The Nationals’ 22-year-old slugger has a blast at the All-Star Game’s signature event. Actually, he has 16 of them, which is not enough to get into the semifinals.

The Washington Nationals already know they have a superstar on their hands in outfielder James Wood, but the wider baseball world will get a glimpse of him during the 2025 MLB Home Run Derby.Wood has had a fantastic couple of weeks.

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The Nationals' stellar second-year outfielder made an impression during his Home Run Derby debut with a majestic blast.

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The Nationals have given Wood his first career game off at the MLB level on the final day before the All-Star break. For good reason, too: Wood will let it rip in the Home Run Derby on Monday night in Atlanta. The Nationals have chartered a plane for their All Stars, Wood and MacKenzie Gore, to head to Atlanta in style.

This home run sparked a lot of good reactions from Woods's fellow MLB stars. His Derby opponent Byron Buxton of the Minnesota Twins had a spot-on reaction when the camera panned to him. His jaw was dropped, similarly to how a lot of MLB fans at home looked when Wood crushed that ball.

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Eight of baseball's biggest hitters will slug it out in Atlanta this evening ahead of the All-Star Game on Tuesday.