In this photo taken on July 30, 2022, Juan Soto, number 22 of the Washington Nationals, talks with his teammates before the game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Washington, DC National Park.
Greg Fiume Washington (AFP) - Dominican slugger, the Washington Nationals, traded Juan Soto Tuesday to the San Diego Padres and teammate Josh Bell at the Major League Baseball trade deadline.
The MLB website and ESPN reported that Soto and Bell would go to San Diego, but it was unknown exactly who would go to Washington after Cuban-American Eric Hosmer used a no-trade clause in his contract.
That no-trade clause in Hosmer's contract allowed him to decline the trade to the Nationals. According to ESPN, Hosmer was eventually sent to the Boston Red Sox.
Shortstop CJ Abrams, pitcher MacKenzie Gore, and three prospects were among those expected to move from the Padres to the Nats in a deal that boosts San Diego's title hopes.
The 23-year-old Soto, who helped the Nationals win the 2019 World Series, has become a sought-after trade piece since turning down a 15-year contract extension worth $440 million last month. Dollars.
In the Padres, Soto joins his compatriots Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis. The Padres have a 58-46 record.
While San Diego is 12 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West, the San Diego club is in a wild-card position for the playoffs.
For his part, Bell, 29, is hitting a career-best .301 with 14 home runs and 57 RBIs for the Nationals this season.
Meanwhile, Hosmer, 32, helped the Kansas City Royals capture the 2015 World Series and has a .277 career batting average with 196 homers and 875 RBIs.
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