June 29, 2025
Wood went 1-for-2 with four intentional walks and a stolen base in Sunday's 7-4 extra-innings win over the Angels.
ANALYSISThe Angels clearly wanted little to do with Wood, as they walked him intentionally four times. Per
Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post, the emerging young star became the first MLB player to be intentionally walked four times in one game since Barry Bonds in 2004. During the Nationals' nine-game road trip through Southern California, Wood went 9-for-33 (.273) with two home runs, eight RBI, two steals and a 10:14 BB:K. Seven of those walks came over three games against the Angels. Wood has displayed strong plate discipline this season with a 14.5 percent walk rate, though he also has a fairly pedestrian 26.8 percent strikeout rate. He's added a .283/.386/.552 slash line with 22 homers, 11 steals, 64 RBI and 52 runs scored across 84 contests.