Washington Nationals Depth Chart 2026 - CBS Sports

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	K. Ruiz Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Excluded from lineup Thursday Keibert Ruiz Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Excluded from lineup Thursday	D. MillasDrew Millas	—
First Base	L. GarciaLuis Garcia	C. MeadCurtis Mead	—
Second Base	N. NunezNasim Nunez	J. VivasJorbit Vivas	L. GarciaLuis Garcia C. MeadCurtis Mead J. TenaJose Tena
Shortstop	C. AbramsC.J. Abrams	N. NunezNasim Nunez	B. HouseBrady House
Third Base	J. VivasJorbit Vivas	B. HouseBrady House	J. TenaJose Tena C. MeadCurtis Mead
Left Field	D. Lile Nationals' Daylen Lile: First home run of 2026 Daylen Lile Nationals' Daylen Lile: First home run of 2026	J. Wood Nationals' James Wood: Late homer Friday James Wood Nationals' James Wood: Late homer Friday	J. WiemerJoey Wiemer
Center Field	J. Young Nationals' Jacob Young: Absent from lineup Jacob Young Nationals' Jacob Young: Absent from lineup	J. WiemerJoey Wiemer	D. Lile Nationals' Daylen Lile: First home run of 2026 Daylen Lile Nationals' Daylen Lile: First home run of 2026 N. NunezNasim Nunez J. Wood Nationals' James Wood: Late homer Friday James Wood Nationals' James Wood: Late homer Friday
Right Field	J. Wood Nationals' James Wood: Late homer Friday James Wood Nationals' James Wood: Late homer Friday	J. WiemerJoey Wiemer	D. Lile Nationals' Daylen Lile: First home run of 2026 Daylen Lile Nationals' Daylen Lile: First home run of 2026
Designated Hitter	B. HouseBrady House	J. TenaJose Tena	D. Lile Nationals' Daylen Lile: First home run of 2026 Daylen Lile Nationals' Daylen Lile: First home run of 2026 J. Wood Nationals' James Wood: Late homer Friday James Wood Nationals' James Wood: Late homer Friday L. GarciaLuis Garcia K. Ruiz Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Excluded from lineup Thursday Keibert Ruiz Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Excluded from lineup Thursday C. AbramsC.J. Abrams C. MeadCurtis Mead J. VivasJorbit Vivas

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
C. CavalliCade Cavalli	Z. Littell Nationals' Zack Littell: Lit up by San Francisco Zack Littell Nationals' Zack Littell: Lit up by San Francisco	F. Griffin Nationals' Foster Griffin: Tagged for four in no-decision Foster Griffin Nationals' Foster Griffin: Tagged for four in no-decision	M. MikolasMiles Mikolas	J. IrvinJake Irvin

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
C. Beeter Nationals' Clayton Beeter: Blows save but earns win Clayton Beeter Nationals' Clayton Beeter: Blows save but earns win G. VarlandGus Varland	P. PoulinPJ Poulin	C. PerezCionel Perez P. SchultzPaxton Schultz C. Henry Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Apr 28 Cole Henry Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Apr 28 B. LordBrad Lord R. Lovelady Nationals' Richard Lovelady: Traded to Nationals Richard Lovelady Nationals' Richard Lovelady: Traded to Nationals M. ParkerMitchell Parker K. Waldichuk Nationals' Ken Waldichuk: Moved to 60-day IL Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1 Ken Waldichuk Nationals' Ken Waldichuk: Moved to 60-day IL Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1