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Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 50 | Run: 50 | Arm: 50 | Field: 55 | Overall: 50

The Jaime Ramos Academy in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic, a member of MLB’s Trainer Partnership Program, consistently churns out some of the top talent on the international market on a yearly basis. Dodgers prospect Emil Morales and Giants shortstop Josuar Gonzalez (No. 2 on the 2025 Top 50 International Prospects list) trained there, with Serrano looking to join that group as an impact talent as he gets his pro career underway. Known as an extremely impressive young man off the field, Serrano is an instinctual ballplayer on it, with his projectability giving him an up arrow next to his name.

There’s presently a good bit of feel to hit for Serrano, who is able to stay through the ball and get a solid amount of loft with his repeatable swing. He has a wider-than-usual stance from the left-handed batter’s box, but he’s shown an ability to get everything timed up well, allowing him to tap into his burgeoning power bonafides.

Nowhere is the fluidity to Serrano’s game more evident than on defense. He’s just an average runner but covers a ton of ground with clean routes, and while he could stick in center field, a move to a corner might give a club premium defense at that spot while allowing his bat to play up. Equipped with big hands and broad shoulders that are starting to fill out, Serrano has the look of a player who should blossom once he enters a pro organization’s system and furthers his development with the nuances of the game.

Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 50 | Run: 50 | Arm: 50 | Field: 50 | Overall: 40

Serrano comes from the same Jaime Ramos Academy in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic, that helped produce Top 100 prospects in Dodgers shortstop Emil Morales and Giants shortstop Josuar Gonzalez. The outfielder was ranked as MLB Pipeline’s No. 26 prospect in the 2026 international class, and he signed with the Nationals for $1,969,000, becoming the organization’s biggest January 15 addition this year. Isaias Suarez (No. 40) was the only other prospect from MLB Pipeline’s Top 50 to join Washington.

The left-handed hitter repeatedly earned praise from Nationals officials for his sweet swing from the left side. He can maintain his timing despite a wider stance than most of his peers, and he can repeat his swing with impressive loft. He already stands at 6-foot-3 entering his age-17 season, and with the right strength gains, he could get to at least average power, given that propensity to put the ball in the air already.

Serrano is just an average runner as he enters the affiliated ranks, but he has a nose for the ball in center field and takes clean routes to generate outs. The Nationals should give him plenty of looks in center field to begin his career, knowing that he could be above-average in a corner should he need to move when he bumps into speedier defenders higher up the chain. That will add some pressure to the bat, though there’s enough promise there to make him a potential average regular in the years to come.

Awards

DSL Mid-Season All-Star

Year	Team
2026

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	07/19/2026	OF Samil Serrano assigned to DSL NL All-Stars.
	03/22/2026	OF Samil Serrano assigned to DSL Nationals.
	01/15/2026	Washington Nationals signed free agent OF Samil Serrano to a minor league contract.