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Abrams went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, a double, two RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Pirates.
Abrams fell a triple short of the cycle and continues to rake at the plate with a .356/.426/.695 slash line across 68 plate appearances to begin the 2026 campaign. He had an RBI single in the first before flipping an 80 mph sweeper from Mitch Keller into the right-field seats for a solo shot in the third. Abrams has hit safely in 14 of his 16 games this season and 11 of 12 this month. He's also hit all six of his home runs in April with 16 RBI, 10 runs scored and four stolen bases over 50 trips to the plate.
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Nationals' CJ Abrams: Swats fifth homer in loss
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Abrams went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Monday's loss to the Pirates.
The 25-year-old shortstop turned on a 99.5 mph fastball from Paul Skenes in the first inning, pulling it over the wall in right field. Abrams appears to be on his way to career-best power numbers in 2026 -- through 15 games he's slashing .327/.406/.618 with five homers and 17 RBI, and his 32.6 percent flyball rate and 26.1 percent pull-air rate would be career highs.
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Nationals' CJ Abrams: Pair of hits in win Friday
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Abrams went 2-for-3 with an RBI double and a run scored in Friday's 7-3 win over the Brewers.
Abrams doubled home Curtis Mead to give the Nationals a quick 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Abrams has recorded at least one hit in 10 of 12 games he's played this season and has been particularly hot at the plate since the calendar flipped to April. In eight games this month, Abrams is 10-for-28 with four home runs, 12 RBI, seven runs scored and four stolen bases. On the season, he's slashing .311/.415/.600 across 53 trips to the plate.
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Nationals' CJ Abrams: Swipes two bags Tuesday
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Abrams went 2-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and two stolen bases in Tuesday's extra-inning loss to the Cardinals.
The Nationals ran wild in this one, going 6-for-6 on SB attempts off Pedro Pages and Yohel Pozo with Abrams leading the way. The 25-year-old shortstop is teasing a breakout campaign. slashing .308/.413/.615 through 10 games with four homers, four steals, eight runs and 14 RBI.
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Nationals' CJ Abrams: Power surge continues
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Abrams went 1-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Monday's win over the Cardinals.
The shortstop launched the third of three eighth-inning homers by the Nationals as part of a six-run eruption that erased a 6-3 deficit. Abrams has gone yard four times in the last five games and hit safely in seven straight, batting .321 (9-for-28) over the latter stretch with a .750 SLG, eight runs, 11 RBI and two steals.
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Nationals' CJ Abrams: Homer streak ends Sunday
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Abrams went 1-for-3 with a walk, a run scored and a stolen base in Sunday's loss to the Dodgers.
While the shortstop saw his homer streak end at three games, Abrams still found a way to contribute for his fantasy investors. The 25-year-old has been locked in to begin 2026, batting .290 (9-for-31) through eight games with three homers, two steals, seven runs and 12 RBI.
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Nationals' CJ Abrams: Drives in four in Friday's loss
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Abrams went 2-for-5 with a home run and four RBI in Friday's loss to the Dodgers.
The shortstop gave the Nationals an early lead in their home opener as he took Emmet Sheehan deep in the first inning for a three-run homer. Abrams has had an impressive start to the season at the plate, batting .269 (7-for-26) through six games with two homers, four runs and 10 RBI, but he's still looking for his first steal of 2026.
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Nationals' CJ Abrams: Launches first homer of season
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Abrams went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and a walk in Wednesday's loss to the Phillies.
Abrams went yard for the first time this season in the top of the seventh inning, and his blast gave the Nats a transitory 5-1 lead they'd later blow. Abrams has hit safely in his last three games, going 4-for-14 with a homer, four RBI, four runs scored and a walk in that stretch.
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Nationals' CJ Abrams: Back in action Sunday
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Abrams (personal) will start at shortstop and bat sixth Sunday against the Cubs, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.
The 25-year-old shortstop was away from the team for Saturday's contest due to a death in his family, but he's rejoined the club in Chicago for Sunday's series finale. Abrams went 1-for-4 with two RBI in the season opener Thursday.
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Nationals' CJ Abrams: Away from team
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Abrams is currently away from the Nationals due to a death in his family, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.
The Nationals haven't officially placed the 25-year-old on the bereavement list, but a move could come in the near future. Nasim Nunez will start at shortstop while Abrams is away, opening up second base for Jorbit Vivas.
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Nationals' CJ Abrams: Heating up late in camp
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Abrams went 1-for-4 in Sunday's Grapefruit League game against the Orioles.
The 25-year-old shortstop is batting a tepid .244 (10-for-41) this spring with zero homers and just one steal in two attempts, but Abrams appears to be finding a groove as the Grapefruit League schedule wraps up. He's hit safely in five straight games, going 6-for-15 (.400) with a double, a triple and a 1:2 BB:K during that stretch. This could be a critical campaign for Abrams, who has yet to fully capitalize on his athletic tools despite averaging 19 homers and 36.3 steals over the last three seasons.
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