Juan Soto at center stage again in return to L.A. as Dodgers' win streak ends

Juan Soto and Trea Turner both used the word “crazy” Monday afternoon.For Soto, crazy that he could be traded by the Washington Nationals before the Aug. 2 deadline.To Turner, crazy that the Dodgers seem to be one of his potential — and maybe most likely — landing spots.“I don’t know if I can recruit,” said Turner, a former teammate of Soto’s on the Nationals until getting dealt to the Dodgers last year, “but I’m a Dodger, and hopefully he’s a Dodger as well.”For now, Soto remains a National, returning to Dodger Stadium this week as a visitor.In the Nationals’ 4-1 win Monday night, however, the 23-year-old star outfielder was treated like anything but.As the Nationals’ lineup was read over the public address system before the game, Soto’s name was met with a round of applause.When he stepped on deck in the top of the first inning, almost every person in the first row in front of him whipped out a phone to take a picture.Then, when he came to the plate, he was greeted by another ovation and a smattering of hopeful chants from a crowd of 48,647 at Chavez Ravine:“Fut-ure Dod-ger! Fut-ure Dod-ger!”It was the same chant Soto received…
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