Jacob Young

CF · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 2023–PRESENT Birthdate: July 27, 1999 BORN: PONTE VEDRA, USA

Washington Nationals

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Career

291 H · 14 HR · 114 RBI · 74 SB

.244 AVG · .635 OPS · 397 G

2026 Season

.235 AVG · 9 HR · 35 RBI · 13 SB

.289 OBP · .386 SLG · .675 OPS

Last 30 Days

.280 AVG · 1 HR · 5 RBI · 5 SB

.357 OBP · .440 SLG · .797 OPS

Salary / Contract

2026: $794,200

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2026 Salary Note Jacob Young's 2026 salary is $794,200. Salary History →

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Jul 26, 2026 Wood's Two Homers, Fifth-Inning Barrage Lift Nationals Past Diamondbacks 10-7 Recap
Jul 25, 2026 Nationals Bury Diamondbacks With Four-Run Third, Abrams Powers 5-3 Win Recap
Jul 20, 2026 Nationals Outlast Rockies in Coors Field Slugfest, 7-3 Recap
Jul 6, 2026 Nationals Erase Five-Run Deficit With Back-to-Back Explosions, Hold Off Astros 12-11 Recap
Jul 1, 2026 Washington Rolls Through Fenway, 10-2, Behind Alvarez and Three-Homer Attack Recap

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Jacob Young is a center fielder for the Washington Nationals. In 397 MLB games, he has a .244 batting average and 14 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and related info.

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Full Career Record

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Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2023	WSH	33	107	9	27	7	1	0	12	13	10	22	.252	.322	.336	.658
2024	WSH	150	468	75	120	24	1	3	36	33	30	102	.256	.316	.331	.648
2025	WSH	120	324	34	75	10	1	2	31	15	27	65	.231	.296	.287	.583
2026	WSH	94	293	39	69	13	2	9	35	13	17	57	.235	.289	.386	.675
Career Totals	—	397	1192	157	291	54	5	14	114	74	84	246	.244	.302	.333	.635

Salary & Contract

Year	Salary
2025	$768,700
2026	$794,200

Career Total: $1,562,900 (2 seasons)

Average: $781,450

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

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Salary Note

Jacob Young's 2026 Opening Day salary with WSH is $794,200 on a nominal basis (no deferred component recorded).

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Game Log — Recent

Date	Opp	Result	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB
Jul 26	vs ARI	10-7 W	4	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0
Jul 25	vs ARI	5-3 W	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Jul 24	vs ARI	2-3 L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jul 22	@ COL	8-0 W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul 21	@ COL	7-8 L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Jul 20	@ COL	7-3 W	4	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Jul 19	@ OAK	5-2 W	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Jul 17	@ OAK	23-4 W	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0
Jul 10	vs NYY	3-5 L	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Jul 7	vs HOU	3-6 L	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Splits (2026)

Split	G	AB	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OPS
vs LHP	0	99	26	2	0	.263	.715
vs RHP	0	169	34	5	0	.201	.571
Home	0	146	36	4	0	.247	.653
Away	0	150	33	5	0	.220	.682
Day	0	135	31	2	0	.230	.636
Night	0	157	37	6	0	.236	.681

Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.