Joey Wiemer's Hot Streak Fuels Nats' Early Success

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The Washington Nationals are off to a hot 3-1 start in their 2026 season, and Outfielder

Joey Wimmer is carrying a big part of, that fire.

He's just tied the record for most consecutive on-base appearances to open a year.

Hitting ten in a row, matching what Carlos Delgado did back in.

2022

Earlier this week against the Philadelphia Phillies, Wimmer kept that streak alive in dramatic

fashion.

He got caught out heading to first, but the Nationals challenged it.

The call got flipped to a single, and that ninth time on-base stood.

Philly Skipper Rob Thompson wasn't having it, argued hard, and ended up getting tossed

from the game.

That controversy fired up the nets, who crushed Philly 13-2.

Wimmer went two for four with a walk, and two runs scored, proving why they shocked

folks by keeping him on the opening day roster over hot prospect, Dylan Cruz.

The streak finally snapped in the fifth inning when Philly got him out, but not before Wimmer

lit it up through four games, batting 800 with, two homers and four RBIs.

That's a wild jump from his career, 216 average over four MLB seasons.

Nationals brass is riding this hot hand while it lasts, hoping Wimmer keeps dropping

bars on the base path as they build early momentum.