Washington Nationals’ GM Mike Rizzo and the player development people in the Nationals’ organization believed Juan Soto was ready to play in the majors at 19 years old. He started the season at Low-A, jumped to High-A ball, then moved up to Double-A briefly before he got the call.
Rizzo made the decision to bring Soto up after Howie Kendrick went down with a season-ending injury to his achilles tendon.