Toronto Blue Jays and Washington Nationals players: who played for both
Who played for both the Blue Jays and Nationals?
106 players played for both the Toronto Blue Jays and the Washington Nationals between 1977 and 2025, including Darrin Fletcher, Adam Lind, Damaso Garcia and Alex Gonzalez. 47 of them played for the Blue Jays first and 52 for the Nationals first; 7 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Hector Torres is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Nationals first, then the Blue Jays from 1977.
- Paul DeJong is the most recent: Blue Jays first, then the Nationals from 2025.
- Darrin Fletcher played the most games across the two: 540 for the Blue Jays and 643 for the Nationals.
- 16 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Tony Batista.
- Most common positions on this list: P (48), OF (22), C (12), SS (8).
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All 106 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Blue Jays | Nationals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darrin Fletcher | C | 1998–2002 (540 g) | 1992–1997 (643 g) |
| Adam Lind | 1B | 2006–2014 (953 g) | 2017 (116 g) |
| Damaso Garcia | 2B | 1980–1986 (902 g) | 1989 (80 g) |
| Alex Gonzalez | SS | 1994–2001 (890 g) | 2004 (35 g) |
| Ron Fairly | 1B | 1977 (132 g) | 1969–1974 (718 g) |
| Jayson Werth | OF | 2002–2003 (41 g) | 2011–2017 (808 g) |
| Brad Wilkerson | OF | 2008 (85 g) | 2001–2005 (654 g) |
| Reed Johnson | OF | 2003–2007 (610 g) | 2015 (17 g) |
| Otis Nixon | OF | 1996–1997 (228 g) | 1988–1990 (335 g) |
| Tony Batista | 3B | 1999–2001 (324 g) | 2004, 2007 (237 g) |
| Michael Barrett | C | 2009 (7 g) | 1998–2003 (542 g) |
| Brad Fullmer | DH | 2000–2001 (279 g) | 1997–1999 (259 g) |
| Mitch Webster | OF | 1983–1985 (41 g) | 1985–1988 (462 g) |
| Tyler Clippard | P | 2018 (73 g) | 2008–2014, 2022 (418 g) |
| Dave Martinez | OF | 2000 (47 g) | 1988–1991 (431 g) |
| Yunel Escobar | SS | 2010–2012 (338 g) | 2015 (139 g) |
| Felipe Lopez | SS | 2001–2002 (134 g) | 2006–2008 (325 g) |
| Casey Janssen | P | 2006–2007, 2009–2014 (389 g) | 2015 (48 g) |
| Drew Storen | P | 2016 (38 g) | 2010–2015 (355 g) |
| Al Oliver | OF | 1985 (61 g) | 1982–1983 (317 g) |
| David Segui | 1B | 1999 (31 g) | 1995–1997 (337 g) |
| Scott Downs | P | 2005–2010 (347 g) | 2000, 2003–2004 (14 g) |
| Matt Stairs | OF | 2007–2008 (230 g) | 1992–1993, 2011 (75 g) |
| Jon Rauch | P | 2011 (53 g) | 2004–2008 (245 g) |
| Rick Cerone | C | 1977–1979 (255 g) | 1992 (33 g) |
| Tom Hutton | 1B | 1978 (64 g) | 1978–1981 (218 g) |
| Dale Murray | P | 1981–1982 (67 g) | 1974–1976, 1979–1980 (201 g) |
| Miguel Batista | P | 2004–2005 (109 g) | 1998–2000, 2010 (157 g) |
| Riley Adams | C | 2021 (12 g) | 2021–2025 (251 g) |
| Yan Gomes | C | 2012 (43 g) | 2019–2021 (190 g) |
| Rob Ducey | OF | 1987–1992, 2000 (188 g) | 2001 (27 g) |
| Max Scherzer | P | 2025 (17 g) | 2015–2021 (194 g) |
| Juan Rivera | OF | 2011 (70 g) | 2004 (134 g) |
| Graeme Lloyd | P | 1999 (74 g) | 2001–2002 (125 g) |
| Robert Perez | OF | 1994–1997 (144 g) | 1998 (52 g) |
| Tanner Roark | P | 2020–2021 (14 g) | 2013–2018 (182 g) |
| Orlando Merced | OF | 1997 (98 g) | 1999 (93 g) |
| Charlie O'Brien | C | 1996–1997 (178 g) | 2000 (9 g) |
| Eric Thames | 1B | 2011–2012 (141 g) | 2020 (41 g) |
| Ryan Langerhans | OF | 2013 (4 g) | 2007–2008 (176 g) |
| Hector Torres | SS | 1977 (91 g) | 1972 (83 g) |
| Balor Moore | P | 1978–1980 (102 g) | 1970, 1972–1974 (71 g) |
| Randy Knorr | C | 1991–1995 (135 g) | 2001 (34 g) |
| Ben Revere | OF | 2015 (56 g) | 2016 (103 g) |
| Royce Clayton | SS | 2007 (69 g) | 2006 (87 g) |
| Aaron Sanchez | P | 2014–2019 (146 g) | 2022 (7 g) |
| Maicer Izturis | 3B | 2013–2014 (118 g) | 2004 (32 g) |
| Sandy Martinez | C | 1995–1997 (141 g) | 2001 (1 g) |
| Marco Estrada | P | 2015–2018 (124 g) | 2008–2009 (15 g) |
| Emilio Bonifacio | OF | 2013 (94 g) | 2008, 2020 (44 g) |
| Mark DeRosa | 3B | 2013 (88 g) | 2012 (48 g) |
