Juan Jose Soto Pacheco famed as Juan Soto is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder. At present, he is playing for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He signed with the Nationals as an international free agent in 2015. In the year 2018, he made his MLB debut. On 29th October 2018, he was selected to the MLB All-Stars Team for the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series. He played in a World Series on his birthday, an event his father predicted about 10 years earlier on 25th October 2019. Juan Soto couldn't partake in alcohol during the team's wild-card, NLDS or NLCS clubhouse celebrations. His 21st birthday finally came during the World Series and after helping the Nationals beat the Astros 6-2 in Game 7 of the World Series, Washington's left fielder was finally able to let loose with his teammates. He went 9-for-27 with three home runs and seven RBI in the World Series.
Juan Soto: Bio, Early Life, Family, Birthday, Full Name, Ethnicity
On 25th October 1998, Juan Soto opened his eyes for the first time in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic. His birth name or full name is Juan Jose Soto Pacheco. As of 2019, Juan celebrated his 21st birthday with his friends and families. His father, also named Juan Jose Soto, was a catcher in a local men's league. The young Soto watched from behind the home plate, a tiny bat in hand, begging for the games to end. More information regarding his mother, education, siblings, childhood will be updated very soon once we get details regarding it. He holds the Dominican Republic nationality and his race is Mixed. He is Christian by religion and his horoscope sign is Scorpio.
Juan Soto: Height, Weight, and Body Stats
Juan Soto is a very young and handsome baseball player with an athletic body build. He has got a great personality with great height. He stands at a tall height of 1.88 m. He also has got a balanced bodyweight matching his height. His weight measures at 102 Kg. Moreover, he has a very sweet and charming smile on his lips attracting a lot of people towards him. His other body details regarding his shoe size, biceps size, waist size and more have not been revealed by any internet websites nor by himself. He works out and eats healthy and he is very conscious about her food intakes. He maintained his body lot.
Juan Soto: Career (Beginning-Present)
- Juan Soto signed with the Washington Nationals in July 2015, as an international free agent where he made his professional debut in the year 2016.
- He made debut game with the Gulf Coast League Nationals in the rookie-level Gulf Coast League.
- Moreover, he was named the Gulf Coast League Most Valuable Player after hitting .368 with five home runs and 32 runs batted in (RBIs).
- He was prompted to the Auburn Doubledays of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League for the final few games of the 2016 season in September 2016.
- He went 9-for-21 (.429) with three doubles and an RBI appearing n six games for the Doubledays.
- He finished the 2016 season with an overall batting average of .368, five home runs, and 32 RBIs.
- With an overall batting average of .368, five home runs, and 32 RBIs, he finished his 2016 season.
- Later, he was promoted to play with the Hagerstown Suns of the Class A South Atlantic League. It was in the year 2017.
- His ankle was injured on 2nd May 2017 and landed on the disabled list.
- He was ranked the Nationals' second-best prospect and the 42nd-best among all prospects by MLB Pipeline.
- He did not return to the Suns in 2017, but he had two rehabilitation stints with the Gulf Coast Nationals, one of five games in July 2017 and the second one of four games in September 2017 before injuring his hamstring and finally being shut down for the season.
- He entered the 2018 season as one of the top prospects in the minor leagues.
- He started the season playing with the Hagerstown Suns, hitting .373 in 16 games with five home runs and 24 RBIs before he was promoted early in the season to the Potomac Nationals in the Class A-Advanced Carolina League.
- He made his major-league debut on 20th May 2018, becoming the youngest player in the major leagues at 19 years 207 days, and the first player born in 1998 to appear in a major-league game.
- He came on as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning of a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., and struck out swinging against right-handed relief pitcher Erik Goeddel.
- He then made his first major league start the next day, playing left field in a game against the San Diego Padres at Nationals Park, and on the first pitch of his first plate appearance of the game he got his first major-league hit, a 422-foot (128.6-meter) opposite-field three-run homer off of Robbie Erlin.
- He became the youngest player in franchise history to hit a home run and the first teenager to homer in a major-league game.
- He contributed to a notable oddity when he hit a home run against the New York Yankees on 18th June 2018.
- His first multi-home run game came on 13th June 2018, against the New York Yankees, and he repeated the feat on 29th June 2018, at Citizens Bank Park against the Philadelphia Phillies.
- He had another multi-home run game against the Phillies on September 11, 2018, going 3-for-4 with four RBIs in the second game of a doubleheader.
- On 29th October 2018, he was selected to the MLB All-Stars Team for the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series.
- He was even selected to the MLB All-Stars Team for the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series on 29th October 2018.
- He batted .292/.406/.517 with 79 walks (10th in the NL), 22 home runs, and 70 RBIs in 414 at-bats and was the youngest player in the NL in his 2018 season.
- He became only the fourth player in MLB history to record 100 extra-base hits on 19th August 2019, before his 21st birthday, joining Mel Ott, Tony Conigliaro, and his former teammate, Bryce Harper.
- He became the seventh MLB player in history to reach 30 home runs before their 21st birthday.
- He batted .282/.401 (5th in the NL)/.548 with 110 runs (7th), 108 walks (3rd), 34 home runs, and 110 RBIs (9th) as he stole 12 bases in 13 attempts in the year 2019 becoming the 4th-youngest player in the NL.
- In the decisive Game 5 of the NLDS, he hit a game-tying home run in the top of the 8th off Clayton Kershaw on 9th October 2019.
- He played in a World Series on his birthday, an event his father predicted about 10 years earlier on 25th October 2019.
- Rendon finished the season with a 1.010 on-base-plus-slugging percentage, third highest in the National League. Soto finished at .949, which was sixth. They are two of the best hitters in baseball. They are indispensable.
Juan Soto: Net Worth, Earnings, Salary
Fans of Juan Soto are curious to know about his earnings, net worth, and salary. Here we have disclosed the information regarding his earnings. Juan Soto, a famous baseball player has accumulated a huge amount of money from his career. He is very sincere towards his work and he takes it very seriously. His exact net worth as of 2019 is still to ger revealed and is under review. It will be added soon as our team is researching it. There is no doubt that his net worth will be surely in millions. As of 2019, his base salary is $578,000. He is satisfied with whatever he is receiving. His major source of earning is from his baseball career. He is living a luxurious lifestyle from his earnings.
Juan Soto: Marital Status, Dating, Girlfriend
It is always interesting to discuss the relationship details of the baseball player. Talking about Juan's marital status, he is not married yet as he is very young for this. Moreover, there is also no rumors about his dating and affairs with anyone. Due to this, he is assumed to be single at present. He is focusing on his career rather than stuck in a relationship. He is living a very happy life without any disturbances. His sexual orientation is straight and he is not gay.
