Juan Soto Overcomes JRod, Contract Talk to Win Home Run Derby

National League's Juan Soto, of the Washington Nationals, bats during the MLB All-Star baseball Home Run Derby in Los Angeles on July 18, 2022. Mark J. Terrill/AP Photo

LOS ANGELES—Juan Soto bet heavily on his own talent and health by turning down a massive, long-term contract extension from the Washington Nationals.

Soto then went to the Home Run Derby at Dodger Stadium and showed why he almost certainly can’t lose.