The San Diego Padres made it all the way to the National League Championship Series last year.
That’s not their ceiling as an organization, and they made an emphatic statement about that in the last calendar year by adding Juan Soto and Xander Bogaerts.
They want to make the World Series and win their first trophy in franchise history, and are making all the moves to put themselves in the best possible position to fight for it.
They have put together an incredibly talented trio of Latino hitters, perhaps the best and most impressive in MLB history.
The most talented Latino trio in MLB history!. pic.twitter.com/xtuw9HKsTA
— Héctor Gómez (@hgomez27) February 5, 2023
Many people in the comments said that Manny Ramirez, David Ortiz and Pedro Martinez on the 2004 Boston Red Sox was the most talented Latino trio, but as far as position players go, Fernando Tatis Jr., Manny Machado, and Soto have a really strong case.
We have seen lots of excellent Latino trios such as the one in Boston in the year they broke the Bambino curse; Ivan Rodriguez, Rafael Palmeiro and Alex Rodriguez from 2001-02, and plenty more.
However, Soto, Machado (who was born and raised in Miami but has Dominican heritage and has played with the Dominican national team), and Tatis all have MVP potential.
All of them can win the award any given year.
They are all incredibly talented, and although they haven’t won their first World Series as a trio yet (Soto has, four years ago with the Washington Nationals) they will be one of the strongest contenders in the National League this year.
If the three (plus Bogaerts) remain healthy, San Diego will be very tough to beat and very fun to watch.
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