Minor league players and teams affiliated with theWashington Nationals professional baseball organization include:
| Hyun-il Choi | |
|---|---|
| Washington Nationals | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (2000-05-27)May 27, 2000 (age 25) Seoul,South Korea | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
Hyun-il Choi (born May 27, 2000) is a Korean professionalbaseballpitcher in theWashington Nationals organization.
Choi was signed by theLos Angeles Dodgers in 2018 for a $300,000 signing bonus as a 17-year old High School pitcher from Korea.[1] He made his professional debut in 2019 with in theArizona League, where he was 5–1 with a 2.63 ERA in 14 games (11 starts). He struck out 71 in 65 innings.[2]
Choi missed the 2020 season as a result of the cancellation of the minor league season due to theCOVID-19 pandemic and was assigned to theRancho Cucamonga Quakes to start the 2021 season before being promoted to High-AGreat Lakes Loons at mid-season.[3] Across the two levels, he was 8–6 with a 3.72 ERA in 24 games (11 starts) and struck out 106 batters in106+1⁄3 innings while only walking 18.[2] The Dodgers recognized him by awarding him the organizations Branch Rickey Minor League Pitcher of the Year Award.[4] Choi only pitched in one game for Great Lakes in 2022 before being shut down with forearm inflammation.[5] He returned to Great Lakes in 2023, pitching in 16 games (13 starts) with a 4–5 record and 3.75 ERA.[2]
Choi began the 2024 season with the Double-ATulsa Drillers before an early call-up to the Triple-AOklahoma City Baseball Club.[6] He made 24 appearances (21) starts between the two teams, with a 5–11 record and 4.92 ERA.[2]
On December 11, 2024, Choi was selected by theWashington Nationals in the minor league phase of theRule 5 draft.[7]
| Jackson Cluff | |
|---|---|
| Washington Nationals | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: (1996-12-03)December 3, 1996 (age 28) Littleton, Colorado | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
Jackson Paul Cluff (born December 3, 1996) is an Americanprofessional baseballinfielder in theWashington Nationals organization.
Cluff attended and played baseball forBrigham Young University, but he took time away from the sport on a two-yearmission toAtlanta. After returning for his 2019 collegiate season, Cluff was drafted in the sixth round by the Nationals and turned pro.[8] Cluff made his professional debut with the Class-AHagerstown Suns, hitting .229 with five home runs, five triples, and eight doubles over 62 games in 2019.[9]
Although the 2020 minor league season was canceled, Cluff was named to the Nationals' 60-man "player pool", working out with other top prospects and some major league players inFredericksburg, Virginia. He was not called up to the major leagues during the2020 season.[10]
The Nationals invited Cluff to participate again with major league players in2021 spring training.[11] He was reassigned to the minors and began the season with the Class-AAHarrisburg Senators, two steps up from where he finished out the 2019 season.[12] Cluff participated in theArizona Fall League and was named the league's Defensive Player of the Year for his work as the regular starting shortstop with theSurprise Saguaros.[13]
Cluff is noted as a nimble player with a quick left-handed swing and the arm and footwork to handle any infield spot defensively. As of the start of the 2021 season, he has spent the majority of his time as a professional as ashortstop.[11]
| Riley Cornelio | |
|---|---|
| Washington Nationals | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (2000-06-06)June 6, 2000 (age 25) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
Riley John Thomas Cornelio (born June 6, 2000) is an Americanprofessional baseballpitcher in theWashington Nationals organization.
