Tyler Baum Tyler Cole Baum (born January 14, 1998) is an American professional
baseball pitcher in the
Washington Nationals organization. Baum attended
West Orange High School in
Winter Garden, Florida. Going into the 2016 playoffs, he held a 7–0 record and a 2.07 ERA with 70 strikeouts. The team advanced to the final four, but fell in the state qualifying game to
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Baum went unselected in the
2016 Major League Baseball draft, and he enrolled at the
University of North Carolina where he played
college baseball. In 2017, Baum's freshman season, he started 15 games and pitched 63 innings in which he went 7–0 with a 2.57 ERA. That summer, he played
collegiate summer baseball for the
Harwich Mariners of the
Cape Cod Baseball League, where he was named a league all-star and posted a 5–1 record on the mound. As a sophomore in 2018, he made 18 appearances (12 starts), going 4–1 with a 4.57 ERA. He returned to play for Harwich after the season. In 2019, he appeared in 17 games (making 16 starts), pitching to a 7–3 record and a 3.87 ERA. After the season, he was selected by the
Oakland Athletics in the second round (66th overall) of the
2019 Major League Baseball draft. Baum signed with Oakland for $900,000 and made his professional debut with the
Vermont Lake Monsters of the
Low-A New York–Penn League. Over 11 starts, he went 0–3 with a 4.70 ERA, striking out 34 batters over innings. Baum did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the
COVID-19 pandemic, but was added to Oakland's 60-man player pool and spent the summer training at their alternate site. Baum missed the beginning of the 2021 season and did not make his season debut until mid-August with the
Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Athletics with whom he gave up 17 earned runs and twenty walks over innings. He was assigned to the
Stockton Ports of the
Single-A California League to open the 2022 season, but was reassigned to the Arizona Complex League. He continued to struggle with control, going 1–1 with a 17.00 ERA, 47 walks, and 32 strikeouts over 27 innings between both teams. Baum split the 2023 season between the
Lansing Lugnuts of the
High-A Midwest League and the
Midland RockHounds of the
Double-A Texas League, appearing in 39 games and going 2-2 with a 3.54 ERA, 62 strikeouts, 25 walks, and 16 saves over innings. Baum played the 2024 season with Midland and the
Las Vegas Aviators of the
Triple-A Pacific Coast League and went 3-6 with a 4.95 ERA and 72 strikeouts across 60 innings. In 2025, Baum made 36 appearances split between the ACL Athletics, Midland, and Las Vegas, accumulating a 1-4 record and 5.50 ERA with 45 strikeouts and one save over 36 innings of work. He elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2025. On November 26, 2025, Baum signed a minor league contract with the
Washington Nationals.
Devin Fitz-Gerald Devin Paul Fitz-Gerald (born August 17, 2005) is an American professional
baseball infielder in the
Washington Nationals organization. Fitz-Gerald attended
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in
Parkland, Florida. He was selected by the
Texas Rangers in the fifth round of the
2024 Major League Baseball draft. He spent his first professional season in 2025 with the
Arizona Complex League Rangers and
Hickory Crawdads. On January 22, 2026, the Rangers traded Fitz-Gerald,
Gavin Fien,
Alejandro Rosario, Yeremy Cabrera, and
Abimelec Ortiz to the
Washington Nationals in exchange for
MacKenzie Gore. He started the 2026 season with the
Wilmington Blue Rocks.
