Daylen Lile

Daylen Anthony Lile (born November 30, 2002) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025.

Daylen Lile
Washington Nationals – No. 51
Outfielder
Born: (2002-11-30) November 30, 2002 (age 22) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Bats: Left Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 23, 2025, for the Washington Nationals
MLB statistics (through August 7, 2025)
Batting average	.249
Home runs	2
Runs batted in	16
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Washington Nationals (2025–present)

Career

Lile grew up in Louisville, Kentucky and attended Trinity High School. As a senior, he batted .550 with 18 home runs and 61 RBI.^[1] Lile had committed to play college baseball at Louisville.^[2]

Lile was selected in the second round (47th overall) of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft by the Washington Nationals.^[3] He was assigned to the rookie-level Florida Complex League Nationals after signing with the team and batted .219 in 19 games.^[4] Lile tore his ulnar collateral ligament in his throwing elbow during spring training and underwent Tommy John surgery.^[5] After missing the entire 2022 season while recovering from surgery, he to was assigned to the Fredericksburg Nationals of the Single-A Carolina League at the beginning of the 2023 season.^[6]

On March 2, 2024, during a spring training game against the Boston Red Sox, Lile was carted off of the field after flipping over the outfield wall while attempting to rob a home run.^[7] He was later diagnosed with a lower–back contusion.^[8] Lile split the year between the High-A Wilmington Blue Rocks and Double-A Harrisburg Senators, making 130 combined appearances and batting .262/.347/.388 with six home runs, 45 RBI, and 25 stolen bases.

Lile hit .337 with three home runs, 23 RBI, and nine RBI in 39 games split between Harrisburg and the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings prior to his promotion. On May 23, 2025, Lile was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.^[9] Lile made his MLB debut that day in a game against the San Francisco Giants. As his fellow rookie outfielder Robert Hassell III had done the day before, he hit the first pitch thrown to him for a single.^[10] Lile went on to go 1-for-2, in a 3–0 win for the Nationals.