Person in history
Juan Soto
Juan Soto, Dominican baseball player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1998 · October 25
- Age this year
- 28No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- baseball player. Citizenship: Dominican Republic
- Born
- 28th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Juan José Soto Pacheco is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Washington Nationals, San Diego Padres, and New York Yankees. Soto is a six-time Silver Slugger Award winner and five-time All-Star.
Early life
Early life Soto was born on October 25, 1998, to Juan Soto Sr. and Belkis Pacheco in Santo Domingo . He has an older sister and a younger brother, Elian , who signed with the Nationals as an international free agent once he became eligible in January 2023. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] His father was a salesman and a catcher in a local men's league and encouraged his sons to make baseball their passion. [ 1 ]
Path and career
Awards / honours: Silver Slugger Award and Major League Baseball All-Star.
Professional career Minor leagues Soto signed with the Washington Nationals as an international free agent for a $1.5 million signing bonus in July 2015. [ 1 ] He made his professional debut in 2016 with the Gulf Coast League Nationals in the rookie-level Gulf Coast League (GCL) and was named the GCL's most valuable player after hitting .368 with five home runs and 32 runs batted in (RBIs). [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
Why this date
Juan Soto appears on our October 25 calendar for 1998 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1998.
- May 11Pokhran-II
- September 14MCI Communications
- August 28Pakistan
- May 27Oklahoma City bombing
- January 17Drudge Report
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1998Joshua Da SilvaJune 19
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- 1998Conor TimminsSeptember 18
- 1998Cristina BucșaJanuary 1
- 1998Christian PulisicSeptember 18
- 1998Neru NagahamaSeptember 4
Sources
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Questions about Juan Soto
When was Juan Soto born?
October 25 1998.
How old would Juan Soto be today?
28 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on October 25?
Matteo Lodo, Conchita Campbell, Federico Chiesa and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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