Christian Franklin Christian Franklin (born November 30, 1999) is an American professional
baseball outfielder for the
Washington Nationals of
Major League Baseball (MLB). He played
college baseball for the
Arkansas Razorbacks. Franklin grew up in
Overland Park, Kansas, and attended
Rockhurst High School in
Kansas City, Missouri. He batted .361 over his junior and senior seasons with 18 RBI and 14 runs scored. Franklin became the Razorbacks' starting left fielder as a freshman and was named to the
Southeastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman team after batting .274 with 41 runs scored, 34 runs batted in and 12 stolen bases. After the season, he played summer baseball for the Santa Barbara Foresters of the
California Collegiate League. As a sophomore, Franklin batted .381 with four doubles, a triple, three home runs and RBI in 16 games before the season was cut short due to the
coronavirus pandemic. Franklin was named a preseason First Team All-American by
Baseball America and by the National College Baseball Writers Association going into his junior year. He was named the SEC Player of the Week on May 3, 2021, after driving in 10 runs in three games against LSU and was a second team All-SEC selection at the end of the regular season. In the opening game of the
2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, Franklin had a run-saving catch followed by a home run to spark a come from behind win over NJIT. Franklin was selected in the 4th round with the 123rd overall pick in the
2021 Major League Baseball draft by the
Chicago Cubs. He signed with the team on July 16, 2021, and received a $425,000 bonus. Franklin was assigned to the
Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Cubs to begin his professional career, where he played four games before being promoted to the
Low-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans. Over 24 games between the two teams, he batted .237 with one home run and eight RBI. On July 30, 2025, the Cubs traded Franklin and Ronny Cruz to the Nationals in exchange for pitcher
Michael Soroka. He made 31 appearances for the Triple-A
Rochester Red Wings, hitting .290/.382/.427 with four home runs, 23 RBI, and eight stolen bases. On November 18, the Nationals added Franklin to their
40-man roster to protect him from the
Rule 5 draft. Franklin was optioned to Triple-A Rochester to begin the 2026 season. • Arkansas Razorbacks bio
Phillip Glasser Phillip James Glasser (born December 3, 1999) is an American
professional baseball outfielder in the
Washington Nationals organization. Glasser attended
Tallmadge High School in
Tallmadge, Ohio where he played baseball. After graduating in 2018, he played three seasons of
college baseball at
Youngstown State University for the
Penguins. After the 2021 season, he transferred to
Indiana University where he played two seasons for the
Indiana Hoosiers. As a redshirt senior for the Hoosiers in 2023, Glasser played in 63 games and hit .357 with seven home runs, 48 RBI, and 14 stolen bases. After the season, he was selected by the
Washington Nationals in the tenth round of the
2023 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the team for $20,000. Glasser made his professional debut after signing with the
Florida Complex League Nationals and also played with the
Fredericksburg Nationals, hitting .310 across 18 games. Glasser returned to Fredericksburg to open the 2024 season. He was promoted to the
Wilmington Blue Rocks and
Harrisburg Senators during the season. Over 108 games between the three teams, Glasser batted .298 with eight home runs, 48 RBI, and 23 stolen bases. He was assigned back to Harrisburg to open the 2025 season and promoted to the
Rochester Red Wings in September. Glasser played in 124 games with both clubs and hit .302 with seven home runs, 49 RBI, and 32 stolen bases. The Nationals named him their Minor League Hitter of the Year. • Youngstown State Penguins bio • Indiana Hoosiers bio
Marquis Grissom Jr. Marquis Deon Grissom (born July 19, 2001) is an American professional
baseball pitcher in the
Washington Nationals organization. Grissom Jr. attended Counterpane School in
Fayetteville, Georgia and played
college baseball at
Georgia Tech. In 2021, he played
collegiate summer baseball with the
Orleans Firebirds of the
Cape Cod Baseball League. He was selected by the
Washington Nationals in the 13th round of the
2022 Major League Baseball draft. Grissom Jr. spent his first professional season with the
Florida Complex League Nationals and
Fredericksburg Nationals. He pitched 2023 with Fredericksburg and started 2024 with the
Wilmington Blue Rocks before being promoted to the
Harrisburg Senators. His father,
Marquis Grissom, played in
Major League Baseball (MLB). • Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets bio
Abimelec Ortiz Abimelec Ortiz (born February 22, 2002) is a Puerto Rican professional
baseball first baseman for the
Washington Nationals of
Major League Baseball (MLB). Ortiz attended Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy in
Florida, Puerto Rico, where he hit .400 in his senior season. He attended
Florida SouthWestern State College in
Fort Myers, Florida to play
