Jose Tena

Jose Tena

25-Year-Old Third Baseman3B
Washington Nationals
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Tena cracked the Nationals' Opening Day roster for the 2025 season before being demoted to Triple-A in mid-June, though he had another short stint in the majors from late July to mid August. He posted a .669 OPS across 169 major-league plate appearances while logging three steals (in four attempts), 16 RBI, 19 runs and 13 doubles. Tena stole 21 bases in Triple-A and provides some fantasy value for his baserunning, but his ceiling will be naturally limited if he continues to sit against southpaws. Assuming he makes the Opening Day roster for 2026, Tena will likely serve in a bench role while seeing time at second and third base. Read Past Outlooks
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#361
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Signed a one-year contract with the Nationals in March of 2026.
Swats second homer
3BWashington Nationals
May 7, 2026
Tena went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run and two RBI in Wednesday's win over the Twins.
Analysis
The 25-year-old utility player took Luis Garcia deep in the eighth inning to cap off a 15-2 rout. It was Tena's second long ball of the season, and he's been scorching hot of late -- he's delivered six hits in the last four games and five of them (three doubles, a triple and a homer) have gone for extra bases, boosting his slash line on the season to .297/.348/.484 in 69 plate appearances with 10 RBI and 11 runs.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
2
1
3
6
5
1
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2024
 
 
+16%
OPS vs RHP
2026
 
 
+7%
OPS vs RHP
2025
 
 
+59%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+60%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024vs Left .604 70 7 0 7 1 .242 .286 .318
Since 2024vs Right .703 340 38 5 34 8 .264 .318 .385
2026vs Left .750 6 3 0 0 0 .250 .500 .250
2026vs Right .805 67 9 2 10 0 .286 .328 .476
2025vs Left 1.009 16 3 0 3 1 .357 .438 .571
2025vs Right .634 153 16 0 13 2 .232 .301 .333
2024vs Left .458 48 1 0 4 0 .208 .208 .250
2024vs Right .732 120 13 3 11 6 .292 .333 .398
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2024
 
 
+12%
OPS at Home
2026
 
 
+2%
OPS at Home
2025
 
 
+19%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+6%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024Home .722 215 24 3 22 7 .272 .316 .406
Since 2024Away .645 195 21 2 19 2 .247 .308 .337
2026Home .811 48 7 1 6 0 .273 .333 .477
2026Away .795 25 5 1 4 0 .304 .360 .435
2025Home .728 81 8 0 7 3 .289 .333 .395
2025Away .611 88 11 0 9 0 .197 .295 .316
2024Home .669 86 9 2 9 4 .256 .291 .378
2024Away .634 82 5 1 6 2 .278 .305 .329
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Stat Review
How does Jose Tena compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.25
 
BB Rate
6.8%
 
K Rate
27.4%
 
BABIP
.378
 
ISO
.179
 
AVG
.284
 
OBP
.342
 
SLG
.463
 
OPS
.805
 
wOBA
.353
 
Exit Velocity
92.4 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
34.0%
 
Barrels/PA
4.1%
 
Expected BA
.250
 
Expected SLG
.417
 
Sprint Speed
24.6 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
38.3%
 
Line Drive %
23.4%
 
Fly Ball %
38.3%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2025
2024
Acquired from Cleveland last year in the Lane Thomas deal, Tena got a look in Washington over the final two months, mostly at third base (35 games). He smacked a walk-off hit in his team debut Aug. 10 and finished with a respectable .274 average, three homers and six steals in seven attempts across 164 plate appearances for the Nationals. Tena has some speed and has reached double-digit homers in the minor leagues several times, but it will be tough for him to stick at the hot corner long term given the general offensive expectations at the position. Realistically, he may be best suited for a utility role, but as he enters his age-24 season in 2025, Tena appears tentatively set for an extended audition as a lineup regular between third base and second base.
Tena climbed three levels in 2023, culminating in his major league debut receiving 34 plate appearances and slashing .226/.294/.290 in 18 games played. Tena's bat played much better in both Double-A and Triple-A, combining for 35 extra base hits, eight of which were home runs, and 16 steals across the two levels of the minors. If the 22-year-old breaks camp with Cleveland, he should be viewed as a utility option at best with the capability of playing multiple infield roles, but no clear path to starting at any of them.
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On bench for fifth straight
3BWashington Nationals
April 29, 2026
Tena is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets.
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Three hits in Friday's loss
3BWashington Nationals
April 18, 2026
Tena went 3-for-4 with a double, a run scored and an RBI in Friday's loss to the Giants.
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Playing time trending down
3BWashington Nationals
April 15, 2026
Tena is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates.
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Getting day off
3BWashington Nationals
April 12, 2026
Tena is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.
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Idle versus lefty
3BWashington Nationals
April 1, 2026
Tena is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies.
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