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Juan Soto, Padres tie up NLDS Game 4 as Dodgers try to preserve season, Guardians stun Yankees

Juan Soto, Padres tie up NLDS Game 4 as Dodgers try to preserve season, Guardians stun Yankees

MLB’s 12-team postseason bracket has already been whittled down to eight contenders. Now, the top two seeds from each league have joined the fray in the Division Series. After advancing directly to their ALDS and NLDS slots via byes, the Astros, Yankees, Dodgers and Braves are taking on challengers. Some of those challengers are proving more than worthy. In the National League, the top-seeded Dodgers and Braves will both stare down elimination on Saturday. The Phillies took a 2-1 series lead… Source link

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Juan Soto’s trade to the Padres leaves a star-sized hole in Washington that might never be filled

Juan Soto’s trade to the Padres leaves a star-sized hole in Washington that might never be filled

WASHINGTON – For his last hit as a Washington National, Juan Soto homered off his former teammate and fellow 2019 champion, Max Scherzer, now pitching for the likely playoff-bound New York Mets. By the time the team played again, Soto had been traded to the San Diego Padres. He also walked three times, stole a base and threw out a runner at the plate in the Monday night game that also featured fans giving him an ovation after his final at-bat (one of the walks, fittingly) before the trade… Source link

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Nationals trade Juan Soto to Padres alongside Josh Bell in monumental MLB trade deadline deal

Nationals trade Juan Soto to Padres alongside Josh Bell in monumental MLB trade deadline deal

After a whirlwind three weeks, Juan Soto is on the move. The Washington Nationals reportedly traded their young superstar to the San Diego Padres on Tuesday alongside star first baseman Josh Bell, hours ahead of MLB’s 6 p.m. trade deadline, Yahoo Sports’ Hannah Keyser confirmed. MLB.com’s Jon Morosi reported the deal. With the blockbuster deal, Padres executive A.J. Preller adds two of the best hitters available and sets up the potential for a Soto-Manny Machado-Fernando Tatis Jr. lineup… Source link

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Live updates as Astros upgrade lineup, Red Sox make moves, Juan Soto dominates rumors

Live updates as Astros upgrade lineup, Red Sox make moves, Juan Soto dominates rumors

MLB trade season is here. The clock is ticking as executives try to prepare their teams for the stretch run before the deadline at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 2. All eyes are on Juan Soto, the 23-year-old Washington Nationals superstar who is suddenly on the trade block. We will be following every twist and turn of the trade winds around Soto and the rest of the league right here. Check back for updates as the madness unfolds. Astros get a catcher in Christian Vázquez The Houston Astros have… Source link

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Nationals’ reported asking price for Juan Soto is unsurprisingly high

Nationals’ reported asking price for Juan Soto is unsurprisingly high

The Washington Nationals really might be trading Juan Soto, but it reportedly is not going to be cheap. Multiple MLB teams have reportedly told The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal that the Nationals are asking for four or five “youngsters,” basically prospects or big leaguers with several years of team control left, in negotiations for Soto. The Nationals have apparently signaled the price is non-negotiable, hence teams will have to choose to meet that price by the Aug. 2 trade deadline or try their… Source link

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Washington Nationals didn’t charter flight for Juan Soto

Washington Nationals didn’t charter flight for Juan Soto

The Juan Soto saga took another weird turn Monday night. The current-but-possibly-on-the-trade-block outfielder for the Washington Nationals arrived less than 24 hours before the Home Run Derby after Soto flew commercially to Los Angeles following the team’s series against the Atlanta Braves in D.C. That drew the ire of Soto’s agent, Scott Boras, who pointed out how unfair it was that players from the Braves were chartered to All-Star Weekend but the Nationals couldn’t do the same for Soto.

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Nationals superstar Juan Soto reportedly rejects 15-year, $440M offer, team could entertain trade offers

Nationals superstar Juan Soto reportedly rejects 15-year, 0M offer, team could entertain trade offers

One of the best players in baseball could be on the move in the next few weeks. Washington Nationals superstar Juan Soto reportedly declined a 15-year, $440 million offer from the team, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. That decision will lead to the Nationals listening to offers for the young star. The proposed deal would have made Soto, 23, the highest-paid player in baseball history. Notably, the offer contained no deferred money. Though the Nationals will reportedly entertain… Source link

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