JUAN SOTO NEWS

Fedde back from COVID-19 list, Nats-Giants split DH

LaMonte Wade Jr. led off the eighth inning with an RBI single that broke a scoreless tie and the San Francisco Giants held on to beat the Washington Nationals 2-1 to earn a split i...

JUNE 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Scherzer hurt, Giants beat Nats 1-0 behind Posey, DeSclafani

Washington ace Max Scherzer left after just 12 pitches with a groin injury, Buster Posey homered and the San Francisco Giants beat the Nationals 1-0 night on Anthony DeSclafani’s c...

JUNE 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Blasts eighth homer Soto went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run, two walks and three total runs scored in Wednesday's win over the Rays.

Impact The superstar outfielder put Washington on the board in the first inning, crushing a 423-foot two-run shot to center field. He went on to reach base twice more in the contest and scored two additional runs. Soto has put together a .279/.412/.461 slash line on the season, adding eight homers, 27 RBI and 32 runs.

JUNE 10, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Castro hits RBI double in 2-run 11th, Nats beat Rays 9-7

Starlin Castro hit an RBI double during a two-run 11th inning and the Washington Nationals beat the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays 9-7

JUNE 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Glasnow has 11 Ks in 7 innings, Rays beat Nationals 3-1

Tyler Glasnow struck out 11 over seven strong innings and the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays beat the Washington Nationals 3-1 for their 20th win in 24 games

JUNE 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nationals in a familiar spot -- another early-season hole

For a third straight year, the Washington Nationals have dug themselves an early hole

JUNE 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Triples in win Soto went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, one walk and two strikeouts in Sunday's 12-6 loss to the Phillies.

Impact Soto's power surge continued Sunday, and he recorded his first triple of the season in the high-scoring contest. The right fielder has gone 7-for-21 with three home runs, a triple, nine RBI, six runs and five walks across his last six appearances.

JUNE 7, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Harper's single in return ends slump, lifts Phils over Nats

Bryce Harper hit a run-scoring single that stopped an 0-for-18 skid in his return from the injured list, Andrew McCutchen hit a three-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat t...

JUNE 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Philadelphia plays Washington, aims to build on Wheeler's strong performance

Philadelphia looks to follow up a strong outing by Friday starter Zack Wheeler

JUNE 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Smacks go-ahead homer Soto went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 2-1 win over Philadelphia.

Impact The outfielder's third homer in the last four games put Washington ahead in the sixth inning. Soto's recent power surge has him at seven homers, 23 RBI, 29 runs scored and a stolen base through 184 plate appearances. He's slashing .280/.408/.447, and he's regularly hit in the No. 3 spot in the order in the last week.

JUNE 5, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Scherzer outduels Wheeler, Soto homers, Nats beat Phils 2-1

Max Scherzer outpitched Zack Wheeler, Juan Soto hit a tiebreaking solo homer and the Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 Friday night

JUNE 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Soto surges over series split vs. Braves ATLANTA -- Juan Soto picked up some souvenirs in the Nationals’ four-game road series at Truist Park -- five hits, six runs, two homers, six...

JUNE 3, 2021 • MLB.COM

Goes yard again Wednesday Soto went 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run home run in Wednesday's 5-3 win over Atlanta.

Impact He took Drew Smyly deep in the fifth inning, giving Soto homers in back-to-back games to kick off June. The 22-year-old is looking a little more like himself lately at the plate, and over his last 12 games Soto is slashing .300/.451/.475.

JUNE 3, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Braves, streaking Swanson set for matchup with Nationals

Braves, streaking Swanson set for matchup with Nationals

JUNE 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Watch Soto-Acuña for free today on MLB.TV Atlanta’s Ronald Acuña Jr. and Washington’s Juan Soto are often associated with one another and for good reason. They’re about the same age...

JUNE 3, 2021 • MLB.COM

Gomes' homer in 8th lifts Nationals over Braves, 5-3

Yan Gomes hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning, Jon Lester gave Washington’s thin rotation a boost and the Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 5-3

JUNE 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Breaks out in Tuesday's win Soto went 3-for-4 with a walk, a home run, four runs scored and four RBI in Tuesday's 11-6 win over Atlanta.

Impact His two-run blast off Grant Dayton in the eighth inning was Soto's first homer since May 19, and his fifth of the season. The 22-year-old hadn't even collected an RBI in his last nine games, so Tuesday's outburst was long overdue. On the season, Soto is slashing .284/.407/.418, but those numbers could improve in a hurry if this performance signaled the start of a hot streak.

JUNE 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

On base three times in loss Soto went 1-for-2 with two walks and a run scored in Monday's loss to Atlanta.

Impact The 22-year-old continues to get on base consistently even though the rest of his offensive game is lagging. Over his last 10 games, Soto has slashed .242/.405/.273 with one RBI and five runs, and only one of his eight hits (a double) has gone for extra bases.

JUNE 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Batting leadoff Sunday Soto is batting leadoff and playing right field in Sunday's game against the Brewers.

Impact Per Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com, this is just the second time in Soto's career that he is batting leadoff. The change could be an attempt to help break the outfielder out of his funk at the plate, as he has just three hits (zero XBH) in his last 20 at-bats.

MAY 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

LEADING OFF: Ohtani rerouted to Friday, Thor out 6 weeks

Shohei Ohtani is set to pitch for the Angels in Oakland — assuming he can get to the ballpark on time

MAY 28, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nationals' Dave Martinez on Juan Soto's baserunning error: 'It was embarrassing for the whole club' Juan Soto had an embarrassing gaffe in the Nationals' win over the Orioles on Sunday and Dave Martinez made sure to communicate that it wasn...

MAY 24, 2021 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Juan Soto beats himself up for failing to hustle on dropped popup (Video) Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto beat himself up after lack of hustle on a popup during Sunday's game against the Baltimore Orioles...

MAY 24, 2021 • FANSIDED.COM

Ian Happ homers twice as Cubs beat Nationals 5-2

Ian Happ homered twice and drove in three runs, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 5-2

MAY 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Soto hitting more balls in the air: 'I feel great' Finally, Juan Soto feels like his swing is getting back to normal. On a full count during the fifth inning of the Nationals’ 4-3 win over th...

MAY 20, 2021 • MLB.COM

Nats' Trea Turner demanding consideration as the best shortstop in baseball

With speed, power and everything in between, Nats shortstop Trea Turner deserves your attention already, Jordan Shusterman writes.

MAY 20, 2021