FredNats Announce 2026 Opening Day Roster

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. - In conjunction with the Washington Nationals, the Fredericksburg Nationals are excited to announce the 2026 Opening Day roster. The roster includes 14 players that have appeared in at least one game for the FredNats before, and it also has eight of the Nationals' Top-30 prospects according to MLB Pipeline, including four of the Top 10. The roster includes two of the top 12 picks in the 2025 MLB Draft in Eli Willits (No. 1 overall) and Gavin Fien (No. 12 overall).

If a player is in the MLB Pipeline Nationals Top-30, his ranking is listed after his name.

Fredericksburg begins the 2026 campaign this Friday, April 3, at home against the Augusta GreenJackets. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m.

* = appeared for the FredNats in the past

Pitchers (alphabetical order)

• Jared Beck
• Jonah Conradt
• Carson Fischer*
• Landon Harmon (#10)
• Nolan Hughes
• Luke Johnson*
• Isaac Lyon
• Grant Manning
• Alexander Meckley*
• Ryan Minckler*
• Bryant Olson*
• Johan Otanez*
• Leuris Portorreal
• Owen Puk*
• Jacob Roberts
• Cesar Rojas
• Miguel Sime Jr. (#16)

Catchers

• Christian Fagnant*
• Nick Hollifield*
• Sir Jamison Jones

Infielders

• Juan Cruz
• Ronny Cruz (#25)
• Coy James (#17)
• Rafael Ramirez Jr.*
• Jacob Walsh*
• Eli Willits* (#1)

Infield/Outfield

• Luke Dickerson* (#8)
• Gavin Fien (#5)

Outfielders

• Yeremy Cabrera (#20)
• Jack Moroknek
• Nick Peoples*

The Fredericksburg Nationals are the Carolina League affiliate of the Washington Nationals. They play their home games at the state-of-the-art Virginia Credit Union Stadium, located at 42 Jackie Robinson Way next to the Fredericksburg Convention Center in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Stay up to date with the team online at www.frednats.com and follow the Fredericksburg Nationals on Facebook, X and Instagram @FXBGNats.