The former Padres prospects, Wood and Abrams, returned to San Diego to help the Nationals secure a victory.

When James Wood sent a ball back to CJ Abrams with an exit velocity of 110.2 mph and then hit a three-run homer at the Padres' home field, it perfectly illustrated the envisioned scenario for the development of these two rookies in the major leagues.

However, on Tuesday Beijing time (Monday local time in San Diego), the two former Padres accomplished this while wearing Nationals uniforms.

"交易中他们获得优秀球员，我们也得到顶尖战力，"国民队总教练戴夫·马丁内斯（Dave Martinez）表示，"这是双赢局面。"

The effects of the blockbuster trade involving Juan Soto in 2022 were once again evident: Wood, at 22 years old, made his first appearance as a key player at the Padres' home field, contributing 4 RBIs with 5 hits in one game (Nationals won 10-6 against the Padres), including a three-run homer that marked his 22nd home run, placing him at the top of the NL outfielders' leaderboard.

"感受非凡，"伍德坦言，"这座球场与球迷都很棒。选中我的球队在此，今日确有特殊意义。"

教士三垒手曼尼·马查多（Manny Machado）评价："顶尖球员，挥棒出色，天赋毋庸置疑。见证其成长是乐趣。"

In the 2022 trade, Wood, who was ranked third in the Padres' farm system (88th in MLB's top 100 prospects), was packaged with Abrams, Gore, rookie Robert Hassell III, Jarlin Susana, and Luke Voit in exchange for Soto and Josh Bell.

从单A级莱克埃尔西诺起步的伍德，两年后于2024年7月1日升入大联盟，与艾布拉姆斯、戈尔共筑国民核心。伍德抵达圣迭戈时位列数据排行榜前列，且正竞争其首次全明星入选资格：

▸ This season: 79 games with a batting line of .284/.379/.569

▸ NL outfield rankings: first in Win Probability Added (WPA), On-base Plus Slugging (OPS), Weighted On-base Average (wOBA), and Weighted Runs Created Plus (wRC+)

▸ Second in bWAR, Hard Hit Rate, OPS+, and RBIs

"毫不意外，"教士总教练麦克·希尔特（Mike Shildt）赛前表示，"当年交易时既为获得索托狂喜，也为失去伍德扼腕。但这就是代价。其天赋与球商兼备，成熟度惊人。"

Abrams went 3-for-5 in this game, scoring 3 runs and completing his 100th stolen base in his Nationals career. The NL strikeout leader, Gore, is set to start on Thursday Beijing time (the series finale).

"虽失去特别的胡安，但换来三位建队基石，"马丁内斯强调，"麦肯齐（戈尔）、艾布拉姆斯、伍德正以年轻之躯扛起球队，哈塞尔也将归来——这笔交易成效卓著。"