 games with Triple-A Syracuse.
18. Matt Cronin, LHP
• In 2021, set or matched career marks in nearly every offensive category, including home runs (11), runs (43), hits (109), RBI (58) and walks (32).
19. Israel Pineda, C
RISP: .184 (7-38), 0 HR, 12 RBI LAST HOMER: 4/29/23 vs. PIT G2 (Ramirez) CAREER HOMERS: 47
20. Jose Ferrer, LHP
#28 THOMAS, Lane — OF — Age: 27 — Born: Knoxville, Tenn. — Drafted by TOR (5th rd., 2014) — Bearden (TN) HS 21. Zach Brzykcy, RHP
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 22. Jake Irvin, RHP
2023 WSH NL 47 180 31 53 7 1 7 24 12 50 4 1 .294 .347 .461 .808 23. Evan Lee, LHP
LAST GAME: 5/23 vs. SDP: 2-for-4, HR, RBI, R HOMESTAND: 7-16, 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, BB, 4 R 24. Trey Lipscomb, 3B
Washington’s 2022 Player of the Year...Is in his 3rd season in D.C. after being acquired from STL...Entered 2023 with a .426 SLG in 191 games with WSH. 25. Drew Millas, C
• Last 21 G: 28-for-84 (.333), 3 2B, 3B, 7 HR, 14 RBI, 4 BB, 2 SB, 18 R, 4 BB...Leads WSH in runs (31) and home runs (7). 26. Gerardo Carrillo, RHP
• Has reached safely in a career-high 19 straight games with hits in 17 of the 19...Is 19-for-53 (.358), 2 2B, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 7 BB vs. LHP. 27. Daylen Lile, OF
• Hit 2-out, go-ahead 9th Inn. 2-run homer on 5/6 at ARI (Chafin)...Has 7 home runs in May after not hitting any in April. 28. Tim Cate, LHP
• Set career marks in most categories in 2022 (26 2B, 17 HR, 52 RBI, 41 BB, 8 SB, 62 R)...From 7/23 - 9/11, he ranked 10th in the NL with a .311 average. 29. Andy Acevedo, OF
RISP: .244 (11-45), 3 HR, 20 RBI LAST HOMER: 5/23/23 vs. SDP (Darvish) CAREER HOMERS: 36 30. Edwin Solano, SS
MLBPipeline.com - May Update
#14 VARGAS, Ildemaro (S) — INF/OF — Age: 31 — Born: Caripito, VEN — Signed by STL as NDFA (6/24/08) 1. James Wood, OF (No. 8 overall)
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 2. Robert Hassell III, OF (No. 47 overall)
2023 WSH NL 14 36 5 12 1 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 .333 .351 .500 .851 3. Elijah Green, OF (No. 65 overall)
LAST GAME: 5/21 vs. DET: 2-4, HR, 2 RBI, R HOMESTAND: 3-7, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R 4. Cade Cavalli, RHP (No. 79 overall)
Dependable, versatile, energetic switch-hitting infielder enters his seventh Major League season and second with Washington in 2023. 5. Brady House, 3B (No. 94 overall)
• In seven games since 5/6: 11-for-24 (.458), HR, 2B, 3B, 7 RBI, 3 R, including four multi-hit games...Started the season 1-for-12 6. Jarlin Susana, RHP
• Returned from rehab assignment and reinstated from the IL (right shoulder strain) on 5/3...3-for-5, falling a HR short of the cycle on 5/10 at SFG 7. Cristhian Vaquero, OF
• Hit .280 with 13 2B, 3 HR, 19 RBI, 4 BB, 3 SB and 15 R in 53 games with Washington...Recorded a career-high 10-G hitting streak, Aug. 24 to Sept. 4. 8. Jeremy De La Rosa, OF
• All 3 of his homers with Washington were go-ahead homers: Aug. 28 vs. Cincinnati (solo), Aug. 24 at Seattle (2-run) and Aug. 18 at San Diego (solo) 9. Jake Bennett, LHP
RISP: .222 (2-9), 0 HR, 4 RBI LAST HOMER: 5/21/23 vs. DET (Wentz) CAREER HOMERS: 13 10. TJ White, 1B
11. Jackson Rutledge, RHP
WALK-OFFS / HOMERS
12. Cole Henry, RHP
WALK-OFF WINS (1)
13. Armando Cruz, SS
DATE SCORE BATTER/RUNNER ACTION RBI PITCHER INN OUTS NOTES
14. Andry Lara, RHP
5/4 vs. CHC W, 4-3 Alex Call HR 1 Brad Boxberger B9th 0 Leading 3-0...Allowed 3 runs in Top 8th
15. Daylen Lile, OF
WALK-OFF HOMERS (1) 16. Roismar Quintana, OF
DATE SCORE BATTER ACTION RBI PITCHER INN OUTS NOTES 17. Zach Brzykcy, RHP
5/4 vs. CHC W, 4-3 Alex Call HR 1 Brad Boxberger B9th 0 Call's 1st career walk-off home runs 18. Trey Lipscomb, 3B
BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS (2) 19. Jake Irvin, RHP
DATE SCORE BATTERS PITCHER INN OUTS NOTES 20. Matt Cronin, LHP
4/7 at COL W, 10-5 Alex Call/Jeimer Candelario Jose Ureña T1st 0 100th back-to-back HR in WSH history 21. Israel Pineda, C
5/23 vs. SDP L, 7-4 CJ Abrams/Lane Thomas Yu Darvish B5th 2 Trailed 3-0, tied after. 22. Brenner Cox, OF
GRAND SLAMS (1) 23. Mitchell Parker, LHP
DATE SCORE BATTER PITCHER INN OUTS NOTES 24. Jared McKenzie, OF
4/27 at NYM L, 9-8 CJ Abrams Brooks Raley T8th 1 1st career grand slam...Put WSH up, 8-7 25. Jose Ferrer, LHP
26. Jake Alu, INF/OF
LEADOFF HOME RUNS (1)
27. Gerardo Carrillo, RHP
DATE SCORE BATTER PITCHER INN NOTES
28. Aldo Ramirez, RHP
4/7 at COL W, 10-5 Alex Call Jose Ureña T1st 1st career leadoff home run
29. Drew Millas, C
MULTI-HOMER GAMES 30. Darren Baker, 2B
DATE SCORE BATTER NOTES
Most Sac Flies:............................................................................ 2, at Colorado, April 7 5/23 SD L, 7-4 20-28 5th/-9.0 Darvish (3-3) Ramirez (2-2) Hader (12) 3:05 / 21,438
5/24 SD
Most Hit-By-Pitch:..................................................................... 3, at New York (N.L.), April 27 5/25 SD
5/26 @KC
Most GDP:................................................................................... 4, at Colorado, April 7 5/27 @KC
5/28 @KC
5/29 @LAD
5/30 @LAD
INDIVIDUAL BATTING 5/31 @LAD
Most At-Bats:............................................................................. 6, Joey Meneses, at Minnesota, April 22 6/1
6/2 PHI
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