As we reported earlier this year, Major League Baseball is going to be hosting the first-ever Spring Training breakout games throughout the league. Yesterday, the Washington Nationals announced their roster for next week's first-ever Spring Breakout game against the Mets in Port St. Lucie.

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Which prospects will make the Washington Nationals' Spring Breakout Roster

Richard • Mar 5, 2024

One of the most exciting new features of spring training 2024 is the introduction of “Spring Breakout,” a series of games designed to showcase some of the best young talent in baseball as each MLB team will field a team of their future stars. In their Spring Breakout game, Washington Nationals prospects will face off against the New York Mets Prospects …

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According to MLB Pipeline, the lineup includes 22 of their top 30 prospects, nine of the top 10, and 12 of the top 15. It's not bad at all.

PITCHERS
Jarlin Susana, RHP, No. 10
Travis Sykora, RHP, No. 11
DJ Herz, LHP, No. 12
Jackson Rutledge, RHP, No. 15
Mitchell Parker, LHP, No. 22
Cole Henry, RHP, No. 25
Dustin Saenz, LHP, No. 29
Andrew Alvarez, LHP, NR
Lucas Knowles, LHP, NR
Andry Lara, RHP, NR

CATCHERS
Drew Millas, C, No. 20
Israel Pineda, C, No. 26
Maxwell Romero Jr., C, NR

INFIELDERS
Brady House, 3B, No. 3 (MLB No. 48)
Yohandy Morales, 3B, No. 5
Trey Lipscomb, 3B, No. 16
Kevin Made, SS, No. 23
Darren Baker, 2B, No. 27
T.J. White, INF, No. 30
Armando Cruz, INF, NR

OUTFIELDERS
Dylan Crews, OF, No. 1 (MLB No. 7)
James Wood, OF, No. 2 (MLB No. 14)
Elijah Green, OF, No. 6
Daylen Lile, OF, No. 7
Robert Hassell III, OF, No. 8
Cristhian Vaquero, OF, No. 9
Andrew Pinckney, OF, No. 17

Washington Nationals prospects of Dylan Crews, James Wood, Robert Hassell II, Daren Baker, Jackson Rutledge, and other top prospects will be featured in the game.

In response to the released list, Manager Davey Martinez said, “I just looked at the list, and it's a pretty good list. “I'm pretty excited about it. I'm gonna manage that game. So I don't know if I'm a breakout guy anymore, but I just want to watch them play. It'll be fun.” Martinez continued, “I want to see them all play hard.”

The game against the New York Mets will be streamed live on MLB.com, with the Nationals radio call available on Nationals.com next Friday, March 15th, at 3:00 pm. EDT in Port St. Lucie.

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