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Power surge continues Meneses went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBI in Saturday's 8-3 win over the Rangers.

Impact He went back-to-back with Jeimer Candelario in the first inning against Andrew Heaney, helping the Nationals jump out to a 4-0 lead. Meneses has suddenly re-discovered his power stroke, going yard three times in the last two games after managing only two homers in his first 80 contests of the season.

JULY 9, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Goes yard twice in loss Meneses went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Friday's 7-2 loss to the Rangers.

Impact The 31-year-old took Cody Bradford deep in the first inning and tagged Glenn Otto in the sixth, with both blasts going to deep left field. It's the first career two-homer performances for Meneses, who ended a brutal 47-game power drought in the process while doubling his home run total on the season. He's been making plenty of contact -- he hit .280 (51-for-182) during that homerless stretch -- but after he slugged 13 long balls in 56 games during his surprising big-league debut last year, more was expected from Meneses in 2023.

JULY 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Not in starting nine Meneses will be on the bench for Saturday's game against the Phillies.

Impact Meneses finds himself on the bench for the second time in three games. The only previous time that's happened this season came when he missed a pair of games due in mid-May to paternity leave. It's possible he continues to lose playing time going forward, as his .283/.322/.371 slash line is good for merely an 89 wRC+, a mark which isn't close to good enough for a player who almost exclusively serves as the designated hitter. Corey Dickerson will fill that spot Saturday, with Ildemaro Vargas taking Dickerson's usual spot in left field.

JULY 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

On bench Wednesday Meneses is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Mariners, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Impact Meneses will take a day of physical and mental rest after going 0-for-5 with four strikeouts Tuesday. Keibert Ruiz is serving as the Nationals' designated hitter Wednesday and Riley Adams will start behind the plate.

JUNE 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Collects three RBI Meneses went 2-for-5 with a double and three RBI in Sunday's win over the Padres.

Impact Meneses knocked an RBI single in the sixth inning followed by a two-run double in the seventh. He was stuck in a 7-for-38 (.184 skid) over his previous 10 games. Despite what's been a lackluster June, Meneses is hitting .293 with 18 doubles and 39 RBI through 72 games.

JUNE 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Out of Thursday's lineup Meneses is not in Thursday's lineup against the Diamondbacks, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

Impact Meneses is hitting .259 with zero home runs, six runs and six RBI in 16 games this month. Keibert Ruiz will start at designated hitter while Riley Adams starts behind the dish.

JUNE 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Gets breather Thursday Meneses is out of the lineup Thursday against the Astros.

Impact Meneses will grab some physical and mental rest after going 0-for-8 with three strikeouts in the first two games of the Nationals' three-game set in Houston. Corey Dickerson is taking a DH day Thursday with Stone Garrett covering left field.

JUNE 15, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Productive in wild win Meneses went 3-for-5 with a walk, a double, two runs scored and three RBI in Friday's 12-10 win over the Royals.

Impact The 31-year-old continues to tear it up in May. Over his last 20 games, Meneses is slashing .361/.398/.482 with 12 runs and 18 RBI, although he has only one homer during that stretch and just two on the season. Given his 81st percentile hard-hit rate and shockingly unlucky 4.4 percent HR/FB rate, it seems only a matter of time before Meneses starts sending more balls flying over the fence.

MAY 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Three hits against Tigers Meneses went 3-for-5 with a run scored and an RBI in Sunday's win over the Tigers.

Impact All three hits were singles, but it still extended a very productive stretch for Meneses. Over his last 20 games, the 31-year-old is slashing .349/.372/.446 with five doubles, a homer, 10 runs and 14 RBI.

MAY 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Back from paternity list Meneses was reinstated from the paternity list Friday, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Impact Meneses will return to the Nationals after he missed the team's last two contests while attending the birth of his child. He'll step back into his everyday role while Jake Alu heads back to Triple-A in a corresponding move.

MAY 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Going on paternity leave Meneses will be placed on the paternity leave list, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.

Impact Meneses will miss at least one and as many as three games in order to be with his wife as she gives birth. Jake Alu has replaced him on the roster and Corey Dickerson is serving as the designated hitter for the Nationals on Wednesday.

MAY 17, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Four RBI in win Meneses went 4-for-5 with three doubles and four RBI in Monday's 10-3 win over the Mets.

Impact Meneses' first RBI double opened the scoring in the bottom of the first, and his second put the Nationals back on top 2-1. He struck out his third time up but responded with a run-scoring, infield single in the sixth and extended Washington's lead to 10-2 with another RBI double in the eighth. Monday's performance marked Meneses' third four-hit game of the season, but it was his first outing of the year with multiple extra-base knocks. The 31-year-old is slashing .300/.328/.394 across 40 games (177 plate appearances) and is proving his break-out 2022 campaign wasn't a fluke.

MAY 16, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Delivers clutch homer Meneses went 3-for-5 with a home run, four RBI and two total runs scored in Sunday's 9-8 win over the Diamondbacks.

Impact Meneses helped the Nationals stay within striking distance with an RBI single in the seventh inning. He made a bigger impact in his next at-bat, swatting a go-ahead, three-run homer that gave Washington a lead that would stick after Hunter Harvey converted the save. Meneses has gone 13-for-38 (.342) over his last nine contests, but 12 of those hits have been singles. For the season, he's slashing .277/.301/.362 with two homers, 14 RBI, 13 runs scored and six doubles through 33 games. He's hitting reasonably well, but his numbers are a far cry from the .324/.367/.563 slash line he had in a 56-game sample last year.

MAY 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Four hits in win Meneses went 4-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's victory over the Pirates.

Impact Meneses has been heating up after a sluggish start to the season, going 11-for-31 over his last seven games. However, the 30-year-old Menses has yet to hit for the power he demonstrated in his breakthrough rookie season, with just one home run and seven extra-base hits through his first 112 at-bats this year. He's now slashing .286/.316/.366 with 10 RBI and eight runs scored through 117 plate appearances.

MAY 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Four hits in win over Twins Meneses went 4-for-6 with a double and two RBI in Saturday's win over the Twins.

Impact Menseses drove in the first run with an infield single in the first off Pablo Lopez, and an inning later he roped a single to center to give the Nationals a 2-0 lead. After a slow start to the season, Meneses has now picked up multiple hits in three of his last six games, and a .204 average on April 14 is now up to .259 with the strong efforts. Menseses is a flawed fantasy player, but he's one of the few Washington regulars that contains offensive upside.

APRIL 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Finally goes deep Meneses went 1-for-4 with one homer, one RBI and one run scored in Friday's victory over the Twins.

Impact Meneses was excellent in 2022 as he hit 13 home runs and hit .324 in 56 games. But 2023 has been a major letdown down for the 30-year-old. He finally hit his first home run Friday, as his seventh inning solo shot started a Washington comeback. The first baseman is hitting .227 in 18 games.

APRIL 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

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