Cornelio attendedPine Creek High School inColorado Springs, Colorado, where he playedbaseball. In 2018, he played for theUnited States national under-18 baseball team at the COPABE U-18 Pan-American Championships.[14] In 2019, as a senior, he went 7-2 with a 2.43 ERA and 89 strikeouts over 49 innings, and was named the Colorado Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year.[15] Cornelio went unselected in the2019 Major League Baseball draft and enrolled atTexas Christian University where he playedcollege baseball for theHorned Frogs.[16] In 2021, he playedcollegiate summer baseball in theNorthwoods League with theSt. Cloud Rox, and set a Rox single-game record with 14 strikeouts.[17] As a redshirt sophomore for the Horned Frogs in 2022, he was the team's number one starter, starting 15 games and going 4-5 with a 4.68 ERA and 77 strikeouts over 75 innings.[18]
Cornelio was selected by theWashington Nationals in the seventh round of the2022 Major League Baseball draft.[19] After signing, Cornelio made his professional debut in 2023 with theFredericksburg Nationals, making 22 starts and going 4-8 with a 4.68 ERA.[20] He pitched the 2024 season with theWilmington Blue Rocks and went 9-11 with a 5.56 ERA over 26 starts. For the 2025 season, Cornelio played with Wilmington, theHarrisburg Senators, and theRochester Red Wings, making 26 starts and going 6-7 with a 3.28 ERA and 135 strikeouts over134+1⁄3 innings.[21] The Nationals named Cornelio their Minor League Pitcher of the Year.[21]
| Armando Cruz | |
|---|---|
| Washington Nationals | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: (2004-01-16)January 16, 2004 (age 21) Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
Armando Junior Cruz (born January 16, 2004) is a Dominican professional baseballshortstop in theWashington Nationals organization.
Born and raised inSanto Domingo, in the Dominican Repuyblic, Cruz emerged as a high-level baseball prospect by the time he was 14. He played in the 2018 14U Select Festival and a Perfect Game showcase the following year in Florida.[22]
Cruz was linked to the Washington Nationals as early as 2019, before he was eligible to sign with aMajor League Baseball team.[23] The Nationals officially signed Cruz for a $3.9 million bonus on January 15, 2021, tying the franchise record for an international amateur free agent bonus (withYasel Antuna),[24] one day before Cruz's 17th birthday.[25]
At the time Cruz turned pro, he was ranked as the fifth-best international amateur prospect byMLB Pipeline[26] and the second-best byBaseball America.[27] A contemporaneousMinor League Baseball news report described him as possibly the best defensive player available in the international signing period, as well as an above-average runner.[28]
| Carlos De La Cruz | |
|---|---|
| Washington Nationals | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: (1999-10-06)October 6, 1999 (age 26) Yonkers, New York, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
Carlos De La Cruz (born October 6, 1999) is an American professionalbaseballoutfielder in theWashington Nationals organization.
De La Cruz was originally discovered by the scouting department of thePhiladelphia Phillies in 2017 at the age of 17 playing for an amateur travel team in New York.[29] He would sign with the Phillies on August 23, 2017 for a bonus of $50,000 as an undrafted free agent before participating in theFlorida Instructional League later in the year.[29]
De La Cruz made his professional debut in 2018 with theRookie-levelGulf Coast League Phillies East of theGulf Coast League. He finished the season with a .284 average and six home runs in 43 games. De La Cruz was promoted to theLakewood BlueClaws of theSingle–ASouth Atlantic League for the 2019 season.[30] He finished the season with a .220 average and seven home runs in 117 games.[30] De La Cruz did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of theCOVID-19 pandemic. De La Cruz shuttled between the FCL Phillies, Jersey Shore BlueClaws, andClearwater Threshers, playing in 63 total games and hitting .181.[30] De La Cruz started the 2022 season at Jersey Shore. After slashing .266/.344/.463 over 64 games, he was promoted to theReading Fightin Phils of theDouble-AEastern League.[31] In 38 contests with Reading, De La Cruz hit .278 and finished the season with 17 home runs.[30] After the 2022 season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.[32] He was also named a MiLB.com Organization All-Star.[33] De La Cruz returned to Reading for the 2023 season, finishing with a .259 average and 24 home runs in 129 contests. He was also named an Eastern League Post-Season All-Star.[34] Following the season, De La Cruz played for theGigantes del Cibao of theDominican Winter League.[35] He would return to Reading for the start of the 2024 season; in 113 appearances split between Reading and the Triple-ALehigh Valley IronPigs, he hit a cumulative .234/.302/.367 with 11 home runs, 53 RBI, and six stolen bases. De La Cruz elected free agency following the season on November 4, 2024.[36]
On December 18, 2024, De La Cruz signed a minor league contract with theWashington Nationals organization.[37]
| Jeremy De La Rosa | |
|---|---|
| Washington Nationals | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: (2002-01-16)January 16, 2002 (age 23) Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
Jeremy José De La Rosa (born January 16, 2002) is a Dominican professional baseballoutfielder in theWashington Nationals organization.
