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# Eli Willits
- URL: https://baseballthings.com/players/eli-willits/
- Published: 2020-01-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-17T23:08:16.000Z
- Description: Eli Willits: live stats, Statcast data and splits for the Washington Nationals shortstop.
- Author: Jason A. Churchill
- Tags: #player

## Eli Willits's 2026 season

Eli Willits spent 2026 in the Washington Nationals system, playing 114 games between Single-A Fredericksburg, High-A Wilmington Blue and Double-A Harrisburg. The switch-hitting shortstop batted .265/.406/.463 with 14 home runs, 62 stolen bases and 95 walks over 538 plate appearances.

Willits opened with Fredericksburg and hit .300/.418/.500 with 6 home runs in 47 games before his promotion to High-A Wilmington Blue on June 9\. He moved up again, to Double-A Harrisburg, on September 8\. He reached Double-A at 18, nearly four years younger than the average Eastern League hitter, and hit .357/.471/.643 with 1 home run in 3 games there.