Boras questions Nats after they didn't charter flight for Soto to ASG

Juan Soto made baseballs fly out of Dodger Stadium on Monday. In order to get there, he had to make his own travel arrangements.

Soto flew to Los Angeles on a commercial flight Sunday after the Washington Nationals didn't charter him a plane, his agent, Scott Boras, told Sports Illustrated's Stephanie Apstein. As a result, Soto arrived in L.A. very early Monday morning, hours before he competed in - and won - the Home Run Derby.

"All I know here is that the Atlanta Braves and Juan Soto played a game (Sunday). The Atlanta Braves arrived here five hours earlier than Juan Soto did. You know why? Because their team chartered a plane," Boras told Apstein. "Juan Soto had to fly on a commercial flight and wait in an airport for two hours and get here at 1:30 in the morning and have to compete in the Home Run Derby.

"And that's something that Major League Baseball did not take care of, and that's something that the Washington Nationals did not take care of."

Boras added that he didn't charter a plane himself because it would've violated agent rules, according to Epstein.

The flight issue comes just a few days after it was reported that the Nationals are now fielding offers for Soto after he turned down a 15-year, $440-million extension.

Soto was upset that his negotiations with Washington became public. The 23-year-old told reporters Monday that he now "doesn't know what to trust." Boras was also less than pleased by the information being leaked.

"We want all of our discussions to be private," the super agent told Epstein. "We now know they're not. And so I'm sure Juan will take that under advisement as he goes forward."

Soto is scheduled to become a free agent after the 2024 season.