Top prospect James Wood makes his MLB debut! (Full recap of his first MLB game!)

Star Nationals prospect James Wood was once part of the trade that sent Juan Soto to San Diego. Check out the full highlights of his first game in the majors! Presented by ‪@bookingcom‬
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[@SeerMagicX]

Get this dude a better helmet

[@Diabolical420]

He plays for the Nats for a reason. The nats may not be that good now but they have a future. With wood, the nats will be better and the other prospects like Dylan crews.

[@SeerMagicX]

@@Diabolical420 No, I meant his actual helmet. Kept flying off, not a good fit.

[@JSAPaik]

or a chin strap

[@RicFlair-yn1mm]

​@@SeerMagicXhe needs to cut them dreads...too much hair under the helmet

[@kalebstuckey570]

It’s not the helmet’s fault his hair looks like a bunch of turds

[@ViajaConGRACE]

Love how the catcher in 1:50 tells him: "Enjoy the moment...". That´s respect right there!

[@rmoultonrmoulton145]

Love seeing these giant dudes playing ball. Oneil Cruz, Elly, Judge and now Wood. The long levers they have just makes the game smoother and easier for them.

[@cjartiste]

Google Frank Thomas, White Sox. You'll be in for a treat.

[@rmoultonrmoulton145]

@cjartiste Dude. Grew up on him. Had his baseball shoes in little league. Great call. The Big Hurt was a badass.

[@trumpwon8064]

​@rmoultonrmoulton145 Google Dave Winfield

[@TrikShotsGaming]

Props to the ump for cleaning the plate so the crowd could give him a standing ovation

[@phoenixwarden8647]

I like this guy from what I’m seeing

[@Eric-fd4eb]

Love to see the hustle on the young man, BIG things are coming for Woods.

[@jaxevenhus6189]

love to see this stuff!!!!! dudes gonna be goooood

[@freebooman]

i love him already

[@huddy.1219]

im a mets fan and that game was scary but have an insane amount of respect for this kid… absolute stud for sure

[@bigwayne4719]

I didn't know Waka flaka played baseball

[@smackjack]

That was a hit at the end not an error! If he caught the ball wood is still safe

[@CincyTurk]

Sheesh he's fast

[@zebulunssword]

Awesome!

[@montanaproductions5559]

Congrats

[@shawnterrance7204]

dude looks like leon thomas from victorious lol lmao dudes gonna be an all star soon for sure probably even mvp

[@kenno9770]

Nah ong😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@hateusernames2]

these prospects are lighting up MLB

[@elcristianyt7621]

No sé pero me da como una vibra como cuando debutó ely😊

[@jaydee8253]

Si

[@theflashone22]

Never thought I'd see waka flocka playing baseball

[@trumpwon8064]

Unfortunately

[@SPICY_BEAR]

Nice line drive! 🙂

[@whowho8470]

Padres traded away a LOT of talent for a guy who's currently playing on the Yankees 😮

[@bakaraka5880]

Yankees also traded a lot of talent for someone who won’t even win the World Series with them and they don’t have the money to sign him.

[@GJLCreativeStudios]

it kills me. Juan Soto is the most overrated player in baseball history

[@zacharycox7391]

@@GJLCreativeStudios Currently 18th all-time in career OBP. What are you smoking?

[@Wario8318]

​@@GJLCreativeStudiosyou dont know ball fr

[@tobsixi6702]

@@GJLCreativeStudios Soto is not overrated its just that his last 2 teams (Padres and Yankees) have all fumbled big time by completely overpaying players like Stanton and or Machado, who are not worth that type of money… because of that they were/are in no position to sign a generational talent who could actually live up to a contract like that

[@thelifeofmatt0306]

As soon as I saw them toss the ball to Pete Alonzo all I could think was he was going to chuck it into the stands!

[@BigTex0516]

Ditch the hair 😂

[@IceCreamCornDawg]

Him, de la cruz and Skenes are the future of baseball

[@trumpwon8064]

No

[@Broba_Fett]

I'm surprised Alonso didn't throw the ball into the stands.

[@michaelmcclendon7856]

Atta boy Pete.. he didnt throw it into the stands this time

[@FastSloW-qt8xf]

Got to watch him in harrisburg last year. The Crack of his bat is truly different. James woods is thr future of mlb.