| Derek Law | P | 2019 (58 g) | 2024 (75 g) |
| Moises Sierra | OF | 2012–2014 (97 g) | 2018 (27 g) |
| Daniel Hudson | P | 2019 (45 g) | 2019–2021 (76 g) |
| Tomo Ohka | P | 2007 (10 g) | 2001–2005 (103 g) |
| Ken Macha | 3B | 1981 (37 g) | 1979–1980 (74 g) |
| Rene Gonzales | 3B | 1991 (71 g) | 1984, 1986 (40 g) |
| Esteban Loaiza | P | 2000–2002 (75 g) | 2005 (34 g) |
| Randy St. Claire | P | 1994 (2 g) | 1984–1988 (107 g) |
| Omar Daal | P | 1997 (9 g) | 1996–1997 (97 g) |
| Ted Lilly | P | 2004–2006 (89 g) | 1999 (9 g) |
| Corey Dickerson | OF | 2021 (46 g) | 2023 (50 g) |
| Ken Williams | OF | 1990–1991 (62 g) | 1991 (34 g) |
| Carl Edwards | P | 2021 (6 g) | 2022–2023 (89 g) |
| Corey Patterson | OF | 2011 (89 g) | 2009 (5 g) |
| Sal Butera | C | 1988 (23 g) | 1984–1985 (70 g) |
| Paolo Espino | P | 2024 (3 g) | 2020–2023 (82 g) |
| Tom Lawless | 2B | 1989–1990 (74 g) | 1984 (11 g) |
| Marc Rzepczynski | P | 2009–2011 (68 g) | 2016 (14 g) |
| Jacob Barnes | P | 2021, 2025 (16 g) | 2024 (63 g) |
| Kevin Mench | OF | 2008 (51 g) | 2010 (27 g) |
| Bill Risley | P | 1996–1998 (72 g) | 1992–1993 (3 g) |
| Tony Johnson | OF | 1982 (70 g) | 1981 (2 g) |
| Javy Guerra | P | 2019 (11 g) | 2019–2021 (60 g) |
| Paul DeJong | SS | 2023 (13 g) | 2025 (57 g) |
| Raul Chavez | C | 2009 (51 g) | 1996–1997 (17 g) |
| Tony Solaita | 1B | 1979 (36 g) | 1979 (29 g) |
| Jim Mason | SS | 1977 (22 g) | 1979 (40 g) |
| Edwin Jackson | P | 2019 (8 g) | 2012, 2017 (53 g) |
| A. J. Cole | P | 2020–2021 (30 g) | 2015–2018 (26 g) |
| Brad Hand | P | 2021 (11 g) | 2021 (41 g) |
| Luis Lopez | 3B | 2001 (41 g) | 2004 (11 g) |
| Cesar Izturis | SS | 2001 (46 g) | 2012 (5 g) |
| Steve Nicosia | C | 1985 (6 g) | 1985 (42 g) |
| Ramon Ortiz | P | 2013 (7 g) | 2006 (38 g) |
| Josh Palacios | OF | 2021 (13 g) | 2022 (29 g) |
| Shawn Hill | P | 2010, 2012 (5 g) | 2004, 2006–2008 (37 g) |
| Darwin Cubillan | P | 2000 (7 g) | 2001 (29 g) |
| Luis Aquino | P | 1986 (7 g) | 1995 (29 g) |
| Miguel Montero | C | 2017 (32 g) | 2018 (4 g) |
| Patrick Murphy | P | 2020–2021 (12 g) | 2021–2022 (23 g) |
| Willie Fraser | P | 1991 (13 g) | 1995 (22 g) |
| Fred Manrique | 2B | 1981, 1984 (24 g) | 1985 (9 g) |
| Chien-Ming Wang | P | 2013 (6 g) | 2011–2012 (21 g) |
| John Candelaria | P | 1990 (13 g) | 1989 (12 g) |
| Jimmy Cordero | P | 2019 (1 g) | 2018 (22 g) |
| Denis Boucher | P | 1991 (7 g) | 1993–1994 (15 g) |
| Scott Service | P | 2003 (16 g) | 1992 (5 g) |
| Anthony Banda | P | 2022 (7 g) | 2023 (10 g) |
| Tommy Milone | P | 2021 (6 g) | 2011, 2018 (10 g) |
| Chad Gaudin | P | 2005 (5 g) | 2011 (10 g) |
| Sean Nolin | P | 2013–2014 (2 g) | 2021 (10 g) |
| David Carpenter | P | 2012 (3 g) | 2015 (8 g) |
| Mickey Mahler | P | 1986 (2 g) | 1985 (9 g) |
| Wil Ledezma | P | 2011 (5 g) | 2009 (5 g) |
| Mat Latos | P | 2017 (3 g) | 2016 (6 g) |
From the SABR Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 3.0), 1876–2025. A season counts when the player played at least one regular-season game for the franchise.Nationals seasons include the Montreal Expos (1969–2004).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Toronto Blue Jays and the Washington Nationals?
106 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1977 to 2025, including Darrin Fletcher, Adam Lind, Damaso Garcia and Alex Gonzalez. A player counts when he played at least one regular-season game for each franchise.
Who was the first player on this list to play for both?
Hector Torres: Washington Nationals first, then the Toronto Blue Jays from 1977.
Who has played for both recently?
Riley Adams, Max Scherzer, Derek Law, Paolo Espino, Jacob Barnes and Paul DeJong, with a season for one of the two in 2024 or 2025.
Does a player count if the team has moved or changed its name?
Yes. Seasons count for today's franchise, the way the Lahman database links every team-season to a franchise. Nationals seasons include the Montreal Expos (1969–2004).
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