Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder Juan Soto, 25, is expected to leave the San Diego Padres for the New York Yankees.On July 7 (KST), US media reported that the Yankees and San Diego are set to make a major trade involving seven players.Soto and outfielder Trent Grisham, who played with Kim in San Diego, will be sent to the Yankees, while five Yankees players, including right-hander Michael King, catcher Kyle Higashioka and three pitchers, will go to San Diego.Soto is a big league slugger who has 160 home runs, 483 RBIs and a .421 on-base percentage in his six-year big league career, including 35 home runs and 109 RBIs this season.The Yankees, who acquired left-handed center fielder Alex Verdugo in a trade with the Boston Red Sox the day before, could add weight to their lineup with Soto.
The Yankees have struggled this year, ranking 25th in team runs scored (673) among all 30 major league clubs.Having already signed shortstop Xander Bogaerts (11 years, $280 million), third baseman Manny Machado (11 years, $350 million) and outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. (14 years, $340 million) to long-term deals, San Diego turned to the trade because it could not afford to sign Soto, who is eligible for free agency after next season.Soto rejected a 15-year, $440 million offer from the Washington Nationals two years ago, opting 온라인카지노 for a trade and making San Diego his home.