Washington Nationals Outfielder James Wood Named to All MLB Team

Washington Nationals right fielder James Wood has another accolade to add to cement a career 2026 season.

Wood was named an All MLB Second Team selection during the MLB Awards Show on Wednesday night, marking the first time he has received the postseason recognition in his career. Wood also becomes the first National to be named to the All MLB team since both Juan Soto and Max Scherzer were named First Team selections in 2021, in addition to Trea Turner being named a second team selection the same season.

In addition to being named the Nationals' Player of the Year for the second consecutive season, Wood put together a monster season where he ranked top ten among both outfielders and in the National League in runs, OPS, wOBA, walks, on base percentage, wRC+, slugging percentage and home runs. He also became the first player in Major League history to record 30 home runs, steal 20 bases and draw 100 walks while playing in less than 140 games in a regular season, in addition to joining Barry Bonds, Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani and Jeff Bagwell among other players to record the feat during the regular season.

Wood also teamed up with Abrams to become just the fifth set of teammates in Major League Baseball history to both eclipse 30 home runs, 30 doubles and 20 stolen bases in the same season. That also came after Wood recorded ten leadoff home runs in 2026, ranked the most in franchise history. By the All Star break, he led Major League Baseball with 77 runs scored and 46 extra base hits while also leading the National League in both walks and total bases.

That was more than enough to earn an All Star selection, one of three players who represented the franchise while Wood officially became a two-time selection. Wood also joined Abrams as Silver Slugger finalists, announced last week, in the latest deserving accolade to close a career season. Wood missed time in the second half of the regular season with a left oblique strain, yet still recorded 30 home runs and 77 RBIs while hitting a career-high .265 in 2026. He also hit an inside the park home run in the win against the Mets back on May 19, just the second time in franchise history one has been recorded. Yet what was more encouraging was cutting his strikeout rate down to 28.7%, marking a career low, while drawing a career-high 16.4% walk rate.