The Nationals signed De La Rosa as an international amateur free agent out of theDominican Republic, where he trained at the Quality Baseball Academy, for a reported $300,000 bonus on July 2, 2018. After signing De La Rosa,[38] the Nationals sent him to their instructional league inWest Palm Beach,Florida, that fall.[39]
De La Rosa ranked as the Nationals' twelfth-best prospect entering the 2019 season, according toMLB Pipeline.[40]Baseball America praised his "promising tools" and ability to make contact at the plate without swinging out of the strike zone.[39] Mark Scialabba, the Nationals' player development director, named De La Rosa as one of his breakout candidates in 2019.[41] De La Rosa did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of theCOVID-19 pandemic.[42]
In 2022, De La Rosa split the year between the Single–AFredericksburg Nationals and High–AWilmington Blue Rocks, playing in 101 total games and batting a cumulative .280/.358/.436 with 11 home runs, 67 RBI, and 39 stolen bases. On November 15, 2022, the Nationals added De La Rosa to their40-man roster to protect him from theRule 5 draft.[43]
De La Rosa was optioned to the Double-AHarrisburg Senators to begin the 2023 season.[44] However, he spent the year with High–A Wilmington, playing in 93 games and batting .240/.324/.361 with 7 home runs, 42 RBI, and 13 stolen bases. Following the season, De La Rosa was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to the Triple–ARochester Red Wings.[45]
| Christian Franklin | |
|---|---|
| Washington Nationals | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: (1999-11-30)November 30, 1999 (age 25) Overland Park, Kansas, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
Christian Franklin (born November 30, 1999) is an American professionalbaseballoutfielder in theWashington Nationals organization. He playedcollege baseball for theArkansas Razorbacks.
Franklin grew up inOverland Park, Kansas, and attendedRockhurst High School inKansas City, Missouri.[46] He batted .361 over his junior and senior seasons with 18 RBIs and 14 runs scored.[47]
Franklin became the Razorbacks' starting left fielder as a freshman and was named to theSoutheastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman team after batting .274 with 41 runs scored, 34 runs batted in and 12 stolen bases.[48] After the season, he played summer baseball for the Santa Barbara Foresters of theCalifornia Collegiate League.[49] As a sophomore, Franklin batted .381 with four doubles, a triple, three home runs and RBIs in 16 games before the season was cut short due to thecoronavirus pandemic.[50][51]
Franklin was named a preseason First Team All-American byBaseball America and by the National College Baseball Writers Association going into his junior year.[52][53][54] 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.[55][56][57] In the opening game of the2021 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.[58][59]
Franklin was selected in the 4th round with the 123rd overall pick in the2021 Major League Baseball draft by theChicago Cubs.[60] He signed with the team on July 16, 2021, and received a $425,000 bonus.[61] Franklin was assigned to theRookie-levelArizona Complex League Cubs to begin his professional career, where he played four games before being promoted to theLow-AMyrtle Beach Pelicans.[62] Over 24 games between the two teams, he batted .237 with one home run and eight RBIs.
On July 30, 2025, the Cubs traded Franklin and Ronny Cruz to the Nationals for pitcherMichael Soroka.[63]
| Marquis Grissom Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Washington Nationals – No. 74 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (2001-07-19)July 19, 2001 (age 24) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
Marquis Deon Grissom (born July 19, 2001) is an American professionalbaseballpitcher in theWashington Nationals organization.
