Nationals selected the contract of OF Daylen Lile from Triple-A Rochester.
Lile was more deserving than Robert Hassell III of being called up as Dylan Crews’ replacement, but he wasn’t on the 40-man roster, and the problem is fixed now anyway, what with Jacob Young (shoulder) joining Crews on the IL. Lile, 22, was hitting .319/.340/.505 in 21 games since moving up to Triple-A. Including his time in Double-A, he was at .337/.383/.509 with nine steals and just a 13% strikeout rate in 176 plate appearances overall. He should play regularly until Young returns (assuming that Young beats Crews back), at which point the Nationals will likely again pick between him and Hassell for one spot.