Bryce Harper's debut with the Washington Nationals came with an enormous amount of fanfare and exceptionally high expectations. The former first overall pick in the 2010 draft had carried those high expectations ever since he first appeared on the radar of scouts in high school.

James Wood’s fourth-inning home run opens the offensive floodgates for the Nationals, who blast five dingers to back Jake Irvin in 7-3 victory over the Dodgers.

They’d be appropriate, what with awesome young slugger James Wood set to play in San Diego for the first time since he was traded with other homegrown Padres for Juan Soto in August 2022.