Daylen Lile latest Red Wing to earn call to Washington

By Dan Glickman

Another member of the Rochester Red Wings’ outfield is heading to the big leagues.

Daylen Lile, the No. 9 prospect in the Washington Nationals farm system according to MLB.com Pipeline, was called up to the majors on Friday after the Nationals placed outfielder Jacob Young on the 10-day Injured List with a left shoulder sprain.

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The Nationals posted a video of him receiving the news from Red Wings manager Matt LeCroy on their X (formerly Twitter) account:

livin' the dream ?

→ @DaylenLile ← pic.twitter.com/LwctpaBwhQ

— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) May 23, 2025

The 22-year-old Lile gets his first call-up just weeks after he arrived in Rochester. The Kentuckian has hit extremely well since reaching AAA, slashing .361/.432/.514 with a .946 OPS in 18 games with the Wings. His season batting average (.337), OPS (.892), hits (55), and runs scored (30) between AA and AAA lead the Nationals’ system.

Lile’s call-up comes just days after another Red Wing outfielder, Robert Hassell III, earned the call to the show after Dylan Crews‘ injury. Hassell notched two hits, stole a base, and scored twice- including the game-winning run in extra innings- in his MLB debut on Thursday night.

Despite the call-ups, the Red Wings (14-32) may be in one of their best stretches of the season so far, having won four of their last six, including a 6-4 victory at Syracuse on Thursday night. The Red Wings play again on Friday at 6:35 p.m., with Andrew Alvarez (0-5, 4.73) set to take the mound in Syracuse against the Mets.