Lane Thomas started the season 2 for 28 with no extra base hits, three walks, and eight Ks over his first seven games and 32 plate appearances.
Thomas, 28, played in a career-high 156 games, and posted career highs in doubles (36), homers (28), and stolen bases (20), finishing up at .268/.315/.468 and 3.0 fWAR over 682 PAs in 2023.
He got off to a slow start this season, but finished up this past weekend’s series with the Philadelphia Phillies in the nation’s capital with back-to-back two-hit games in which the outfielder walked three times and stole four bases.