Grissom Jr. attended Counterpane School inFayetteville, Georgia and playedcollege baseball atGeorgia Tech.[64][65] In 2021, he playedcollegiate summer baseball with theOrleans Firebirds of theCape Cod Baseball League.[66] He was selected by theWashington Nationals in the 13th round of the2022 Major League Baseball draft.[67]
Grissom Jr. spent his first professional season with theFlorida Complex League Nationals andFredericksburg Nationals. He pitched 2023 with Fredericksburg and started 2024 with theWilmington Blue Rocks before being promoted to theHarrisburg Senators.[68]
His father,Marquis Grissom, played inMajor League Baseball (MLB).[69]
| Sean Paul Liñan | |
|---|---|
| Washington Nationals | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (2004-11-07)November 7, 2004 (age 20) Cartagena, Colombia | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
Sean Paul Liñan (born November 7, 2004) is a Colombian professionalbaseballpitcher in theWashington Nationals organization.
Liñan signed with theLos Angeles Dodgers as an international free agent in January 2022.[70] He made his professional debut that year with theDominican Summer League Dodgers.
Liñan pitched 2023 with theArizona Complex League Dodgers and 2024 with the ACL Dodgers andRancho Cucamonga Quakes. He started 2025 with Rancho Cucamonga and was promoted to theGreat Lakes Loons in May. At the time of his promotion, he was leading the minor leagues in strikeouts.[71]
On July 31, 2025, the Dodgers traded Liñan andEriq Swan to theWashington Nationals in exchange forAlex Call.[72]
| Andrew Pinckney | |
|---|---|
| Washington Nationals | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: (2000-12-07)December 7, 2000 (age 24) Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
Andrew David Pinckney (born December 7, 2000) is an Americanprofessional baseballoutfielder in theWashington Nationals organization.
Pinckney attendedMcIntosh High School inPeachtree City, Georgia and playedcollege baseball at theUniversity of Alabama.[73] In 2022, he playedcollegiate summer baseball with theFalmouth Commodores of theCape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star.[74] He was selected by theWashington Nationals in the fourth round of the2023 Major League Baseball draft.[75]
Pinckney signed with the Nationals and spent his first professional season with theFlorida Complex League Nationals,Fredericksburg Nationals,Wilmington Blue Rocks andHarrisburg Senators.[76] He started 2024 with Harrisburg.
| Holden Powell | |
|---|---|
| Washington Nationals | |
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: (1999-09-09)September 9, 1999 (age 26) Visalia, California, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
Holden William Powell (born September 9, 1999) is an American professionalbaseballrelief pitcher in theWashington Nationals organization.
Powell played for theBruins at theUniversity of California, Los Angeles, where he served as the team's primary closer in 2019 and 2020. In 2019, he briefly playedcollegiate summer baseball with theCotuit Kettleers of theCape Cod Baseball League.[77] He was drafted in the third round by the Nationals in the abbreviated2020 draft and chose to sign with the team, appearing later that summer in instructional league in Florida.[78]
Before the2021 season, Powell ranked as the Nationals' 20th-best prospect, according toMLB Pipeline.[79] He was assigned to High-AWilmington, along with several other top Nationals prospects, to begin the season that May.[80]
Powell employs afastball and aslider as his main pitches. He uses achangeup and acurveball less frequently, relying on the slider as his primary "out pitch" while working up to 97 miles per hour (156 km/h) with his fastball.[81]
| Tyler Stuart | |
|---|---|
| Washington Nationals | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1999-10-08)October 8, 1999 (age 26) Kankakee, Illinois, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
Tyler Matthew Stuart (born October 8, 1999) is an Americanprofessional baseballpitcher in theWashington Nationals organization.
