The Washington Nationals claimed outfielder\u00a0Joey Wiemer\u00a0from the San Francisco Giants on Monday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations\u00a0Paul Toboni\u00a0made the announcement.<\/p>\n
Wiemer, 26, has hit .205 with 21 doubles, 16 homers, 54 RBI, 40 walks, 12 stolen bases and 57 runs scored in 180 games across parts of three Major League seasons with the Miami Marlins (2025), Cincinnati Reds (2024) and Milwaukee Brewers (2023-24). He went 13-for-55 (.236) with two doubles, three home runs, 12 RBI, two walks and seven runs scored in 27 games for the Marlins last season. Wiemer enjoyed a breakout rookie season in 2023, clubbing 19 doubles and 13 home runs while stealing 11 bases in 132 games for the Brewers.<\/p>\n
A versatile outfielder, Wiemer (wee-mur), has produced a fielding run value of 12 runs above average and seven outs above average for his career, according to Baseball Savant. The fielding run value of 12 is good for 13th\u00a0in the National League since the start of 2023 (Min. 1000 innings).\u00a0He has appeared in center field (123 G), right field (37 G), left field (18 G) and designated hitter (1 G) in his Major League career.<\/p>\n
Wiemer was originally selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the fourth round of the 2020 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Cincinnati. He was acquired by the Giants from the Miami Marlins in exchange for cash considerations on Nov. 21, 2025.<\/p>\n
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