San Diego Padres star Juan Soto exited yesterday's game after being hit in the shoulder by Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Tommy Henry. The incident occurred in the bottom of the third during an encounter between the Padres and the D'backs. He was diagnosed with a right shoulder contusion.FOX Sports: MLB@MLBONFOXJuan Soto exited the game in the 5th, after being hit in the shoulder by a pitch during the 3rd inning.40744Juan Soto exited the game in the 5th, after being hit in the shoulder by a pitch during the 3rd inning. https://t.co/FQspJBgRDu"Juan Soto exited the game in the 5th, after being hit in the shoulder by a pitch during the 3rd inning." - @ Fox Sports: MLBThe Friars were leading the game 3-2 before Soto got beamed. Henry apologized for the incident and stated that it wasn't intentional. What was unforgiven was the Padres, who were seemingly booed by their own fans.Scotty@Justbaseball25@BNightengale 500 million dollar players dont bat 0.7112@BNightengale 500 million dollar players dont bat 0.71PADRESRAZAMEMES@padresrazamemez@BNightengale Stop lying padres fans didn’t boo Soto specifically it was the whole team72@BNightengale Stop lying padres fans didn’t boo Soto specifically it was the whole teamfelix@Felix10111061@BNightengale Imagine booing soto 32@BNightengale Imagine booing soto 😭😭Fans were split about the booing incident. The probable reason for the booing could be that Soto has struggled since his arrival from Washington. Juan Soto has been batting a measly .232 with three home runs in 29 games for the Friars.Mr. Diaz®@IEdoyer@BNightengale Padres fans are hilarious.32@BNightengale Padres fans are hilarious.Dodgers Andrew@DodgersAndrew@BNightengale That’s absurd to boo a player like Soto. He’s played well, he can’t save the team alone.38@BNightengale That’s absurd to boo a player like Soto. He’s played well, he can’t save the team alone.Some came to Soto's rescue and indicated that the booing was directed towards the whole team for not stepping up. The San Diego Padres managed to come up with the win against the Diamondbacks 6-3 and have positioned themselves in the NL Wild Card places.Juan Soto's cold start for the San Diego PadresWith Fernando Tatis Jr. suspended for a long while, the Padres will heavily rely on the big bats of Manny Machado, Juan Soto and Josh Bell to propel them into the postseason.Corey Seager’s loyal simp@itsrosybgarciaThat’s so fucked twitter.com/bnightengale/s…Bob Nightengale@BNightengaleJuan Soto, who's hitting .071 (2-for-28) over his last nine games, and has been recently booed by the #Padres fans, leaves the game tonight after being hit with a pitch in the right shoulder.3192Juan Soto, who's hitting .071 (2-for-28) over his last nine games, and has been recently booed by the #Padres fans, leaves the game tonight after being hit with a pitch in the right shoulder.That’s so fucked twitter.com/bnightengale/s… https://t.co/zwMO7oOUwKTeresa Sensei@_teremezaNo way the padre fans are booing him Y’all never deserved him twitter.com/bnightengale/s…Bob Nightengale@BNightengaleJuan Soto, who's hitting .071 (2-for-28) over his last nine games, and has been recently booed by the #Padres fans, leaves the game tonight after being hit with a pitch in the right shoulder.2192Juan Soto, who's hitting .071 (2-for-28) over his last nine games, and has been recently booed by the #Padres fans, leaves the game tonight after being hit with a pitch in the right shoulder.No way the padre fans are booing him 😒 Y’all never deserved him twitter.com/bnightengale/s…However, Soto is yet to find his MVP-caliber form on the West Coast. As pointed out by Bob Nightengale, Soto has been stone cold in his last nine games, going 2-for-28 for a .071 average.The Padfathers Podcast@PadFathers619Bob is just butthurt his poverish DBacks are trash so he’s taking shots at the Pads. No clue how this dude is still employed 🙄 twitter.com/bnightengale/s…Bob Nightengale@BNightengaleJuan Soto, who's hitting .071 (2-for-28) over his last nine games, and has been recently booed by the #Padres fans, leaves the game tonight after being hit with a pitch in the right shoulder.11192Juan Soto, who's hitting .071 (2-for-28) over his last nine games, and has been recently booed by the #Padres fans, leaves the game tonight after being hit with a pitch in the right shoulder.Bob is just butthurt his poverish DBacks are trash so he’s taking shots at the Pads. No clue how this dude is still employed 🙄 twitter.com/bnightengale/s…Steve kane@stevekaneeDamn Philadelphia fans at it again twitter.com/bnightengale/s…Bob Nightengale@BNightengaleJuan Soto, who's hitting .071 (2-for-28) over his last nine games, and has been recently booed by the #Padres fans, leaves the game tonight after being hit with a pitch in the right shoulder.2712192Juan Soto, who's hitting .071 (2-for-28) over his last nine games, and has been recently booed by the #Padres fans, leaves the game tonight after being hit with a pitch in the right shoulder.Damn Philadelphia fans at it again twitter.com/bnightengale/s…While others believed that Soto made no impact on the team, others directed their hate towards the columnist Nightengale. Some fans were insinuating that the MLB insider had been too harsh and nitpicked Soto for no good reason.Whatever the case maybe, Soto needs to find a way to turn his fortunes around.