Stuart attendedHerscher High School inHerscher, Illinois, where he played baseball,basketball andfootball.[82][83][84] As a senior in 2018, he went 10–1 with a 1.06 ERA and 117 strikeouts alongside a .466 batting average.[85] He was not selected in the2018 Major League Baseball draft and enrolled at theUniversity of Southern Mississippi where he playedcollege baseball.[84]
Stuart did not appear in any games for Southern Mississippi in 2019 or 2020. He made his collegiate debut in 2021, pitching to a 7.16 ERA over16+1⁄3 innings.[86] In 2021, he playedcollegiate summer baseball with theBourne Braves of theCape Cod Baseball League, throwing six scoreless innings.[87][88] For the 2022 season, Stuart appeared in 22 games (four starts) and went 4–0 with a 3.38 ERA over forty innings.[89] After the season, he was selected by theNew York Mets in the sixth round of the2022 Major League Baseball draft.[90][91]
Stuart signed with the Mets and made his professional debut in 2022 with theFlorida Complex League Mets andSt. Lucie Mets, pitching3+2⁄3 innings between the two teams. He opened the 2023 season with theBrooklyn Cyclones and was promoted to theBinghamton Rumble Ponies in mid-July.[92][93][94] Over 21 starts between the two teams, Stuart went 7-2 with a 2.20 ERA and 112 strikeouts over110+2⁄3 innings.[95] He was assigned to Binghamton to open the 2024 season.[96]
On July 28, 2024, the Mets traded Stuart to theWashington Nationals in exchange forJesse Winker.[97] He was assigned to theHarrisburg Senators and promoted to theRochester 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 over122+1⁄3 innings.[98] Stuart opened the 2025 season on the injured list with an elbow injury before returning for a rehab assignment in June.[99] For the 2025 season, he made ten appearances between theFlorida Complex League Nationals, theWilmington Blue Rocks, and Harrisburg, going 2-2 with a 4.29 ERA over35+2⁄3 innings. In July, he was placed back on the injured list, and shortly after underwentTommy John surgery, ending his season.[100]
| Jarlín Susana | |
|---|---|
| Washington Nationals – No. 49 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (2004-03-23)March 23, 2004 (age 21) Villa Isabela,Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
Jarlín Joel Susana (born March 23, 2004) is a Dominican professionalbaseballpitcher in theWashington Nationals organization.
Susana signed with theSan Diego Padres as an international free agent on January 15, 2022.[101] He made his professional debut that year with theArizona Complex League Padres.
On August 2, 2022, Susana, along withMacKenzie Gore,Luke Voit,Robert Hassell,James Wood, andC. J. Abrams weretraded to theWashington Nationals in exchange forJuan Soto andJosh Bell.[102] He started his Nationals career with theFlorida Complex League Nationals and was promoted to theFredericksburg Nationals after two starts.[103][104]
On May 11, 2025, Susana was diagnosed with a Grade 1UCL sprain.[105]
| Eriq Swan | |
|---|---|
| Washington Nationals | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (2001-10-31)October 31, 2001 (age 23) Marietta, Georgia | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
Eriq Stanford Swan (born October 31, 2001) is an American professionalbaseballpitcher in theWashington Nationals organization.
A native ofMarietta, Georgia, Swan playedcollege baseball atMiddle Tennessee State University. In 2022, he playedcollegiate summer baseball with theWareham Gatemen of theCape Cod Baseball League.[106] Swan was drafted by theLos Angeles Dodgers in the 4th round of the2023 MLB draft. He made his professional debut the following season with theArizona Complex League Dodgers before a quick promotion to theRancho Cucamonga Quakes, and he had a 5.16 ERA in 10 games (seven starts) between the two levels.[107] In 2025 with theGreat Lakes Loons he had a 4–3 record and 4.43 ERA in 16 games (14 starts) while striking out 77 batters.[107]
On July 31, 2025, the Dodgers traded Swan andSean Paul Liñan to theWashington Nationals in exchange forAlex Call.[72]
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