WASHINGTON — Some of the best players in baseball changed teams over the past few days, including Juan Soto, the talented young slugger who was traded from the Washington Nationals to the San Diego Padres before Major League Baseball’s trade deadline on Tuesday.
The Mets made a few trades of their own, but only to improve the team around the edges. They did nothing spectacular, except welcome back a generational pitcher.
Jacob deGrom, the two-time winner of the National League Cy Young Award, returned to the mound on Tuesday night after more than a year because of injuries, and looked nearly as dominant as ever.