Young (shoulder) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Atlanta.
It's the third straight contest Young has missed due to a left shoulder injury. Rookie Robert Hassell will be in center field for the Nationals in his major-league debut.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Scratched from lineup
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Young (shoulder) was scratched from Tuesday's lineup against Atlanta, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
Young appeared set to return from his left shoulder injury after a one-game absence, but it's been decided to give him another day. Dylan Crews will slide over to center field and Alex Call will enter the lineup in right field.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Good to go Tuesday
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Young (shoulder) is starting in center field and batting ninth Tuesday against Atlanta.
Young suffered the shoulder injury on a collision with the outfield wall Saturday and sat out Sunday's series finale versus the Orioles, but he's back in the lineup after Tuesday's team off day. The 25-year-old has yet to provide much offense this year with a .591 OPS through 41 games.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Withheld from starting nine
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Young (shoulder) was absent from the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.
The 25-year-old had X-rays come back negative on his left shoulder after a collision with the outfield wall Saturday, and he'll step out of the starting nine for at least one game. Dylan Crews is manning center field Sunday while Alex Call receives a start in right.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Exits with injury
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Young was removed from Saturday's game against the Orioles with an apparent shoulder injury, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.
Young collided hard with the center field wall while chasing down a flyball in the seventh inning. The Nationals' training staff seemed to be focusing on the outfielder's left shoulder, though it's still unclear if he suffered any structural damage. He'll be evaluated further, and Alex Call -- who entered as Saturday as his replacement -- could pick up time in the outfield if Young has to miss any amount of time.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: X-rays return clean
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X-rays on Young's left shoulder came back negative Saturday, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.
Young exited Saturday's game after crashing into the wall while attempting to make a catch in the seventh inning. He seems to have avoided serious injury, though the team cautioned that it will need to see how Young feels Sunday before his status becomes clear.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Bowing out of lineup
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Young is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Atlanta.
Alex Call will pick up a start in right field Wednesday while Dylan Crews covers Young's usual spot in center field. Young had started 14 of the Nationals' last 15 games, slashing .217/.265/.261 with three stolen bases, seven runs and four RBI over that stretch.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Getting break Sunday
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Young is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.
He'll head to the bench after starting each of the Nationals' last 12 games while slashing .220/.273/.268 with three stolen bases, seven runs and four RBI. With Young out of the lineup, the Nationals will deploy an outfield of James Wood, Dylan Crews and Alex Call from left to right.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Not in Sunday's lineup
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Young is not in the Nationals' starting lineup against the Mets on Sunday, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
Young will sit for Sunday's series finale after going 1-for-6 with one run scored over the past two games. Alex Call will draw a start in right field and bat eighth while Dylan Crews slides to center against Mets right-hander Tylor Megill.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Resting Thursday
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Young isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Orioles, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.
Young's 0-for-3 performance Wednesday put an end to his brief three-game hitting streak, and he'll now get a chance to catch his breath Thursday. Dylan Crews will shift to center field to cover for Young, opening right field for Alex Call.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Regains playing time
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Young will start in center field and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Orioles.
Young had been jockeying for playing time in center field with Dylan Crews about a week ago, but the Nationals have since opened up regular roles in the outfield for both players. Young and Crews will pick up their sixth consecutive starts in center and right field, respectively, on Wednesday, while Alex Call has moved into a fourth-outfielder role following his recent struggles at the plate.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Sitting Wednesday
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Young is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates.
Young will head to the bench for the second time in three games while Dylan Crews receives the starting nod in center field. Though Young (.700 OPS) has handily outproduced Crews (.290 OPS) this season, the Nationals have more of an investment in Crews -- the No. 2 overall pick in the 2023 First-Year Player Draft -- and are likely to keep him involved in at least a part-time role while he's up with the big club. Young thus looks like he could be stuck in a timeshare with Crews unless the Nationals choose to option the latter player to Triple-A Rochester if he continues to flounder at the plate.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Sitting in favor of Crews on Monday
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Young is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Pirates.
Alex Call has swung a hot bat so far this season and appears to have earned an everyday spot in the lineup in right field, leaving Young and Dylan Crews to jockey for playing time in center field. Neither player has been productive at the dish through the Nationals' first 15 games, though Young appears to be coming out of his drought by going 6-for-13 with three walks against no strikeouts over his last five contests. As a result, Young might have a leg up on playing time in center over Crews (.272 OPS, 37.8 percent strikeout rate in 45 plate appearances) for the time being, though the latter player will get the starting nod Monday.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Collects first RBI of season
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Young went 2-for-3 with one walk and an RBI single in Sunday's 11-4 loss to Miami.
Young got the Nationals on the board with an RBI single in the second inning that brought Luis Garcia home. It was Young's first RBI of the season, and the 25-year-old outfielder has gone 6-for-13 with three runs scored, three walks and an RBI over his last four starts.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Regaining playing time
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Young will start in center field and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Marlins.
Young will pick up his fourth start in five games and appears to have re-emerged as the Nationals' preferred option in center over the struggling Dylan Crews, who owns a .272 OPS on the season and will now sit for the second straight day. Though Young hasn't been particularly effective with the bat either -- he enters Sunday with a .595 OPS in 32 plate appearances -- his speed and defensive acumen could be enough to keep him ahead of Crews on the depth chart.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Playing time continues to dwindle
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Young is out of the lineup for Monday's tilt versus the Dodgers.
Though manager Dave Martinez said that he expected Young to return to the starting nine Monday after the 25-year-old received the last two games off to address his hitting mechanics, the Nationals will keep Young on the bench for the series opener versus Los Angeles. Young will now sit for the fourth time in five games, and he could be moving into a fourth-outfielder role after slashing .067/.263/.133 through his first 20 plate appearances of the season. The Nationals will again go with Dylan Crews in center field and the hot-hitting Alex Call in right field.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Sitting again Sunday
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Young is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Young is on the bench for the second day in a row, but the Nationals aren't yet ready to pull the plug on him as an everyday player while he's struggled to a .067/.263/.133 batting line through his first 20 plate appearances of the season. According to Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post, manager Dave Martinez said that Young has been held out of the lineup the past two days in an effort to clean up his hitting mechanics. The Nationals wanted to have Young address the issue before it turned into a season-long concern, and Martinez noted that the 25-year-old is set to return to the lineup Monday versus the Dodgers.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Resting Saturday
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Young isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.
Young has gotten off to a poor start this year, going 1-for-15 through his first six games. He'll get a chance to regroup Saturday while James Wood, Dylan Crews and Alex Call start across the outfield for Washington.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: First day off Wednesday
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Young is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game in Toronto.
It's the first day off this season for Young, who started each of the first five contests for the Nationals. Dylan Crews will shift over to center field Wednesday while Alex Call gets the start in right field.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Nabs Opening Day steal
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Young went 0-for-2 with a walk, a run scored and a stolen base in Thursday's extra-inning loss to the Phillies.
He was also hit by a pitch and caught stealing, as the 25-year-old center fielder had a busy day on the basepaths despite not getting a hit. Young's defense makes him a fixture in the Nationals' lineup, but he hit ninth Thursday and doesn't offer much fantasy appeal outside of his steals. He can be a useful one-category contributor, however, going 33-for-43 on the basepaths in 2024 as Washington led the majors in steals as a team with 223.
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