Rutgers’ comeback ace powered the 2026 staff
Konstantinovsky was Rutgers’ ace in 2026 after missing all of 2025 with injury, then turned that comeback into a big-league jump when the Nationals drafted him in the 14th round. In the 2026 season, he posted 83 strikeouts across 70 2/3 innings with a 4-5 record and 5.48 ERA, and he delivered his best outing with seven shutout innings and six strikeouts against Western Carolina. The selling points are clear: durable starter size, attack-mode competitiveness, and the kind of resilience teams love in a rotation arm.
