Juan Yepez
1B/DH FA
Mon 8/26/24 11:29 PM

Yepez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Monday's 5-2 loss to the Yankees.
EDGE Analysis
Yepez took Nestor Cortes deep in the seventh inning for this fifth homer of the campaign. Yepez has now hit two home runs in his last four games, after getting three in his previous 39 games this season. The 26-year-old has found regular playing time with the Nationals since being called up in the beginning of July, and he's slashing .284/.331/.451 thus far.

Juan Yepez
1B/DH FA
Sun 8/25/24 10:06 AM

Yepez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
EDGE Analysis
Yepez has gone 4-for-12 with a three-run homer over the past three games but will take a seat for Sunday's series finale. Keibert Ruiz will rest his legs as the designated hitter while Drew Millas starts behind the plate.

Juan Yepez
1B/DH FA
Thu 8/22/24 9:00 PM

Yepez went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run Thursday against the Rockies.
EDGE Analysis
Yepez's eighth-inning blast drove in three and put the game on ice for the Nationals. It was the fourth homer of the season for Yepez, who broke a 2-for-29 spell when he sent the Peter Lambert sweeper over the center field fence. Yepez now holds a .278 average with 16 extra-base hits, 20 RBI, 20 runs and two steals across 151 at-bats.

Juan Yepez
1B/DH FA
Wed 8/21/24 3:44 PM

Yepez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies.
EDGE Analysis
Yepez will head to the bench for the second time in three games while he's gone just 2-for-26 at the dish over his last eight contests, bringing his slash line down to .279/.331/.422 over 163 plate appearances since getting a call-up to Washington on July 4. His recent struggles could cost him a regular spot in the lineup against right-handed pitching, as Joey Gallo looms as a potential alternative following his return from the 10-day injured list Tuesday. Gallo will fill in for Yepez at first base in Wednesday's contest.

Juan Yepez
1B/DH FA
Sun 8/18/24 11:10 AM

Yepez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Philadelphia, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.
EDGE Analysis
Yepez is mired in a 2-for-22 slump over the past six games and will head to the bench Sunday after making 37 straight starts. Travis Blankenhorn will bat eighth as the designated hitter in the series finale versus the Phillies.

Juan Yepez
1B/DH FA
Thu 8/8/24 10:11 AM

Yepez went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a stolen base in Wednesday's 7-4 loss to the Giants.
EDGE Analysis
The first baseman took Blake Snell deep in the third inning, briefly giving the Nationals a 3-2 lead that quickly evaporated. Yepez hasn't gone consecutive games without a hit since being added to the Nationals' roster in early July, and in 117 plate appearances over that stretch he's slashing .330/.380/.523 with 12 doubles, three homers, two steals, 16 RBI and 17 runs.

Juan Yepez
1B/DH FA
Sat 7/27/24 7:46 AM

Yepez went 3-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and two RBI in Friday's extra-inning win over St. Louis.
EDGE Analysis
Yepez scored runs in the second and fourth innings before knocking an RBI double in the fifth. He also drove in a run with a sacrifice fly to tie the game in the seventh and force the game to extras. Yepez had a 15-game hitting streak to begin his Nationals career before going 0-for-3 on Thursday. After his three-hit night Friday, he's now slashing .375/.423/.609 with 11 extra-base hits through 71 plate appearances.

Juan Yepez
1B/DH FA
Wed 7/24/24 11:47 PM

Yepez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 12-3 loss to the Padres.
EDGE Analysis
Yepez helped the Nationals to a hot start with his first-inning blast, but it was all Padres after that. The 26-year-old is still yet to be held hitless in his Washington career, and his power has come around with two homers and two doubles over five games since the All-Star break. He's batting .368 with two homers, eight RBI, 10 runs scored, one stolen base and eight doubles over 15 contests in the majors this year.

Juan Yepez
1B/DH FA
Sat 7/20/24 12:34 PM

Yepez went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer and a second run scored in Friday's 8-5 win over Cincinnati.
EDGE Analysis
Yepez took Frankie Montas deep in the third inning, driving a two-strike pitch over the left-field fence to extend Washington's lead to 7-1. It's the first homer of the year for Yepez, though he's swung the bat well since he was called up on July 5 -- the outfielder has at least one hit in all 11 games he's appeared in. Overall, Yepez is slashing an eye-popping .390/.468/.610 with six RBI and eight runs scored across 47 plate appearances as he continues to make a case for an everyday role.

Juan Yepez
1B/DH FA
Sun 7/14/24 7:40 PM

Yepez went 2-for-3 with a walk, one stolen base, one RBI and one run scored in Sunday's 9-3 loss to the Brewers.
EDGE Analysis
Yepez has hit safely in all 10 of his major-league games this season, and this was his third straight multi-hit effort. He's also shown modest power with six doubles, though he's yet to hit a home run. The 26-year-old has added three RBI and six runs scored over 43 plate appearances, and his steal Sunday was the first of his major-league career. Until Joey Gallo (hamstring) returns from the IL, Yepez is likely to maintain a firm grip on a starting job at first base.