Star striker Juan Soto He discovered his inspiration for his childhood that helped him develop his momentum. Soto had previously shared that his favorite team was Boston Red Sox and that he was idolized by Dominican legends like Manny Ramirez, David Ortiz and Pedro Martinez.
The trio was incredibly popular, especially during their time with Red Sox, when they helped the team to win the World Series 2004, broke the 86-year-old drought.
In a recent interview with SNY, Soto asked the player he loved to watch while growing up and how it affected his momentum.
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“Manny Ramirez was one of the guys, I always look at and it was fun to see him rocking and everything. He was one of the guys, I always follow … how smooth his momentum was. So I think it’s one of the things” Soto said.
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AND Boston Red Soxwho have a history of acquisition of baseball players from the Dominican Republic has allegedly tried to land Juan Soto. According to Masslive’s Sean McADam, Tim Sotou offered a 15-year contract of $ 700 million.
However, the 26-year-old eventually decided to sign with New York MetsInking 15-year-old, $ 765 million in December 2024.
Juan Soto reveals the secret elite discipline of the MLB debut panels
During the interview, Soto also spoke of his exceptional discipline of a plate. Since he has debuted with MLB with Washington Nationals In 2018, Soto showed an impressive ability to identify balls and strikes.
Talking about how he developed his skills, Soto said:
“Work every year, work every year, every day. I come to the cage. I start working on my eyes. And from nothing you managed to do it like if you want to do it, you have to work on it. And I think I was going through a smaller league system from a young boy. I was free momentum.
“I was swinging at everything he was trying to pull the ball in the game. So my coaches told me to start taking the base, start swinging more strikes and a little by little. We were better than that and we’re here up here,” he added.
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The Soto discipline on the board is reflected in his statistics. In 157 games last year with New York YankeesHe hit 41 domestic rides, drove in 109 RBI and drew 129 walks, and until he announced the star percentage .419.
Edited by Veer Badani