college baseball. Ortiz hit .349 with nine home runs, 47 RBI, and five stolen bases in his freshman season of 2021. Undrafted after that season, he signed a free agent contract with the
Texas Rangers. Ortiz was assigned to the
DSL Rangers of the
Rookie-level Dominican Summer League for his professional debut season of 2021 and hit .233/.419/.581 with 11 home runs, 33 RBI, and five stolen bases over 40 games. He spent the 2022 season with the
Down East Wood Ducks of the
Low-A Carolina League, hitting .226/.308/.380/.688 with 11 home runs, 39 RBI, and six stolen bases over 94 games. Ortiz returned to Kinston to open the 2023 season and hit .307/.392/.604 with seven home runs and 20 RBI over 20 games. He was promoted to the
Hickory Crawdads of the
High-A South Atlantic League on May 23. Over 80 games with Hickory, Ortiz hit .290/.363/.624 with 26 home runs and 81 RBI. He was named the Texas Rangers 2023
Tom Grieve Player of the Year. Following the 2023 season, Ortiz played for the
Surprise Saguaros of the
Arizona Fall League. On January 22, 2026, the Rangers traded Ortiz,
Alejandro Rosario,
Devin Fitz-Gerald, Yeremy Cabrera, and
Gavin Fien to the
Washington Nationals in exchange for starting pitcher
MacKenzie Gore. Ortiz was optioned to the Triple-A
Rochester Red Wings to begin the regular season. • Florida SouthWestern Buccaneers bio
Luis Perales Luis Alexis Perales (born April 14, 2003) is a Venezuelan professional
baseball pitcher for the
Washington Nationals of
Major League Baseball (MLB). Perales signed with the
Boston Red Sox as an international free agent on July 2, 2019. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the
COVID-19 pandemic. Perales made his professional debut for the
Dominican Summer League Red Sox in 2021, and split 2022 between the rookie–level
Florida Complex League Red Sox and Single–A
Salem Red Sox. He split the 2023 campaign between Salem and the
High-A Greenville Drive. On November 14, 2023, the Red Sox added Perales to their
40-man roster to protect him from the
Rule 5 draft. He began the 2024 season with Greenville, ranked as the Red Sox' number nine minor-league prospect by
Baseball America. In 9 starts split between Greenville and the Double–A
Portland Sea Dogs, Perales compiled a 2–2 record and 2.94 ERA with 56 strikeouts across innings pitched. On June 18, 2024, it was announced that Perales would require
Tommy John surgery, ending his season. Perales was optioned to Double-A Portland to begin the 2025 season as he continued to recover from surgery. The Nationals acquired Perales in a prospect-for-prospect swap with the Red Sox on December 15, 2025, with left-hander
Jake Bennett going back the other way. Perales was optioned to the Triple-A
Rochester Red Wings to begin the 2026 season.
Andrew Pinckney Andrew David Pinckney (born December 7, 2000) is an American
professional baseball outfielder in the
Washington Nationals organization. Pinckney attended
McIntosh High School in
Peachtree City, Georgia and played
college baseball at the
University of Alabama. In 2022, he played
collegiate summer baseball with the
Falmouth Commodores of the
Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star. He was selected by the
Washington Nationals in the fourth round of the
2023 Major League Baseball draft. Pinckney signed with the Nationals and spent his first professional season with the
Florida Complex League Nationals,
Fredericksburg Nationals,
Wilmington Blue Rocks and
Harrisburg Senators. He started 2024 with Harrisburg. • Alabama Crimson Tide bio
Holden Powell Holden William Powell (born September 9, 1999) is an American professional
baseball relief pitcher in the
Washington Nationals organization. Powell played for the
Bruins at the
University of California, Los Angeles, where he served as the team's primary closer in 2019 and 2020. In 2019, he briefly played
collegiate summer baseball with the
Cotuit Kettleers of the
Cape Cod Baseball League. He was drafted in the third round by the Nationals in the abbreviated
2020 draft and chose to sign with the team, appearing later that summer in instructional league in Florida. Before the
2021 season, Powell ranked as the Nationals' 20th-best prospect, according to
MLB Pipeline. He was assigned to High-A
Wilmington, along with several other top Nationals prospects, to begin the season that May. Powell employs a
fastball and a
slider as his main pitches. He uses a
changeup and a
curveball less frequently, relying on the slider as his primary "out pitch" while working up to with his fastball. • UCLA Bruins bio
Alejandro Rosario Alejandro Antonio Rosario (born January 6, 2002) is an American
professional baseball pitcher in the
Washington Nationals organization. Rosario attended
Miami Christian School in
Fontainebleau, Florida. Rosario produced a 13–3 record with a 1.67 ERA and 165 strikeouts over innings in his high school career. He helped pitch Miami Christian to the Class 2A-8 championship in 2019. Rosario was part of Team USA three times in high school. He was on the 2017 15U National Team, in the 2017 17U National Team Development Program, and on the 2019 18U National Team. He made three appearances in the
