Juan Soto is what the New York Yankees need to win the World Series. Otherwise, the team had a pretty good hitting department as well as pitching resources. In the case of pitching, the NY side has one of the best in the business, Gerrit Cole. In the previous year, he won the American League Cy Young Award. On the other hand, the Bronx Bombers has Aaron Judge, who is one of the best hitters in the game. Despite having Cole and Judge for a long time, the NY side did not taste a World Series success. In fact, last year was really terrible as the Yankees failed to make the postseason.
Despite Gerrit Cole having his career-best season, the Bombers could not go deep in the playoffs. On the other hand, Aaron Judge managed to hit 37 home runs before he got injured. As Judge missed 35 games on the trot, the NY side did not have another superstar slugger to show them the way. However, this year, the addition of Juan Soto has had a really significant impact. Moreover, Soto had tasted the World Series success back in 2019.
What Helps Juan Soto To Stay Calm In Clutch Moments?
Juan Soto looks so calm and cool during any kind of pressure situation on the field. He has always been like this, especially since he made his MLB debut. Moreover, the Dominican superstar played a big part in helping the Washington Nationals go deep and win the 2019 World Series. He was really a postseason hero for the Nationals. No wonder the Nationals wanted to extend Soto’s contract to a 15-year deal worth $440 million. Nonetheless, Soto turned down that offer. But winning the World Series was definitely a special feeling for the Dominican superstar. After a few months of winning the World Series, Juan Soto spoke about the significant impact of his Little League experience in a 2020 interview with Men’s Journal. He was talking about how he stays so collected in pressure situations on the field.
Moreover, Juan Soto mentioned that everything comes from when he was a kid. He represented the Dominican twice and played a lot of Little League games, even in the Caribbean Series Little League. Those experiences helped him because that’s how he learned to handle those pressure situations. Moreover, the new Yankees superstar mentioned that during those moments, he tries to forget about the crowd, control his emotions, and just focus on the game. Nothing else matters. Adding to that, Juan Soto said, “It is just me and the pitcher and no one else.” Moreover, the Dominican phenom said that it is the same game he has always played ever since he was a kid.
Can The Three-Time All-Star Win It For The Yankees?
Juan Soto had been the hero for the Washington Nationals when he was relatively young. Now, he is 25 years old. But he has achieved so much already. He knows what it takes to win a World Series. Now, can he do it this year with the Bronx Bombers? Since 2009, the NY side has never made it to the “Big Dance.” But this year, the Judge-Soto duo looks like a good reason for the fans to have faith in the team.
They can hope that the team will go the distance. Soto has been the Player of the Month in April. After May, the Yankees are enjoying the best record in the league with 42-19. Now, the Pinstripes have the second-best odds (+500) to win the 2024 World Series, as per FanDuel. Only the Los Angeles Dodgers have better odds than the Yankees with +260.
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