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ATLANTA — There’s no way the Braves could match the package that the Padres offered to acquire Nationals superstar Juan Soto on Tuesday. The Braves no longer have the top-rated prospects necessary to pull it off. Anyway, it’s unlikely the team would want to do a deal like that. There’s…

This is quite a time to be a season ticket holder for the San Diego Padres

Soto’s now-former Nationals teammates were sad to see him go. They’re also elated to see him play in games that matter.

BOSTON — If the Red Sox’ trade of Christian Vázquez on the eve of the deadline signaled a sell off was coming, it never came.

Jake Cronenworth swung from his heels, took two steps down the first base line and watched his sixth-inning, 414-foot blast sail over the wall in right-center, the Padres’ second home run in a 13-5 win over the Rockies on Tuesday afternoon.

The injured center fielder will join New York after spending the first six years of his career in St. Louis.

San Diego shipped the veteran first baseman to Boston after he initially vetoed a deal to Washington.

After completing massive deals to land Juan Soto, Josh Hader and Josh Bell, San Diego lands the versatile infielder from the Reds.

Nobody should be surprised that the San Diego Padres landed slugging outfielder Juan Soto in a blockbuster trade with the Washington Nationals.