Juan Soto trade comes full circle for Nationals

Juan Soto could also be a New York Met, however his first group remains to be cashing in on the $765 million man. 

The Washington Nationals, who signed Soto as an newbie free agent out of the Dominican Republic, traded the now 26-year-old outfielder to the San Diego Padres in 2021.

That deal despatched pitchers MacKenzie Gore and Jarlin Susana, shortstop CJ Abrams and outfield prospects (turned massive leaguers) Robert Hassell III and James Wooden to DC in trade for Soto, who was beneath membership management for 3 and a half extra seasons. 

The Soto commerce has change into fairly a heist for the Nationals, and the group skilled a full-circle second of their walk-off 8-7 win over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday evening within the nation’s capital. 

The place participant trio of Abrams, Hassell and Wooden accounted for six of Washington’s eight runs scored on Thursday evening, with Hassell scoring the profitable run in additional innings.