[@jaetoven1243]

Bro is huge

[@EricHamilton-ls6fn]

Saw him in Harrisburg opposite field home run and an outfield assist this guy is going to be really really good

[@trumpwon8064]

You're no scout

[@drewdougherty4373]

Good luck to the kid man. A lot of people think he's gonna be a good player 👍

[@FastSloW-qt8xf]

Good? The kid is phenomenal

[@GreenShark-hn7pk]

Because he will be great. In 5 years he is top 10 or top 5

[@drewdougherty4373]

@@GreenShark-hn7pk time will tell. I think he has all the potential...

[@thisguyknowsball]

idk if #2 is a hit but that's good baserunning

[@seanmcnally4818]

Definitely had a nice debut, despite his team not getting the win. I'm sure everyone knows this, but he was acquired as part of the trade that sent Juan Soto to the Padres.

[@detroit601]

If we didn’t know…it’s in the video…

[@9Volt-bp4ux]

Salute MLB baseball....💯 They are adapting to the times fast and embracing the new culture well 💯 MLB is such a blessing of a platform.

[@cravenlevay8761]

James Woods does everything acting baseball.

[@YooperMan906]

Id say the nationals got a nice haul for dealing Soto

[@DC-fi3ew]

Who besides me thought of family guy when u saw this kids name lol

[@NoName-gh5mq]

Let’s GO WOODZ 🪵 🇺🇸 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@bak1386]

The guys with that tall "lanky" build are damn near perfect for baseball. I dont know where these dudes are coming from but it's a great time to be a fan right now

[@Blacheherbie]

The next MVP

[@bakaraka5880]

Kind of hard when Shohei’s in the NL.

[@MrChivistadecorazon]

Sure miss seeing play when he was in Lake Elsinore with the Lake Elsinore Storm when he was in the Padres system

[@Nik-cg6qr]

Nice ! You can see the talent and potential . Lets go Mets tho

[@andrewclark6618]

Padres were dumb to trade this guy away… I remember his first spring training and dude was crushing 450 bombs on backfields. I knew he was going to be good then

[@KeepItFresh02]

yo whats the deal with pitchers CANNOT throw to first base 🤣

[@JDOGFTW]

welcome to the show.

[@CantonCardsGA]

Who else was looking for the rookie debut patch??

[@TheKingAndrews]

Yo how much that drink at 1:42 cost and get me ten of em

[@MattChristie]

Would have liked to have seen every pitch of each plate appearance.

[@trumpwon8064]

Go buy the ticket then

[@burneraccount9359]

they gotta get him a smaller helmet lmaoo

[@eddiegainz1673]

Dude wasting too much energy tryna keep his helmet on lol!!!!!

[@FireRonRivera]

Right lol, a tighter helmet might hurt his hair or just not fit.

[@everythinglakers1713]

that helmet is harder to keep on than hitting a MLB pitch lmaoooooooo

[@KJ33]

As a guardians fan Jose ramirez and Josh Naylor have this problem so bad every night it bothers me so bad but they seem to be very fluid at ignoring it flying off and running without it😂

[@coltDagoat33]

juan sotto gave the nationals there best cornerstones haha

[@jackdean2509]

someone find him a smaller helmet

[@SpammoJohnson]

Are we sure that’s not waka flocka?

[@SeyerNeverCanStopKru]

LMAOO

[@nicholasmarch3286]

my first thought lol. looks identical

[@kaismith264]

Tf was Alonso doing on that corner of the bag

[@morcatna4767]

Nice, trade him to the giants plz 😌

[@ccboi1311]

Somehow a guy playing in his first MLB game was better than most of the guys on the roster.... Him and Gore almost carried us to a win.... With him almost scoring the game winning run smh

[@user-tu8zu1ow1g]

Good too see African Americans playing ball in the league .. it’s less seen now a days unlike back in the days

[@aks957]

Soleone get him a Helmet

[@carriagecrestkid5626]

Man he needs a chin strap on that helmet, I can see already 😅Great start to a MLB career!!

[@EricHamilton-ls6fn]

Definitely needs a better helmet

[@poolside123canadian7]

Im just gonna say it. Ooh piece of candy, OOH piece of candy, ooh piece of candy.😂

[@Connerp9]

I think he needs more mics to talk into😂

[@DaveTheTurd]

Change his name to James Is.....

[@dimitrisbright9807]

Nothing he can do about the helmet as long as the dreads are there. Might as well embrace it lol. But I’m concerned about that tall skinny body when turning the bases. That indecisiveness on that base path can wear on his knees very easily

[@BDizDaBest]

Mets won the game, funny how you don't hear anything about that. It's amazing the lengths the media will go to to avoid talking about Mets successes.

