The San Diego Padres have agreed to acquire Juan Soto from the Washington Nationals.
Soto, who is eligible to become a free agent after the 2024 season, turned down a 15-year, $440 million extension offer from the Nationals in mid-July, sources told ESPN, that would have been the largest contract in baseball history.
Soto is hitting .246 this season with 21 home runs.
Washington will acquire the following package from San Diego:
- LHP MacKenzie Gore
- OF Robert Hassell III
- SS C.J. Abrams
- OF James Wood
- RHP Jarlin Susana
- one more major league player
Via Jeff Passan/ESPN