The All-Star outfielder declined a 15-year, $440 million contract extension with the Nationals the day before he won the Home Run Derby.
“The Atlanta Braves arrived here five hours earlier than Juan Soto did. You know why? Because their team chartered a plane,” Boras said. “Juan Soto had to fly on a commercial flight and wait in an airport for two hours and get here at 1:30 in the morning. ...That’s something that Major League Baseball did not take care of and that’s something that the Washington Nationals did not take care of.”
The less-than-ideal travel arrangements didn’t prove costly for the outfielder. Soto held off rookie phenom Julio Rodriguez 19-18 in the final round to win the. He became the second-youngest Derby champion, checking in a day older than Juan Gonzalez when he won in 1993. Soto joined the Nationals in 2015 as an international free agent and is currently playing his fifth season in the majors. He’s emerged as one of the sports’ next greats, earning back-to-back All-Star nods and leading the league in a number of categories, including walks and on-base percentage. Get today's sports news out of Los Angeles. Here's the latest on the Dodgers, Lakers, Angels, Kings, Galaxy, LAFC, USC, UCLA and more LA teams.
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