2025 Stats
AVG
.186
HR
8
RBI
24
R
29
SB
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
From an offensive perspective, Adams was one of the better-performing No. 2 catchers in baseball in 2023, putting up an .807 OPS across 158 plate appearances. That included a .960 OPS against left-handed pitching. However, Adams gave all that back in 2024, finishing with just a .629 OPS while spending some time in the minors. The Nationals brought Adams back to compete with Drew Millas for the backup job behind Keibert Ruiz. Adams' lack of minor-league options might give him an edge over Millas, but his poor defense works against him. Read Past Outlooks
Re-signs with Nationals
Adams signed a one-year contract with the Nationals on Friday.
ANALYSIS
Adams appeared in a career-high 83 games with the Nationals in 2025 but still wasn't very effective at the plate, slashing just .186/.252/.308 across 286 plate appearances. He'll officially remain in the organization to begin 2026 but will likely face competition for a spot on the big-league roster during spring training.
Adams appeared in a career-high 83 games with the Nationals in 2025 but still wasn't very effective at the plate, slashing just .186/.252/.308 across 286 plate appearances. He'll officially remain in the organization to begin 2026 but will likely face competition for a spot on the big-league roster during spring training.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
+7%
OPS vs LHP
2025
+7%
OPS vs RHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2023vs Left | .669 | 228 | 6 | 18 | .220 | ||||
| Since 2023vs Right | .626 | 346 | 8 | 35 | .218 | ||||
| 2025vs Left | .535 | 97 | 3 | 5 | .161 | ||||
| 2025vs Right | .572 | 189 | 5 | 19 | .199 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | .499 | 55 | 0 | 1 | .163 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | .723 | 75 | 2 | 7 | .269 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | .960 | 76 | 3 | 12 | .333 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | .663 | 82 | 1 | 9 | .216 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
+32%
OPS at Home
2025
+5%
OPS on Road
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| Since 2023Home | .731 | 291 | 9 | 33 | .238 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | .554 | 283 | 5 | 20 | .199 | ||||
| 2025Home | .546 | 139 | 4 | 13 | .167 | ||||
| 2025Away | .572 | 147 | 4 | 11 | .204 | ||||
| 2024Home | .690 | 63 | 2 | 6 | .222 | ||||
| 2024Away | .574 | 67 | 0 | 2 | .226 | ||||
| 2023Home | 1.046 | 89 | 3 | 14 | .358 | ||||
| 2023Away | .493 | 69 | 1 | 7 | .161 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Riley Adams 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.
* 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
0.16BB Rate
6.3%K Rate
38.5%BABIP
.283ISO
.122AVG
.186OBP
.252SLG
.308OPS
.560wOBA
.253Exit Velocity
91.8 mphHard Hit Rate
42.5%Barrels/PA
5.6%Expected BA
.211Expected SLG
.346Sprint Speed
24.2 ft/secGround Ball %
49.0%Line Drive %
19.6%Fly Ball %
31.4%Advanced Batting Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Adams was one of the most productive backup catchers in baseball last season, slashing an impressive .273/.331/.476 with four home runs across 158 plate appearances. A huge chunk of that production came against left-handed pitching, with Adams sporting a .960 OPS with three of his four long balls versus southpaws. Adams made more than twice as many starts against lefties than he did against righties and it could be a similar setup in 2024, with Keibert Ruiz seeing some action at designated hitter those days. It's a role that could make him valuable again to the Nationals but one which probably won't lead to usefulness in fantasy leagues.
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Sitting Saturday
Adams is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox.
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Grabbing seat Wednesday
Adams is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against Atlanta.
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Idle Sunday
Adams is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.
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Out of lineup for first game
Adams is absent from the lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader versus Atlanta.
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Taking seat Saturday
Adams is not in Washington's lineup Saturday versus Pittsburgh, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
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Gets vote of confidence
Manager Dave Martinez gave Adams a vote of confidence Tuesday and reaffirmed his position as Washington's backup catcher, reports Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com.
ANALYSIS
The 28-year-old has a .091/.107/.218 slash line in 19 games this season and is in the midst of an 0-for-30 slump, but the Nationals aren't quite ready to test their other options behind Keibert Ruiz at catcher. Even with this season's ugly numbers, Adams has a .664 OPS in 187 regular-season games since being acquired by Washington in 2021, which are decent numbers for a No. 2 catcher.
The 28-year-old has a .091/.107/.218 slash line in 19 games this season and is in the midst of an 0-for-30 slump, but the Nationals aren't quite ready to test their other options behind Keibert Ruiz at catcher. Even with this season's ugly numbers, Adams has a .664 OPS in 187 regular-season games since being acquired by Washington in 2021, which are decent numbers for a No. 2 catcher.