The 2022 Major League Baseball trade deadline gained its megastar that everyone wants to trade for on Saturday.
The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal reported that Juan Soto turned down a 15-year, $440 million contract offer from the Washington Nationals and the National League East side will now look to trade him.
For the second straight year, Washington is the focal point of the trade deadline. A year ago, it acquired Keibert Ruiz, Josiah Gray and two other prospects from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Max Scherzer and Trea Turner.
The Nationals are expected to land an even bigger haul for Soto from one of the big players on the trade market.