Jarlín Susana

Minor league players and teams affiliated with the Washington Nationals professional baseball organization include:

Players

Hyun-il Choi

Hyun-il Choi (born May 27, 2000) is a Korean professional baseball pitcher in the Washington Nationals organization.

Choi was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2018 for a $300,000 signing bonus as a 17-year old High School pitcher from Korea. He made his professional debut in 2019 with in the Arizona League, where he was 5–1 with a 2.63 ERA in 14 games (11 starts). He struck out 71 in 65 innings.

Choi missed the 2020 season as a result of the cancellation of the minor league season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was assigned to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes to start the 2021 season before being promoted to High-A Great Lakes Loons at mid-season. Across the two levels, he was 8–6 with a 3.72 ERA in 24 games (11 starts) and struck out 106 batters in innings while only walking 18. The Dodgers recognized him by awarding him the organizations Branch Rickey Minor League Pitcher of the Year Award. Choi only pitched in one game for Great Lakes in 2022 before being shut down with forearm inflammation. He returned to Great Lakes in 2023, pitching in 16 games (13 starts) with a 4–5 record and 3.75 ERA.

Choi began the 2024 season with the Double-A Tulsa Drillers before an early call-up to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Baseball Club. He made 24 appearances (21) starts between the two teams, with a 5–11 record and 4.92 ERA.

On December 11, 2024, Choi was selected by the Washington Nationals in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.

Jackson Cluff

Jackson Paul Cluff (born December 3, 1996) is an American professional baseball infielder in the Washington Nationals organization.

Cluff attended and played baseball for Brigham Young University, but he took time away from the sport on a two-year mission to Atlanta. After returning for his 2019 collegiate season, Cluff was drafted in the sixth round by the Nationals and turned pro. Cluff made his professional debut with the Class-A Hagerstown Suns, hitting .229 with five home runs, five triples, and eight doubles over 62 games in 2019.

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 in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He was not called up to the major leagues during the 2020 season.

The Nationals invited Cluff to participate again with major league players in 2021 spring training. He was reassigned to the minors and began the season with the Class-AA Harrisburg Senators, two steps up from where he finished out the 2019 season. Cluff participated in the Arizona Fall League and was named the league's Defensive Player of the Year for his work as the regular starting shortstop with the Surprise Saguaros.

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 a shortstop.

BYU Cougars bio

Armando Cruz

Armando Junior Cruz (born January 16, 2004) is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop in the Washington Nationals organization.

Born and raised in Santo 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.

Cruz was linked to the Washington Nationals as early as 2019, before he was eligible to sign with a Major League Baseball team. 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 (with Yasel Antuna), one day before Cruz's 17th birthday.

At the time Cruz turned pro, he was ranked as the fifth-best international amateur prospect by '' MLB Pipeline'' and the second-best by ''Baseball America''. A contemporaneous Minor 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.

Carlos De La Cruz

Carlos De La Cruz (born October 6, 1999) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Washington Nationals organization.

De La Cruz was originally discovered by the scouting department of the Philadelphia Phillies in 2017 at the age of 17 playing for an amateur travel team in New York. He would sign with the Phillies on August 23, 2017 for a bonus of $50,000 as an undrafted free agent before participating in the Florida Instructional League later in the year.

De La Cruz made his professional debut in 2018 with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Phillies East of the Gulf Coast League. He finished the season with a .284 average and six home runs in 43 games. De La Cruz was promoted to the Lakewood BlueClaws of the Single–A South Atlantic League for the 2019 season. He finished the season with a .220 average and seven home runs in 117 games. De La Cruz did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. De La Cruz shuttled between the FCL Phillies, Jersey Shore BlueClaws, and Clearwater Threshers, playing in 63 total games and hitting .181. De La Cruz started the 2022 season at Jersey Shore. After slashing .266/.344/.463 over 64 games, he was promoted to the Reading Fightin Phils of the Double-A Eastern League. In 38 contests with Reading, De La Cruz hit .278 and finished the season with 17 home runs. After the 2022 season, he played in the Arizona Fall League. He was also named a MiLB.com Organization All-Star. 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. Following the season, De La Cruz played for the Gigantes del Cibao of the Dominican Winter League. He would return to Reading for the start of the 2024 season. At the end of the 2024 Minor League season, De La Cruz became a free agent.

On December 18, 2024, De La Cruz signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals.

Jeremy De La Rosa

Jeremy José De La Rosa (born January 16, 2002) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder in the Washington Nationals organization.

The Nationals signed De La Rosa as an international amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic, where he trained at the Quality Baseball Academy, for a reported $300,000 bonus on July 2, 2018. After signing De La Rosa, the Nationals sent him to their instructional league in West Palm Beach, Florida, that fall.

De La Rosa ranked as the Nationals' twelfth-best prospect entering the 2019 season, according to '' MLB Pipeline''. ''Baseball America'' praised his "promising tools" and ability to make contact at the plate without swinging out of the strike zone. Mark Scialabba, the Nationals' player development director, named De La Rosa as one of his breakout candidates in 2019. De La Rosa did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2022, De La Rosa split the year between the Single–A Fredericksburg Nationals and High–A Wilmington 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 their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.

De La Rosa was optioned to the Double-A Harrisburg Senators to begin the 2023 season. 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–A Rochester Red Wings.

Marquis Grissom Jr.

Marquis Deon Grissom (born July 19, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Washington Nationals organization.

