Washington Nationals Depth Chart 2026 - CBS Sports

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	K. Ruiz Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Resting Tuesday Keibert Ruiz Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Resting Tuesday	D. MillasDrew Millas	—
First Base	L. Garcia Nationals' Luis Garcia: Heading to bench Wednesday Luis Garcia Nationals' Luis Garcia: Heading to bench Wednesday	C. Mead Nationals' Curtis Mead: Resting Tuesday Curtis Mead Nationals' Curtis Mead: Resting Tuesday	A. ChaparroAndres Chaparro
Second Base	N. Nunez Nationals' Nasim Nunez: Records 24th steal Nasim Nunez Nationals' Nasim Nunez: Records 24th steal	J. VivasJorbit Vivas	L. Garcia Nationals' Luis Garcia: Heading to bench Wednesday Luis Garcia Nationals' Luis Garcia: Heading to bench Wednesday C. Mead Nationals' Curtis Mead: Resting Tuesday Curtis Mead Nationals' Curtis Mead: Resting Tuesday J. TenaJose Tena
Shortstop	C. Abrams Nationals' CJ Abrams: Receiving day of rest C.J. Abrams Nationals' CJ Abrams: Receiving day of rest	N. Nunez Nationals' Nasim Nunez: Records 24th steal Nasim Nunez Nationals' Nasim Nunez: Records 24th steal	—
Third Base	C. Mead Nationals' Curtis Mead: Resting Tuesday Curtis Mead Nationals' Curtis Mead: Resting Tuesday	J. TenaJose Tena	J. VivasJorbit Vivas
Left Field	J. Wood Nationals' James Wood: Swipes bag, collects three hits James Wood Nationals' James Wood: Swipes bag, collects three hits	D. LileDaylen Lile	D. Crews Nationals' Dylan Crews: On bench Tuesday Dylan Crews Nationals' Dylan Crews: On bench Tuesday
Center Field	J. YoungJacob Young	D. Crews Nationals' Dylan Crews: On bench Tuesday Dylan Crews Nationals' Dylan Crews: On bench Tuesday	D. LileDaylen Lile N. Nunez Nationals' Nasim Nunez: Records 24th steal Nasim Nunez Nationals' Nasim Nunez: Records 24th steal J. Wood Nationals' James Wood: Swipes bag, collects three hits James Wood Nationals' James Wood: Swipes bag, collects three hits
Right Field	D. Crews Nationals' Dylan Crews: On bench Tuesday Dylan Crews Nationals' Dylan Crews: On bench Tuesday	J. Wood Nationals' James Wood: Swipes bag, collects three hits James Wood Nationals' James Wood: Swipes bag, collects three hits	D. LileDaylen Lile
Designated Hitter	D. LileDaylen Lile	J. TenaJose Tena	J. Wood Nationals' James Wood: Swipes bag, collects three hits James Wood Nationals' James Wood: Swipes bag, collects three hits J. VivasJorbit Vivas A. ChaparroAndres Chaparro L. Garcia Nationals' Luis Garcia: Heading to bench Wednesday Luis Garcia Nationals' Luis Garcia: Heading to bench Wednesday C. Abrams Nationals' CJ Abrams: Receiving day of rest C.J. Abrams Nationals' CJ Abrams: Receiving day of rest K. Ruiz Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Resting Tuesday Keibert Ruiz Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Resting Tuesday C. Mead Nationals' Curtis Mead: Resting Tuesday Curtis Mead Nationals' Curtis Mead: Resting Tuesday

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
C. CavalliCade Cavalli	F. GriffinFoster Griffin	J. Irvin Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Jun 19 Jake Irvin Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Jun 19	Z. LittellZack Littell	M. MikolasMiles Mikolas

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
C. BeeterClayton Beeter R. LoveladyRichard Lovelady G. Varland Nationals' Gus Varland: Secures fifth save Gus Varland Nationals' Gus Varland: Secures fifth save	M. ParkerMitchell Parker	P. SchultzPaxton Schultz B. LordBrad Lord O. RibaltaOrlando Ribalta R. CornelioRiley Cornelio M. Kranick Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jul 3 Max Kranick Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jul 3 K. Waldichuk Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1 Ken Waldichuk Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1