2019 WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup, earning a silver medal. In 2022, he went 2–3 with a 7.05 ERA and 52 strikeouts over 60 innings. He posted a 5–6 record with a 7.11 ERA and 91 strikeouts over innings in 2024. Rosario did not appear in a professional game in 2023 after signing. Instead, he was focused on reworking his mechanics and repertoire for the upcoming season by Texas. He was promoted at the end of June to the
Hickory Crawdads of the
High-A South Atlantic League. Rosario continued to work through the minor leagues in 2024. On September 3, 2024, he earned a promotion to Double-A Frisco of the
Double-A Texas League. In High-A, he continued to dominate hitters, posting a record of 2-2, and recording an ERA of 2.40 over eight games (seven starts) in a combined 41⅓ innings with a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 60–8. On February 23, 2025, it was announced that Rosario was likely to miss the entirety of the 2025 season due to an elbow injury that necessitated surgery. Rosario did not undergo surgery during 2025, reportedly due to an unrelated medical issue. Rosario was traded to the
Washington Nationals in a six-player deal that brought
MacKenzie Gore to Texas on January 22, 2026. After acquiring Rosario, Nationals President of Baseball Operations
Paul Toboni disclosed that Rosario would undergo
Tommy John surgery. • Miami Hurricanes bio
Tyler Stuart Tyler Matthew Stuart (born October 8, 1999) is an American
professional baseball pitcher in the
Washington Nationals organization. Stuart attended
Herscher High School in
Herscher, Illinois, where he played baseball,
basketball and
football. As a senior in 2018, he went 10–1 with a 1.06 ERA and 117 strikeouts alongside a .466 batting average. He was not selected in the
2018 Major League Baseball draft and enrolled at the
University of Southern Mississippi where he played
college baseball. In 2021, he played
collegiate summer baseball with the
Bourne Braves of the
Cape Cod Baseball League, throwing six scoreless innings. For the 2022 season, Stuart appeared in 22 games (four starts) and went 4–0 with a 3.38 ERA over forty innings. After the season, he was selected by the
New York Mets in the sixth round of the
2022 Major League Baseball draft. Stuart signed with the Mets and made his professional debut in 2022 with the
Florida Complex League Mets and
St. Lucie Mets, pitching innings between the two teams. He opened the 2023 season with the
Brooklyn Cyclones and was promoted to the
Binghamton Rumble Ponies in mid-July. Over 21 starts between the two teams, Stuart went 7-2 with a 2.20 ERA and 112 strikeouts over innings. He was assigned to Binghamton to open the 2024 season. On July 28, 2024, the Mets traded Stuart to the
Washington Nationals in exchange for
Jesse Winker. He was assigned to the
Harrisburg Senators and promoted to the
Rochester Red Wings near the season's end. Over 25 starts between the three teams for the season, Stuart went 4-8 with a 4.12 ERA and 135 strikeouts over innings. Stuart opened the 2025 season on the injured list with an elbow injury before returning for a rehab assignment in June. For the 2025 season, he made ten appearances between the
Florida Complex League Nationals, the
Wilmington Blue Rocks, and Harrisburg, going 2-2 with a 4.29 ERA over innings. In July, he was placed back on the injured list, and shortly after underwent
Tommy John surgery, ending his season. • Southern Miss bio
Jarlín Susana Jarlín Joel Susana (born March 23, 2004) is a Dominican professional
baseball pitcher in the
Washington Nationals organization. Susana signed with the
San Diego Padres as an international free agent on January 15, 2022. He made his professional debut that year with the
Arizona Complex League Padres. On August 2, 2022, Susana, along with
MacKenzie Gore,
Luke Voit,
Robert Hassell,
James Wood, and
C. J. Abrams were
traded to the
Washington Nationals in exchange for
Juan Soto and
Josh Bell. He started his Nationals career with the
Florida Complex League Nationals and was promoted to the
Fredericksburg Nationals after two starts. On May 11, 2025, Susana was diagnosed with a Grade 1
UCL sprain. Upon returning, he made 14 starts for the High-A
Wilmington Blue Rocks and Double-A
Harrisburg Senators; in those games, he compiled a 1-4 record and 3.51 ERA with 95 strikeouts across innings pitched. On September 15, it was announced that Susana would miss the remainder of the season after undergoing
lat surgery.
Eriq Swan Eriq Stanford Swan (born October 31, 2001) is an American professional
baseball pitcher in the
Washington Nationals organization. A native of
Marietta, Georgia, Swan played
college baseball at
Middle Tennessee State University. In 2022, he played
collegiate summer baseball with the
Wareham Gatemen of the
Cape Cod Baseball League. Swan was drafted by the
Los Angeles Dodgers in the 4th round of the
2023 MLB draft. He made his professional debut the following season with the
Arizona Complex League Dodgers before a quick promotion to the
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, and he had a 5.16 ERA in 10 games (seven starts) between the two levels. In 2025 with the
Great Lakes Loons he had a 4–3 record and 4.43 ERA in 16 games (14 starts) while striking out 77 batters. On July 31, 2025, the Dodgers traded Swan and
Sean Paul Liñan to the
Washington Nationals in exchange for
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