The Washington Nationals recalled infielder Jake Alu from Triple-A Rochester on Tuesday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement.
Alu, 26, is tied for first among Nationals farmhands with 22 doubles and ranks in the system in hits (3rd, 90), runs (5th, 48), batting average (6th, .293), OPS (7th, .777), RBI (T7th, 43), slugging percentage (8th, .420) extra-base hits (8th, 28) and on-base percentage (10th, .357).
This marks Alu’s fourth Major League stint of the 2023 season. He has appeared in five games, going 3-for-14 (.214) with one walk and one stolen base this season.
Alu was the 2022 “Nationals Way” Award winner after he led Washington’s Minor League system in average (.298), slugging percentage (.507), OPS (.872), doubles (40), extra-base hits (62) and total bases (252). He finished the season on a 20-game on-base streak, hitting in each of the final 14 games and tallying hits in 19 of those 20 games during the streak. At third base, Alu led all of Minor League Baseball (infielders and outfielders) with 17 defensive runs saved, according to Baseball Info Solutions.
A former 24th-round pick from Boston College, Alu was added to Washington’s 40-man roster following the 2022 season. With his Major League debut, he became the lowest drafted position player to make his Major League debut with the Washington Nationals in team history (2005-pres.).
