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Three Patriots Included In Deal To Bring Juan Soto To The Yankees

December 7, 2023

Bridgewater, New Jersey – Three former Somerset Patriots were part of the blockbuster trade deal that brought OF Juan Soto to the Bronx.

Kieboom leads charge for Nats All-Stars

No. 37 overall prospect blasted career-best 16 homers in '18
December 20, 2018

Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each system and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in their organization. Click here to locate your favorite club.With expectations as high as ever in the nation's capital, the Nationals were plagued by injuries

Toolshed: Prospect projections gone wrong

Steamer underestimated Soto, Acuña, overestimated Brinson
October 5, 2018

Part of the beauty of baseball is its unpredictability, and even when it comes to projection systems, that means sometimes you're right and sometimes you're very wrong.Back in January and February, MiLB.com used FanGraphs' Steamer600 projections to look at how some of the game's most prominent prospects were expected to

Toolshed: Most memorable stats of 2018

Guerrero's average, Soto's quick push made for fun season
September 5, 2018

Baseball is a game of numbers, and there are always going to be some statistics and figures that are more memorable than others. Seventy-three home runs. A .406 average. A 56-game hitting streak. A 116-win season. With the Minor League season coming to a close this week, Toolshed looks back on

Toolshed: Most surprising promotions of '18

Nats' Soto, Braves' Wilson among season's unexpected callups
August 22, 2018

It's already been a fun week for prospect callups to the Major Leagues. It hasn't, however, been a traditional one.Sure, there are periods when many of the game's top prospects head to The Show around the same time. Remember when Ronald Acuña Jr., Gleyber Torres and Tyler O'Neill all made

Reports: Nats' Soto getting call to Majors

No. 15 overall prospect hit .362 across three Minor League levels
May 20, 2018

Juan Soto's astronomical rise through the Minor Leagues this season is about to take its biggest step forward.According to several reports, the Nationals are expected to call up their second-ranked prospect from Double-A Harrisburg to make his big league debut. He reportedly will meet the club in Washington for Sunday's series

Soto keeps advancing, keeps producing

Nats No. 2 prospect homers, collects four hits across two games
May 16, 2018

It doesn't matter if he's in Class A, Class A Advanced or Double-A, Juan Soto rakes. The Nationals' second-ranked prospect collected three hits in the completion of a suspended game Wednesday, then slugged a go-ahead two-run homer as Harrisburg beat Bowie, 5-4, in the regularly scheduled contest at Prince George's Stadium.Soto raised

Prospect Roundup: Games of May 13

O'Neill hits fifth homer in nine games; Guerrero starts new streak
May 14, 2018

Theme of the nightNL East rivals: Sunday's real theme was Mother's Day, so to paraphrase Ralph Kiner, to all the mothers out there, happy belated birthday. But in the Minors, a National League East rivalry grabbed everyone's attention. Mets prospect Jeff McNeil's cycle for Double-A Binghamton would have been the

Prospect Roundup: Games of May 10

Matias slugs two more homers; Vogelbach pushes for MLB return
May 11, 2018

Theme of the dayWelcome, Juan: Once news broke that the Nationals were promoting No. 2 prospectJuan Soto to Double-A Harrisburg, it was clear what the day's theme would be. After all, he's a 19-year-old outfielder who started out the season at Class A, was promoted to Class A Advanced on

Soto makes noise in Double-A debut

Nats No. 2 prospect follows two-RBI double with two-run homer
May 11, 2018

No matter where Juan Soto plays, he has made one thing abundantly clear: He will hit. On the day the second-ranked Nationals prospect was promoted to Double-A Harrisburg, Soto belted a homer, a double, plated four runs and helped set up the game-winning run in the Senators' 9-8 victory over the

Nationals' Soto moving up to Double-A

No. 16 prospect leads active Minor Leaguers with 1.278 OPS
May 10, 2018

The Minor Leagues' most productive hitter through the first month-plus of the 2018 season is on the move. Again.The Nationals are promoting No. 16 overall prospectJuan Soto to Double-A Harrisburg after spending just 16 games in the Class A Advanced Carolina League.

