MLB · RF · Washington Nationals
James Wood
B/T L/R · 6' 6" · 234 lb · born Rockville, MD, USA · age 23 · draft 2021 rd 2 · MLB debut 2024-07-01
Scout’s note
Six-foot-six out of Rockville, Maryland, Wood was the 62nd pick in 2021 and has out-hit that slot every year since — 28 homers by mid-July of year three, with a .984 OPS. His 112 mph EV95 is the loudest contact on our breakout board. The scary part: our engine says the results still trail the process.
The Wire
▲ On the field: Fans and analysts call James Wood a generational talent and one of baseballs best young hitters with elite power and walks.
X chatter, trailing 7 days · as of 2026-07-13 · newest post 2026-07-12 · summarized by Grok (xAI) · how this works →
The line
Last 14 days: 12 G · .442 AVG · 8 HR · 15 RBI · 1.702 OPS
| Year | Team | Lvl | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Washington Nationals | MLB | 79 | 295 | 43 | 78 | 9 | 41 | 14 | 39 | 97 | .264 | .781 |
| 2025 | Washington Nationals | MLB | 157 | 598 | 87 | 153 | 31 | 94 | 15 | 85 | 221 | .256 | .825 |
| 2026 | Washington Nationals | MLB | 97 | 369 | 89 | 103 | 28 | 64 | 15 | 79 | 129 | .279 | .985 |
| MLB CAREER | 333 | 1262 | 219 | 334 | 68 | 199 | 44 | 203 | 447 | .265 | .862 | ||
Bio & season lines: MLB StatsAPI · refreshed nightly · abbreviations →
Current signals
The read: Wood is hitting the ball harder than 98% of the 306 qualified MLB hitters in our sample (EV95 112.1; league median 106.1), while his results on contact run further below the physics than 93% of them. Loud bat, quieter stat line — the breakout shape; he ranks No. 5 of 20 on the breakout board.
- EV95 (mph)
- 112.115
- Luck gap (park-adj)
- -0.0594
- Overlay score
- 0.8403
- Age
- 23
On the record
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The card rack
FlagshipJames Wood [Refractor] #132 · 2025 Topps Chrome · 1179 recent sales
The rookieJames Wood [Mojo Refractor] #BDC-171 · 2022 Bowman Draft Chrome · 3 recent sales
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