[@nicholasmarch3286]

i am not even a nats fan, but its the guys first major league game, thats what this video is about. i am sure there is a video about the mets winning if you go look... idiot

[@taags]

Is the top prospect a 40 year old dude?

[@lorenzobeckmann3736]

whole lotta strike zone; best of luck young man

[@user-vx5qg7hj5t]

I’ll give 2 weeks to go back to the minors

[@jayortiz4773]

They could’ve won man Luis had to freaking sell the game😔😔😔

[@Tacorover]

At first I blamed Luis, but it was really hunter Harvey’s fault. He’s had a bad streak lately, hope he goes back to being good

[@LaMonteWade31]

Nationals won the Soto trade tbh

[@GJLCreativeStudios]

Massively. I'm a Padres fan and we got fleeced. Soto didn't even play that well here

[@BOoodaAh]

Debut? Dude looks 40😅

[@johndavis6719]

Lol

[@HillBilly_Birdie]

Get this dude a haircut so his helmet stays on his head.

[@dharmaram7527]

He needs a chin strap for his helmet.

[@ShelovesVXRAIL]

hey daddy gonna be a mvp one day 😩😩😩😩😩😩

[@GJLCreativeStudios]

Cant afford a helmet that fits? Or is it a style thing? Come on, guys

[@manny2562]

If the helmet comes off, it comes off. He worries to much about the helmet. Get the man the right size or he may need to cut his hair to fit a helmet to protect him from getting hit by a baseball in the head on a throw like this to 2nd base.

[@Jottahhoy]

Jhonkacy noel Mejor

[@machodelacruz-zr3ky]

red sox

[@SoySos13]

Washington Nationals

[@TheComedicCubeYT]

@@SoySos13Atlanta Braves

[@l...l8748]

lose

[@machodelacruz-zr3ky]

@@l...l8748 the best

[@alphaytrr4076]

he looks like a basketball player

[@JDOGFTW]

and ? keep going finish what you were gonna say.

[@westville1916]

He is tall

[@SBmasta441]

@@JDOGFTW Why are you offended? Basketball players have long arms and legs.

[@Goodassramen]

​@@JDOGFTW...I think he finished his thought.

[@alphaytrr4076]

@@JDOGFTW and plays baseball????

[@bobmoss4016]

Wow fast is fast is fast. Gotta get him a chin strap for his hat!!!

[@BradGill371]

This kids gonna be a dud.

[@richardli4038]

anyone else thinking of family guy

[@stettsfamily8097]

Cut the hair bro

[@BDizDaBest]

Would you say that to a white player who had long hair? I doubt it.

[@stettsfamily8097]

@@BDizDaBest Absolutely yes! I don’t care about race dude. Stop with that stupid stuff. The dudes hair is to long just cut it.

[@trumpwon8064]

​@@BDizDaBestwhy you gotta bring race into it? Are you a racist?

[@GO-kg2dw]

I hate Aj preller

[@Rowgue51]

Looked awkward and clumsy and like the furthest thing from an athlete both on the bases and in the field.

[@westville1916]

He's 6'7 you dunce what do you expect?

[@westville1916]

He's 6'7 dude

[@Rowgue51]

@@westville1916 There are plenty of guys that are 6'7" or taller that are incredibly athletic. He isn't one of them, which is probably why he's playing baseball and not basketball. He's going to be a massive bust.

[@Jughhh]

Already better than Jackson Holliday

[@trumpwon8064]

He's gonna be bust

[@user-vx5qg7hj5t]

I’ll give a week lol another overhyped prospect

[@RobertGerman]

Learn from Mike Trout and don't stay on the Angels any longer than you have to.

[@UmamiMiaCooking]

Man Wacka Flocka is a straight up STUD

[@user-mg4so7jk9m]

髪型で野球するわけじゃない。ヘルメットの重要性を認識して安全にプレイすることを意識してほしい。

[@bombasticbushkin1124]

Oh great. Another cocky look at me culturally challenged narcissist. Please. No more!!

[@trumpcard4182]

He looks like a SURE bust. Looks lethargic in the field, does not run balls out and he has a hard time sliding. Looks lazy in the field and wild throwing accuracy. Hitting??? Maybe

[@Patrick-eo2ts]

6.7 234 lbs lol

[@XxWillyCoolxX]

Man as a padres fan this hurts

[@trumpwon8064]

Because of one hit?

[@Falllll]

@@trumpwon8064 Because the Padres get to watch half their farm system play well for another team.

[@YooperMan906]

Yeah all for 1 year of Soto. Sorry for your loss man.