2025 Stats
AVG
.245
HR
0
RBI
18
R
24
SB
10
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Young is a flawed player, but he's already a success story as a seventh-round draft pick by the Nationals in 2021. He got the call early last season when Victor Robles hit the injured list and never gave the center-field job back. Speed is his greatest asset and he used it to swipe 33 bags as a rookie, though he was also caught 10 times. The big problem is the minimal power, with Young managing just three home runs in 521 plate appearances last season. His offensive game is built around putting the ball in play -- often via the bunt -- and booking it down the line while looking to take the extra base. He was below average at the plate last season, but to justify a regular role in the Washington lineup he just has to do enough as a nine-hole hitter to complement his excellent defense in center. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Nationals in March of 2025.
Returning to lineup Monday
Young (finger) will start in center field and bat ninth in Monday's game against the Astros.
Analysis
Young was held out of Sunday's 7-2 win while he tended to a bruised right index finger, but the day off was apparently all he needed to move past the issue. He'll take back his usual spot in center field as the Nationals open a three-game set in Houston.
Young was held out of Sunday's 7-2 win while he tended to a bruised right index finger, but the day off was apparently all he needed to move past the issue. He'll take back his usual spot in center field as the Nationals open a three-game set in Houston.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
+9%
OPS vs LHP
2025
+18%
OPS vs LHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .677 | 242 | 1 | 15 | .270 | ||||
| Since 2023vs Right | .622 | 650 | 2 | 51 | .247 | ||||
| 2025vs Left | .688 | 54 | 0 | 1 | .267 | ||||
| 2025vs Right | .582 | 196 | 0 | 17 | .240 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | .691 | 160 | 1 | 13 | .283 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | .628 | 361 | 2 | 23 | .245 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | .566 | 28 | 0 | 1 | .200 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | .687 | 93 | 0 | 11 | .268 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
+10%
OPS at Home
2025
+9%
OPS on Road
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2023Home | .667 | 436 | 3 | 32 | .260 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | .609 | 456 | 0 | 34 | .246 | ||||
| 2025Home | .578 | 116 | 0 | 7 | .238 | ||||
| 2025Away | .629 | 134 | 0 | 11 | .252 | ||||
| 2024Home | .651 | 257 | 3 | 16 | .250 | ||||
| 2024Away | .645 | 264 | 0 | 20 | .263 | ||||
| 2023Home | .901 | 63 | 0 | 9 | .345 | ||||
| 2023Away | .401 | 58 | 0 | 3 | .154 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Jacob Young compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.59BB Rate
7.6%K Rate
12.8%BABIP
.287ISO
.045AVG
.245OBP
.314SLG
.291OPS
.605wOBA
.277Exit Velocity
87.3 mphHard Hit Rate
16.3%Barrels/PA
1.2%Expected BA
.272Expected SLG
.333Sprint Speed
26.3 ft/secGround Ball %
57.1%Line Drive %
20.3%Fly Ball %
22.6%Advanced Batting Stats
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Young played in 33 games down the stretch after making his MLB debut for the Nationals in late August, and he had a .252/.322/.336 slash line with no homers, 13 steals, 12 RBI and nine runs in 121 plate appearances. It was a solid showing for the 2021 seventh-round pick, especially since he entered the season having never played above Single-A. He split most of the minor-league campaign between the High-A and Double-A levels, and overall he hit .305 with six home runs and 39 steals in 112 contests. The speed and contact skills (18.2 percent strikeout rate) were apparent in his first taste of the majors, as was his limited power. Young will likely need a strong showing during spring training to have a chance of making Washington's Opening Day roster in 2024, and even then he could still begin the campaign at Triple-A Rochester given he basically skipped the affiliate last year.
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On bench Sunday
Young (finger) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.
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X-rays return negative
Young underwent X-rays on his right index finger Saturday that returned negative, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
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Suffers finger injury Saturday
Young was removed from Saturday's game against Minnesota after taking a pitch off his right index finger while trying to bunt, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
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Logs 10th steal
Young went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Brewers.
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Not in Friday's lineup
Young is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Brewers, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.
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Status uncertain after injury
Young departed Saturday's game against the Orioles with a left shoulder injury after crashing into an outfield wall at full speed, and although the x-rays were negative, according to Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post, his status for the next few days is uncertain.
Analysis
Young hasn't hit much in his second season as a regular for the Nationals, as he's slashing .215/.300/.252 with no home runs and just four doubles through 41 games, but he makes up for the lackluster production at the plate with elite defense and baserunning. If he were to miss time, Dylan Crews would probably slide to center for the time being.
Young hasn't hit much in his second season as a regular for the Nationals, as he's slashing .215/.300/.252 with no home runs and just four doubles through 41 games, but he makes up for the lackluster production at the plate with elite defense and baserunning. If he were to miss time, Dylan Crews would probably slide to center for the time being.