Juan Soto
Dominican baseball player (born 1998) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Juan José Soto Pacheco (born October 25, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres.
Juan Soto | |
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New York Yankees – No. 22 | |
Outfielder | |
Born: (1998-10-25) October 25, 1998 (age 25) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
MLB debut | |
May 20, 2018, for the Washington Nationals | |
MLB statistics (through June 2, 2024) | |
Batting average | .287 |
Home runs | 177 |
Runs batted in | 536 |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Soto signed with the Nationals as an international free agent in 2015. He made his MLB debut in 2018 and was the runner-up for the NL Rookie of the Year Award. In 2019, he played a key part in the Nationals' first World Series championship, earning him the Babe Ruth Award. In 2020, he won the National League batting title with a .351 average. Soto has won the Silver Slugger Award four times and is a three-time All-Star.