{"id":671420,"date":"2026-04-09T05:18:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T05:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/671420\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T05:18:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T05:18:35","slug":"nationals-james-wood-sets-absurd-franchise-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/671420\/","title":{"rendered":"Nationals’ James Wood sets absurd franchise record"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"AA young star’s explosive start to the season shatters franchise records, capturing the attention of baseball fans nationwide.Washington Today<\/p>\n

Washington Nationals outfielder James Wood, 22, has set an absurd franchise record that is over 3 times higher than the previous marks held by Bryce Harper and Juan Soto. On Wednesday, Wood recorded his 6th multi-hit game of the season, continuing to build on his impressive start to the year.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

Wood’s record-setting pace has drawn increasing attention to the young star, who is quickly emerging as one of the most exciting young talents in baseball. His performance is a bright spot for the Nationals, who are rebuilding after several down seasons.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

Through the first 15 games of the season, Wood has recorded 6 multi-hit games, an astounding pace that far exceeds the previous Nationals records held by Bryce Harper (2 multi-hit games through 15 games) and Juan Soto (also 2 multi-hit games through 15 games).<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, April 9, 2026, Wood notched his 6th multi-hit game of the season.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

James Wood<\/p>\n

A 22-year-old outfielder for the Washington Nationals who is off to a record-setting start to the 2026 season.<\/p>\n

Bryce Harper<\/p>\n

A former star outfielder for the Washington Nationals who previously held the franchise record for most multi-hit games through 15 games.<\/p>\n

Juan Soto<\/a><\/p>\n

A former star outfielder for the Washington Nationals who also previously held the franchise record for most multi-hit games through 15 games that Wood has now surpassed.<\/p>\n

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\n What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

Wood will look to continue his record-setting pace as the Nationals continue their season. Fans and analysts will be closely watching to see if he can sustain this historic start.<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

James Wood’s early-season performance has been nothing short of remarkable, as the young outfielder has already set a new franchise record that is over 3 times higher than the previous marks held by Nationals stars Bryce Harper and Juan Soto. Wood’s emergence is a bright spot for the rebuilding Nationals and has drawn increasing national attention to one of baseball’s most exciting young talents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a A young star’s explosive start to the season shatters franchise…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":671421,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2398],"tags":[5,4,415,414,71,4222],"class_list":{"0":"post-671420","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-washington-nationals","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-mlb","10":"tag-nationals","11":"tag-washington","12":"tag-washington-nationals","13":"tag-washingtonnationals"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116373063126764544","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/671420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=671420"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/671420\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/671421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=671420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=671420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=671420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}