Davey Martinez was moved by the tribute video the Washington Nationals played for Juan Soto in his first game back in the nation’s capital, following the trade deadline deal which sent the 23-year-old outfielder to the San Diego Padres.
Soto signed with the Nationals in 2015, debuted for the club in 2018, won the World Series with the team in 2019, but when it didn’t look like he planned on signing an extension with the Nats, GM Mike Rizzo and Co. in the front office decided they had to explore a potential trade and the Padres met the high bar the D.