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Brandon Drury hit a grand slam on the first pitch he saw as a San Diego Padre

Welcome to San Diego, Brandon Drury.

The San Diego Padres made a humongous deal at Tuesday's trade deadline, acquiring young slugger Juan Soto from the Washington Nationals for a haul of prospects. Slightly lost in the shuffle was their acquisition of third baseman/utility man Drury from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for shortstop prospect Victor Acosta.

Drury, a career .253/.303/.434 hitter in the middle of the best season of his career in which he's hitting for an .855 OPS with 20 home runs, wasted no time at all making a good first impression.