Juan Soto traded to San Diego Padres by the Nationals

The San Diego Padres are acquiring superstar outfielder Juan Soto from the Washington Nationals in the biggest trade of the season, according to multiple reports.

The Nationals will reportedly receive a major haul that includes lefty MacKenzie Gore, outfielders Robert Hassell III and James Wood, shortstop C.J. Abrams, righty Jarlin Susana, and one more player to be named. 

The bombshell move comes just ahead of Tuesday’s 6 p.m. ET MLB trade deadline and shortly after Soto, 23, turned down a 15-year, $440 million contract extension from the Nationals earlier this month.

Soto — a generational talent — boasts a career OPS+ (160) that ranks higher than those of Hall of Famers such as Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Joe DiMaggio. He finished each of his first four seasons in the majors with an OPS better than .900 and finished each of the past three years in the top nine in MVP voting. 

It was reported Sunday that the Padres and the St. Louis Cardinals were the frontrunners in the race to acquire Soto, according to FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal.

This is a developing story.