Wiemer's Hot Streak: Nats' New Star

0:00On March 30, Joy Weimer, the guy that Brewers drafted back in 2020, is making noise again, but now he's lighting up the Washington, Nationals lineup. Three years after his rookie flash and center field from Milwaukee, the 27-year-old just went six for six over the weekend against the Cubs at. Riggly, with two homers, a triple, and two walks. That's reaching base in his first eight-played appearances, tying the MLB record since 1961. Here this week on March 29, he fell a double short of the cycle in a 6-3-nats win, capping a two out of three series victory. Over Chicago, their first opening series win since 2018. Opening day on March 26, he was three for three with a homer and a 10-to-four blowout. Fans are buzzing about this turnaround for a player who's bounced around. After a solid rookie year with 13 homers and 11 steals for the Brewers, he struggled in 2024, got demoted to triple A, then traded to Cincinnati midseason.

1:00The reds flipped him to Kansas City. He got waived in 2025, landed with Miami briefly, then San Francisco, before the Nats snagged him, off waivers in January. What stands out is how weamer beat out top prospects like Dylan Cruz for an outfield spot in spring training, despite a rough .150 average. He can play all three outfield positions and his walkoff homer to in-camp sealed the deal for a team hungry for righty power. Meanwhile, Cubs' big free agent signing Alex Breggman smashed two homers that day, but it wasn't enough. Weamer's got that prospect shine back. He benign on him as the Nats ride this early momentum. Team coverage, powered by AI. This is Washington Nationals News Today.