The Washington Nationals have signed the 17-year-old Dominican baseball player, an outfielder, the brother of San Diego Padres right fielder Juan Soto.
Elian Soto, a left-handed hitter who verbally agreed to join the Nationals last year, isn’t considered a premium international prospect but is still young enough to develop into one.
He reportedly agreed to a deal worth a $225,000 signing bonus and an additional $200,000 for a scholarship grant.
Amateur players and their trainers in the Dominican Republic often make handshake agreements with teams long before they’re old enough to officially sign a contract, allowing them to intermittently train at the team’s facility and preventing them from showcasing themselves to evaluators from other organizations.
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The Nationals traded Juan Soto to the Padres in a blockbuster deal on August 2.
