Nats to call up No. 3 overall prospect James Wood (source)

Wood, ranked as the Nats’ No. 1 prospect and No. 3 overall by MLB Pipeline, will be called up by the club from Triple-A Rochester for Monday’s game against the Mets, a source told MLB.com. Grant Paulsen of 106.7 The Fan was first to report the pending move, which the club has not confirmed.

The 6-foot-7, 21-year-old from Maryland has dominated with the Red Wings this season. In 51 games, the lefty-hitting Wood slashed .346/.458/.578 with 64 hits, 34 RBIs, 10 home runs and 10 stolen bases. He recorded a 1.036 OPS in 185 at-bats.

Wood utilized his speed, agility and size to excel on defense with a 1.000 fielding percentage (five games in right field, 24 games games in center and 21 games in left).

He was named the International League Player of the Month for May after batting .394 with seven homers and 22 RBIs.

The Nationals acquired Wood from the Padres organization at the 2022 Trade Deadline as part of the Juan Soto blockbuster deal. At the time, Wood, a 2021 second-round Draft pick out of IMG Academy, was playing in Single-A and ranked as the No. 88 MLB prospect.

Wood arrived to the Nats with shortstop CJ Abrams, southpaw MacKenzie Gore, outfielder Robert Hassell III (No. 8 prospect), right-hander Jarlin Susana (No. 10) and veteran first baseman/designated hitter Luke Voit. Wood will join Abrams and Gore in the Nationals’ clubhouse as key members of Washington’s future core already at the big league level.

Wood got to know his new teammates when he participated in Major League Spring Training this year. He turned heads during camp, and he has been capturing attention all season since then.

“I don’t want to be a fan, but if I was a fan, I can’t wait until he comes up here, too,” manager Dave Martinez said. “It’s going to be fun.”