Padres outfielder Juan Soto is amongst the most achieved gamers in the game. At 24 many years outdated, he currently has a batting title, three All-Star nods, three Silver Sluggers, a Household Run Derby crown and a Entire world Collection championship. So, it ought to appear as no shock that a working day right before his matchup against Shohei Ohtani (the pitcher), the ever-self-confident Soto is not concerned.
Specifically, he’s not fearful to do his patented batter’s box shuffle in opposition to the two-way feeling.
On Monday, Soto was requested what he believed of Ohtani’s stellar June general performance. With Ohtani scheduled to pitch in opposition to San Diego on Tuesday, Soto produced certain not to laud his eventual opponent too a great deal.
“It’s spectacular,” Soto reported. “But he’s gonna have difficulty [facing] this lineup tomorrow, unquestionably. I’m coming here to play baseball. We all know he’s an impressive participant, but when he ways on that mound, I won’t be scared to shuffle his a–.”
Juan Soto claims Shohei Ohtani is amazing but “he’s heading to have issues struggling with this lineup tomorrow.” pic.twitter.com/yLwKsf9Dn9
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) July 4, 2023
Soto has been undertaking his standard “shuffle” for yrs, garnering certain desire in the course of the 2019 postseason when, at just 21 yrs previous, he assisted guidebook the Nationals to their 1st Environment Collection title in franchise history. That brash confidence has been a calling card for Soto through his career and has surely played a role in his achievement.
How considerably Soto opts to shuffle when struggling with Ohtani stays to be noticed, but the matchup in between two of the game’s brightest young stars is appointment viewing.
