Wood, House to represent Nats at All-Star Futures Game

The Nationals will have two of their top prospects representing the organization at next month’s All-Star Futures Game.

Outfielder James Wood and third baseman Brady House have been selected to represent the Nats in the 2023 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game, the announcement coming tonight on MLB Network.

Wood, 20, is the No. 5 prospect in baseball according to Baseball America and the No. 6 prospect per MLBPipeline.com’s recently updated rankings. As the Nats’ top overall prospect per both publications, he leads the Nats’ minor league system in home runs (12), RBIs (52), slugging percentage (.536), OPS (tied for first, .903), triples (six), extra-base hits (33) and total bases (128).

From April 25 to May 28, Wood posted a 30-game on-base streak, the longest active streak in all of Minor League Baseball at the time. He hit .299 with a .415 on-base percentage and a .626 slugging percentage during that stretch.

In 66 games between High-A Wilmington and Double-A Harrisburg, Wood has hit .272 with 15 doubles, six triples, 12 homers, 52 RBIs, 37 walks, 13 stolen bases and 46 runs scored. He was promoted to Harrisburg on May 28, an early promotion compared to some of the Nats’ top prospects of the past. In the week leading up his promotion to Double-A, Wood went 9-for-19 (.474) with a double, triple, three home runs, seven RBIs, four walks, two stolen bases and eight runs scored in his last five games with the Blue Rocks.

Wood was named the South Atlantic League Player of the Week on May 15 after he recorded six extra-base hits (three doubles, a triple and a homer), seven RBIs and seven runs in seven games. He went 3-for-3 with two doubles, a homer, two RBIs, two walks and three runs scored against Brooklyn (Mets) in his final High-A game.

House, 20, is the Nats’ No. 3 prospect per Baseball America and their No. 5 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, who also rank him as the No. 75 overall prospect. He ranks in the top five in Washington’s minor league system in OPS (third, .871), slugging percentage (fourth, .512), batting average (fourth, .297) and home runs (sixth, eight).

In 44 games between Single-A Fredericksburg and Wilmington, House is hitting .297 with 11 doubles, one triple, eight home runs, 30 RBIs, 17 walks, six stolen bases and 29 runs scored. While with Fredericksburg, House posted on-base streaks of 16 and 14 games, as well as hitting streaks of 11 and eight games.

House was promoted to Wilmington on June 9, and he is 10-for-34 (.294) with three doubles, two homers, eight RBIs, one walk, one stolen base and seven runs scored since.

The 2023 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game will be played at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, July 8, at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. Scheduled for seven innings, the game will air live on Peacock and SiriusXM.