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Washington Nationals' Speedster Moves Up Historic List with Multi-Steal Day on Saturday

By virtue of his two stolen bases on Saturday, Washington Nationals' rookie Jacob Young now has 21 consecutive steals to start his career. This puts him in an elite group in baseball history.

Brady Farkas

Apr 25, 2024; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Nationals outfielder Jacob Young
Apr 25, 2024; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Nationals outfielder Jacob Young / Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
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The Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins, 11-4, on Saturday afternoon to move within two games of .500 at 12-14.

Since winning the World Series in 2019, the Nationals have traded key figures like Max Scherzer, Juan Soto, Trea Turner, Josh Bell and Kyle Scwharber, opting for a lengthy rebuild that they are trying to come out of this season.

Playing with several young and exciting players, Washington is currently in fourth place in the talented National League East. One of the young players that is turning heads in Washington is 24-year-old outfielder Jacob Young.

The speedster went 2-for-4 on Saturday with four runs scored and an RBI, while also stealing two bases. His stolen base prowess has him in an elite group in baseball history at the outset of his career.

Per Sarah Langs of MLB.com:

most consecutive SB without being caught to start career (since CS tracked in both lgs, 1951):

Tim Locastro: 29
Tim Raines: 27
Mitchell Page: 26
Quintin Berry: 25
Jacoby Ellsbury: 25
Jacob Young: 21 *active

h/t @EliasSports

Young has eight steals this year, which follows up on the 13 he had last year during his debut season. A seventh-round pick out of Florida in 2019, Young is a .272 career hitter through his first 162 at-bats. He has more stolen bases than RBI (16).

The Nationals are Marlins will play again on Sunday afternoon with the first pitch coming at 1:40 p.m. ET. Patrick Corbin (0-3, 6.51 ERA) pitches for Washington while Ryan Weathers (2-2, 3.16 ERA) gets the ball for Skip Schumaker's squad.

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Brady Farkas

BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady.