Report: Padres, OF Juan Soto agree on $23M for '23

Outfielder Juan Soto and the San Diego Padres agreed on a $23 million contract for 2023 to avoid arbitration, ESPN reported Friday.

Soto, 24, batted .236 with six home runs and 16 RBIs in 52 games with the Padres after being acquired in an Aug. 2 trade with the Washington Nationals. He added two homers and seven RBIs in 12 postseason games.

A two-time All-Star and three-time Silver Slugger winner, Soto won a World Serie