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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

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

SAN DIEGO — The Padres on Tuesday pulled off one of the biggest deals in the history of Major League Baseball.

San Diego acquired the superstar outfielder in one of baseball's biggest deals at the trade deadline, vaulting their postseason chances by adding one of the game's best young hitters.

In the now-demolished stadium where the San Diego Padres used to play, summer would turn to fall, the postseason would go on without the Padres, and the local football team would take over the field.

To get the best young hitter since Ted Williams, San Diego stepped up and paid out big.

SAN DIEGO — The Padres are pulling off one of the biggest deals in the history of the major league trade deadline.

The Colorado Rockies will meet the San Diego Padres in the second game of their five-game series at Petco Park on Tuesday afternoon.