Grissom Jr. attended Counterpane School in Fayetteville, Georgia and played college baseball at Georgia Tech. In 2021, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was selected by the Washington Nationals in the 13th round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.

Grissom Jr. spent his first professional season with the Florida Complex League Nationals and Fredericksburg Nationals. He pitched 2023 with Fredericksburg and started 2024 with the Wilmington Blue Rocks before being promoted to the Harrisburg Senators.

His father, Marquis Grissom, played in Major League Baseball (MLB).

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets bio

Andry Lara

Andry José Lara (born January 6, 2003) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Lara trained at Zulia Academy as an amateur, overcoming knee problems as a youth and adding considerable velocity as he grew in strength. By age 16, his fastball could run up to . '' MLB Pipeline'' considered him the sixteenth-best prospect in the 2019 international amateur free agent class and the best overall pitcher. The Nationals signed Lara for a reported $1.25 million bonus on July 2, 2019. He was the Nationals' top-ranked international signee for the period.

In 2021, Lara made his professional debut, advancing during the minor league season from the rookie–level Florida Complex League Nationals to the Low–A Fredericksburg Nationals while appearing primarily as a starting pitcher.

Lara spent the 2024 campaign with Wilmington and the Double–A Harrisburg Senators, compiling an 11–11 record and 3.34 ERA with 132 strikeouts across innings pitched over 25 starts. On November 19, 2024, the Nationals added Lara to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.

Lara was optioned to the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings to begin the 2025 season. On April 20, 2025, Lara was promoted to the major leagues for the first time as the 27th man for Washington's doubleheader against the Colorado Rockies. He did not appear in either game and was optioned back to Rochester to the following day, becoming a phantom ballplayer.

Lara is right-handed and was described by ''MLB Pipeline'' at the time of his signing as a potential future frontline starter. Along with a two-seam fastball that sits in the mid-90s, Lara throws a breaking ball and a changeup.

Andrew Pinckney

Andrew David Pinckney (born December 7, 2000) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Washington Nationals organization.

Pinckney attended McIntosh High School in Peachtree City, Georgia and played college baseball at the University of Alabama. In 2022, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star. He was selected by the Washington Nationals in the fourth round of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.

Pinckney signed with the Nationals and spent his first professional season with the Florida Complex League Nationals, Fredericksburg Nationals, Wilmington Blue Rocks and Harrisburg Senators. He started 2024 with Harrisburg.

Alabama Crimson Tide bio

Holden Powell

Holden William Powell (born September 9, 1999) is an American professional baseball relief pitcher in the Washington Nationals organization.

Powell played for the Bruins at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he served as the team's primary closer in 2019 and 2020. In 2019, he briefly played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was drafted in the third round by the Nationals in the abbreviated 2020 draft and chose to sign with the team, appearing later that summer in instructional league in Florida.

Before the 2021 season, Powell ranked as the Nationals' 20th-best prospect, according to '' MLB Pipeline''. He was assigned to High-A Wilmington, along with several other top Nationals prospects, to begin the season that May.

Powell employs a fastball and a slider as his main pitches. He uses a changeup and a curveball less frequently, relying on the slider as his primary "out pitch" while working up to with his fastball.

UCLA Bruins bio

Tyler Stuart

Tyler Matthew Stuart (born October 8, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Washington Nationals organization.

Stuart attended Herscher High School in Herscher, Illinois, where he played baseball, basketball and football. As a senior in 2018, he went 10–1 with a 1.06 ERA and 117 strikeouts alongside a .466 batting average. He was not selected in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft and enrolled at the University of Southern Mississippi where he played college baseball.

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 over innings. In 2021, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League, throwing six scoreless innings. For the 2022 season, Stuart appeared in 22 games (four starts) and went 4–0 with a 3.38 ERA over forty innings. After the season, he was selected by the New York Mets in the sixth round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.

Stuart signed with the Mets and made his professional debut in 2022 with the Florida Complex League Mets and St. Lucie Mets, pitching innings between the two teams. He opened the 2023 season with the Brooklyn Cyclones and was promoted to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies in mid-July. Over 21 starts between the two teams, Stuart went 7-2 with a 2.20 ERA and 112 strikeouts over innings. He was assigned to Binghamton to open the 2024 season.

On July 28, 2024, the Mets traded Stuart to the Washington Nationals in exchange for Jesse Winker. He was assigned to the Harrisburg Senators and promoted to the Rochester 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 over innings.

Southern Miss bio

Jarlín Susana

Jarlín Joel Susana (born March 23, 2004) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the Washington Nationals organization.

Susana signed with the San Diego Padres as an international free agent in January 2022. He made his professional debut that year with the Arizona Complex League Padres.

On August 2, 2022, Susana, along with MacKenzie Gore, Luke Voit, Robert Hassell, James Wood, and C. J. Abrams were traded to the Washington Nationals in exchange for Juan Soto and Josh Bell. He started his Nationals career with the Florida Complex League Nationals and was promoted to the Fredericksburg Nationals after two starts.

Travis Sykora

Travis Alvin Sykora (born April 28, 2004) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Washington Nationals organization.

Sykora attended Round Rock High School in Round Rock, Texas. He was selected by the Washington Nationals in the third round of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.

Sykora signed with the Nationals rather than play college baseball at the University of Texas at Austin. He made his professional debut in 2024 with the Fredericksburg Nationals.

Team rosters, by league

Below are the rosters of the minor league affiliates of the Washington Nationals:

Triple-A

Double-A

High-A

Single-A

Rookie

Foreign Rookie

Notes

References

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