The Tampa Bay Rays took the bat out Juan Soto’s hands twice on Tuesday night, in the 22-year-old slugger’s return to the lineup after the Washington Nationals’ outfielder missed a total of four games with a sore elbow.
With a runner in scoring position and two out in the fourth, Rays’ reliever Aaron Slegers put Soto on intentionally and got out of the inning when Kurt Suzuki sent a fly to left field.
Suzuki grounded out after the second intentional walk for Soto in the sixth with a runner on third.