The Show Before the Show: Episode 159

P-Nats' Keister discusses Soto, Kieboom, breakout candidates
May 10, 2018

Check out the latest episode of The Show Before the Show, MiLB.com's official podcast. A segment rundown is listed below, in case you want to skip to a particular section. Like the podcast? Subscribe, rate and review The Show Before the Show on iTunes. The podcast is also available via

Marlins' Jones honored after smashing debut

'Hoppers outfielder homered four times in first five Class A games
May 7, 2018

Franmil Reyes, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Juan Soto and Eloy Jiménez all dominated the headlines last week -- and justifiably so. Three of MLB.com's top 30 overall prospects showed why they're each considered among the game's best young hitters, while Reyes teed off for a mind-boggling eight homers in five Triple-A

Juan Soto Named Carolina League Player of the Week

19-Year-Old Hit .522 with 5 Home Runs from 4/30-5/6
May 7, 2018

Woodbridge, VA---Earlier today, the Carolina League announced that Potomac Nationals RF Juan Soto  has been named the Carolina League Player of the Week for the week of April 30th to May 6th. It is the first "Player of the Week" award for a Potomac player this season.Soto, called up to the

The force is with young Soto at the plate

No. 2 Washington prospect homers twice, plates five for Potomac
May 4, 2018

Juan Soto has only been in the Carolina League for nine games. But he's making it look easy already.Washington's second-ranked prospect slugged a pair of homers, plated five runs and scored three times Thursday in Potomac's 12-2 rout over Wilmington at G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium.

Juan Soto Named Class-A Player of the Month with Suns

Outfielder earns honor for early success in Hagerstown
May 3, 2018

Hagerstown, MD - MiLB.com named former Hagerstown Suns outfielder Juan Soto as one of the Class-A Players of the Month on Thursday along with Yennsy Diaz of the Lansing Lugnuts (Midwest League). The award is from his time at Historic Municipal Stadium in April and will be presented to Soto

MiLB announces April Players of the Month

Each winner will receive an award from Minor League Baseball
May 3, 2018

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Minor League Baseball today announced the Player of the Month Award winners for each of the 10 full season leagues for the month of April. Each winner will receive an award from Minor League Baseball in recognition of the honor.Indianapolis Indians (Pirates) third baseman/outfielder José Osuna

Prospect Roundup: Games of May 2

Nats' Soto remains scorching; Angels' Jones gets better of Morejon
May 3, 2018

Theme of the dayNo hits for you: There were several day games Wednesday, but biggest news of the day came in primetime when three Inland Empire pitchers combined to no-hit Lake Elsinore. The fact that the starting pitcher for the 66ers was Jason Alexander sent the Twittersphere into a tizzy.

Toolshed: April numbers of note

Alonso mashed in first month; Guerrero went beyond years
May 2, 2018

Around the end of each month of the Minor League season, Toolshed will explore the most eye-popping statistics from the previous month. This edition looks back at some of the best numbers from the first month of the 2018 season. 0.45: Bryse Wilson, ERA -- Sixteen qualified Minor Leaguers had

Soto gaining steam at plate with P-Nats

Nationals No. 2 prospect collects two hits, drives in two runs
April 29, 2018

Despite an injury-plagued campaign, Juan Soto put up a .351/.415/. slash line in his first taste of full-season ball last year. Now the Nationals No. 2 prospect is showing what he can do when he's healthy, and his new teammates and coaches with Class A Advanced Potomac are taking notice.

Soto promoted to Class A Advanced Potomac

Nationals No. 2 prospect's sizzling start leads to April advancement
April 23, 2018

Injuries stalled Juan Soto's progress through the Nationals system last season, but the 19-year-old outfielder has quickly made up for the lost developmental time in 2018.MLB.com's No. 29 prospect packed a month-and-a-half's worth of production into 16 games at Class A Hagerstown this month to earn a promotion to Class

Juan Soto Promoted to Potomac

Dominant outfielder earns promotion to Nationals Advanced-A Affiliate
April 23, 2018

Hagerstown, MD - On Monday, the Washington Nationals announced that prospect Juan Soto had earned a promotion to the Potomac Nationals of the Carolina League. The move is one of two that change the Suns roster heading into a seven-game home stand.

Soto Homers as Suns Win Second-Straight

Suns bang out 12 hits in 5-3 victory on Saturday night
April 21, 2018

Hagerstown, MD - Juan Soto powered the Suns to their second straight win with a three-run homer to cap off a four-run seventh inning en route to their 5-3 victory over the Lexington Legends on Saturday night. The Suns are 5-11 overall and will play the series finale on Sunday

Prospect Roundup: Games of April 17

Soto stays hot for Suns; Hentges punches out 10 for Hillcats
April 18, 2018

Theme of the dayArt of fielding: The defensive side of the game doesn't often draw headlines, but when it does, it's often for the circus-like nature it can bring to the game. That was on full display Tuesday night. First, Double-A Mobile executed its first triple play since July 20,

Toolshed: April answers offseason questions

Nationals' Soto, Tigers' Faedo among those impressing early on
April 18, 2018

Yes, it's still early. It's only April 18.But we just finished a long offseason, and in a long offseason, lots of questions that can't be immediately answered arise about some of the game's most prominent prospects. Now two weeks into the Minor League season, we're getting some answers. Not all, mind you.