Amos Willingham, Chattooga County Native, Recalled by Nationals

The Washington Nationals recalled right-handed pitcher Amos Willingham from Triple-A Rochester on Sunday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement.

Willingham, 25, joins the Nationals after not allowing an earned run across his last five appearances (6.0 IP) with Rochester and having surrendered just two hits with eight strikeouts and four walks along the way. Willingham is 2-3 with a 4.54 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 32 relief outings (39.2 IP) for the Red Wings in 2024, having tossed more than 1.0 innings in 14 of his 32 appearances.

A 17th-round pick in the 2019 First-Year Player Draft, Willingham made his Major League debut in 2023, appearing in 18 games across four Major League stints. He threw over 1.0 inning in eight of his 18 outings, including 3.0 scoreless innings on Sept. 2 vs. Miami. At the Minor League level, he went 5-1 with five saves and a 2.02 ERA in 28 games between Double-A Harrisburg and Triple-A Rochester in 2023.

After graduating from Chattooga High School in Summerville, GA, he attended Snead State Community College in Alabama. He appeared in 14 games on the mound for Snead State, including 11 starts as a freshman.

Willingham transferred to Georgia Tech after two years at Snead State. Willingham completed his junior season with the Yellow Jackets with an 8-2 record and a 5.19 ERA with 42 strikeouts.

He is the son of Jan and Britt Willingham and has one sister, Tori.