Mets, Juan Soto
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Don't look now, but New York Mets slugger Juan Soto seems to have finally found his stride in Queens. Heading into the Mets' June 11 contest against the Washington Nationals, Soto is hitting .400 with a 1.
In The Athletic’s anonymous player poll, Soto was voted as the hitter pitchers would least want to face in Game 7 of the World Series. The Mets star earned 15.6 percent of the vote among 64 pitchers, edging out Shohei Ohtani (14.1 percent) and Aaron Judge (9.4 percent).
Just a few weeks ago, the whispers around Queens were growing louder. Was Juan Soto, the Mets' $765 million man, cracking under the weight of sky-high expectations? After a slu
With his former team leading 3-1 in the third inning, facing starter MacKenzie Gore, who the San Diego Padres traded to Washington for Soto in 2022, Soto hit a hanging slider over the wall in left field to bring the Mets within one run of the Nationals.
Juan Soto and MacKenzie Gore were involved in the same trade nearly three years ago, and it appears that has established a friendly rivalry between the
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Aaron Judge has been outperforming his former Yankees teammate and current Met Juan Soto, but Soto is starting to heat up.
Their numbers, more than anything, reflect the better "balance" top to bottom the Yankees hoped to accomplish with their lineup this season compared to last.
In the competitive world of Major League Baseball, everything adds up to having a good or bad perception, whether by fans or your own colleagues. In this case, that is what happene