James Wood's Inside-the-Park Grand Slam Sparks Rally, Helps Nationals Defeat Mets 9-6
Wood’s 15.15-second dash gave Washington its first inside-the-park grand slam since 2022 and only the ninth in the majors since 1994.
- Washington Nationals outfielder James Wood hit the major leagues' first inside-the-park grand slam since 2022 on Tuesday against the New York Mets in Washington.
- Trailing 5-0 in the second inning, the Nationals loaded the bases with two outs against Mets starting pitcher Nolan McLean, creating the setup for the rare play.
- Wood drove a first-pitch sweeper to the opposite field that glanced off outfielder Nick Morabito's arm, allowing him to circle the bases in 15.15 seconds for his 13th homer.
- Not seen since Toronto's Raimel Tapia on July 22, 2022, the play marks the rarity of inside-the-park grand slams in major league baseball.
- It is only the second inside-the-park grand slam for the franchise since moving to Washington in 2005; Michael A. Taylor hit one against Philadelphia on Sept. 8, 2017.
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"A ground-rule home run crazier than Lee Jung-hoo's just happened. I never imagined my first career grand slam would be a ground-rule home run; it was really exciting." OSEN = Reporter Gil Jun-young. Washington Nationals' James Wood, 24, hit his first career grand slam as an inside-the-park home run. Wood... on the 20th (KST) in Washington, USA
2 Mets outfielders, 1 improbable inside-the-park grand slam for the Nats
When James Wood of the Washington Nationals came to the plate in the bottom of the second inning Tuesday against the Mets with three runners on, he did something so rare in the baseball world — hit an inside-the-park grand slam — that it hasn't happened since 2022 when a Blue Jays player accomplished it.
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James Wood’s inside-the-park slam sparks Nationals’ rally vs. Mets
James Wood's three hits included an inside-the-park grand slam as the host Washington Nationals rallied from a five-run deficit for a 9-6 win against the New York Mets on Tuesday night. Jose Tena also homered for Washington, which had lost its previous two games. Bo Bichette hit a pair of two-run homers for New York,
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