Juan Soto may be a New York Met, but his first team is still cashing in on the $765 million man. The Washington Nationals, who signed Soto as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic, traded the now 26-year-old outfielder to the San Diego Padres in 2021.

For the last 10 days, baseball enthusiasts wondered what was wrong with Juan Soto. After signing a 15-year, $765 million contract with the Mets last winter, Soto was expected to be the big man on the team.

In exchange for Soto and first baseman Josh Bell, the Nationals received a total of six players in the August 2022 mega deal - C.J. Abrams, MacKenzie Gore, Hassell III, James Wood, Jarlin Susana, and Luke Voit.

The Washington Nationals have found their ace, but they have failed to provide him with enough run support to be successful.

The Washington Nationals made the seemingly impossible decision to trade Juan Soto despite having 2.5 years of club control left. Yes, he had turned down a massive extension offer, but how often ...

Dominican outfielder Juan Soto of the New York Mets is fitting in perfectly with the new lineup after a recent adjustment that moved him from second to third in the batting order.

Juan Soto signed an MLB-record $765 million deal with the New York Mets last offseason after his career-best year with cross-town rivals the New York Yankees.

On a sunlit evening in D.C., the crowd didn’t need to see where the ball landed; they just heard it. The post Nationals Manager Believes 22-Year-Old Sensation, Taller Than Judge & Ohtani, Could Become Next Juan Soto appeared first on EssentiallySports.

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